Tesla Semi just won over the toughest crowd in transportation: actual truckers.

Drivers who tested the pilot models say it's a game changer.

The cab puts you dead center so there's no right-side blind spot, plus screens show everything around the truck.


It goes 500 miles on a charge while competitors barely hit 225. Charges to 60% in 30 minutes, which is 4x faster than other electric trucks. Costs under $300k, about $100k cheaper than rival EVs.

California trucking companies just ordered over
1,000 Semis.


That's double the number of electric big rigs currently operating in all of Southern California


The automatic transmission is easier on drivers' bodies compared to wrestling a 13-gear diesel all days

Less maintenance too since there are fewer moving parts.

Tesla is expected to ship 5,000 to 15,000 Semis this year from the Nevada Gigafactory before ramping to 50,000 annually.