Tesla shares uncommon peek at Semi manufacturing unit’s inside

Tesla put its all-electric Semi truck via fairly a serious redesign as its devoted manufacturing unit for the car is making ready for preliminary deliveries to the general public beginning subsequent yr.

The Semi has been probably the most anticipated merchandise within the Tesla lineup as a result of disruption it may trigger within the trucking trade.

It has already been in quite a few pilot packages for some fairly giant corporations over the previous couple of years, PepsiCo. being one in every of themand it’s transferring towards first deliveries to different corporations someday in 2026.

Yesterday on the 2025 Annual Shareholder AssemblyTesla unveiled its new Semi design, which underwent a reasonably important facelift to match the aesthetic and vibe of the opposite autos within the firm’s lineup.

Moreover, Tesla introduced another enhancements, together with adjustments to effectivity, and another adjustments that we didn’t get particulars on but.

The primary change was to the design of the Semi, as Tesla adopted its blade-like mild bar for the Class 8 truck, much like the one that’s used on the brand new Mannequin Y and the Cybertruck:

There additionally seem like a handful of design adjustments that assist with aerodynamics, as its effectivity has elevated to 1.7 kWh per mile.

Tesla additionally mentioned it has an elevated payload functionality, which is able to assist corporations to haul extra items per journey.

All of those adjustments come as the corporate’s Semi Manufacturing facility, which is positioned on the identical property as its Gigafactory in Reno, Nevada, is simply ending up. In late October, it was proven that the Semi facility is sort of full, based mostly on latest drone imagery from manufacturing unit observer HinrichsZane on X:

Tesla Semi manufacturing unit appears to be like practically full

The manufacturing unit will probably be able to producing about 50,000 Tesla Semi models yearly when it’s fully ramped. The corporate has main plans to assist get the Semi in additional fleets throughout the US.

Different entities are additionally working to develop a charging hall for electrical Class 8 vehicles. The State of California was awarded $102 million to develop a charging hall that spans from Washington to Southern California.

One other hall is being developed that spans from Southern California to Texas, and 49 candidates gained $636 million from the Division of Transportation for it.

Tesla requested funding for it, however was denied.

The Semi has been a staple in a number of corporations’ fleets over the previous few years, most notably that of Frito-Lay and PepsiCo., who’ve reported constructive experiences so far.

Musk mentioned final yr that the Semi had “ridiculous demand.”