PepsiCo, Tesla’s first buyer for the Tesla Semi electrical truck, gave an replace on how its deployment of the electrical truck goes and it’s going “smoother than anticipated”.
It even helps with driver retention.
Truck driving is a troublesome, thankless job that pays nicely, however like many different troublesome jobs, it has had severe staffing points for a very long time now.
May electrical vans assist?
This can be a bit counter-intuitive as many truck drivers are petrolheads who are usually not your typical electrical car patrons. It’s arduous to think about a bunch of truckers excited to drive an electrical truck, however that’s precisely what PepsiCo claims.
Yesterday, we reported on Dan Priestley, Tesla’ head of Tesla Semi, giving an replace on this system at IAA in Europe.
On the similar convention in the present day, Priestley sat down with Dejan Antunović, PepsiCo’s head of electriciation for a “case research” of the brevage and snack firm’s deployment of Tesla Semi vans:
For a “case research”, they didn’t dive too deep into particulars, however they did push the message that the deployment goes nice.
Antunović insisted that this system goes “smoother than anticipated” and particularly with the drivers who’re giving constructive suggestions. The supervisor went so far as saying that the electrical truck helps with driver retention.
First off, Antunović defined what are the corporate’s trucking wants and the way Tesla Semi electrical vans are utilized in that fleet.
PepsiCo is utilizing the Tesla Semi throughout three of its fleets:
- Pepsi Drinks Native Supply Fleet – These vans function inside cities, sometimes overlaying about 150 km (93 miles) or much less every day.
- Pepsi Drinks Transport Fleet – This regional fleet persistently travels as much as 800 km (497 miles).
- Frito-Lay Fleet – These vans deal with lighter masses over regional routes.
At the moment, PepsiCo’s Tesla Semi vans are based mostly at three depots in California: Modesto, Sacramento, and Fresno. The Modesto depot operates 15 Tesla Semis, all used for regional long-haul routes. In Sacramento, there are 21 Tesla Semis, with 18 assigned to native routes and three to regional long-haul routes. The Fresno depot manages 50 Tesla Semis, 45 of which run native routes, whereas 5 deal with regional long-haul routes.
That’s 89 Tesla Semi vans.
PepsiCo is believed to be a great check accomplice for electrical truck deployment as a result of their wants for each brief and lengthy haul in addition to their lighter snack masses and heavier brevage masses.
With out going into the main points about value, PepsiCo seems to again Tesla’s claims that Tesla Semi can exchange a diesel truck one-for-one in time period of capability and value.
The acquisition value is predicted to be rather more costly. Nonetheless, Tesla says that its focus is on Whole Value of Possession (TCO), which advantages EVs due to gasoline financial savings.
Throughout the speak, Priestley mentioned that effectivity has the most important impression on Tesla Semi’s TCO because the extra environment friendly Tesla makes the truck, the larger the distinction in gasoline financial savings.
Yesterday, Tesla claimed that the electrical truck is attaining a formidable 1.6 kWh per mile, which is healthier than initially anticipated. Beforehand, third-party testing proved that PepsiCo’s Tesla Semi had the capability to journey 1,700 km (1,000 miles) in a single day.
