Tesla begins electric Semi deliveries

Yahoo Finance's Pras Subramanian discusses news of Tesla's first Semi deliveries and what we know about the range and capacity of the electric trucks.

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JULIE HYMAN: I also want to ask you about the Tesla Semi truck, which in true Tesla fashion, was delayed. But finally, Tesla delivered it to Pepsi, what, yesterday, or last night?

PRAS SUBRAMANIAN: Yeah, yeah. So we saw the production version of this truck, the Tesla Semi. You know, I got-- there's some questions there with the trucks, kind of, sort of specs. But they delivered it [INAUDIBLE]. And Pepsi are using it right now at their Modesto facility.

Musk says that it will have 500 miles of range on a full 82,000-pound freight-- sort of weight, max weight there. What we don't know is the load capacity of trucks. So how much does that truck weigh versus how much freight? OK, it's a big question we want to know. Also, price is something we don't know.

But real quick, it's going to have a trimotor setup like the Plaid so it's pretty interesting stuff there-- and also a new megawatt charging-capable plug. It will be able to take that. And the big news that surprised they mentioned was that the Cybertruck will now be able to take that megawatt plug. That will give you 1,000 watts of power, which is huge numbers for charging. They say in the next year, you'll start seeing Superchargers get that plug.

JULIE HYMAN: The Cybertruck, when it comes out, you mean? When that exists?

PRAS SUBRAMANIAN: Yeah, yeah.

JULIE HYMAN: When we can actually--

PRAS SUBRAMANIAN: Supposedly, next year.

JULIE HYMAN: --drive it?

PRAS SUBRAMANIAN: Supposedly, next year.

JULIE HYMAN: We've heard that before. We'll see what happens. All right, thanks, Pras. Appreciate it.