The all-electric big rig that Tesla has been developing will travel 200 to 300 miles on a single charge, according to a new report from Reuters. Tesla is slated to unveil a prototype of the semi truck at an event in September, though a specific date has not been revealed.
The information about the truck’s range appears to come from Scott Perry, an executive at Ryder, a fleet operator based in Florida. Perry told Reuters that Tesla is focused on “an electric big-rig known as a ‘day cab’ with no sleeper berth, capable of traveling about 200 to 300 miles with a typical payload before recharging.” Perry did not respond to a request for comment from The Verge in time for the publishing of this story.
It’s certainly possible that Perry has...
