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Tesla Said Its Semi-Trucks Would Cost As Much As $180K — But They're Reportedly Way More Pricey
Friday, April 14, 2023 - 8:51am | 572Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District executive director Alberto Ayala reportedly hinted at the price paid for Tesla Inc‘s (NASDAQ:TSLA) semi-truck- and it’s way higher than what Tesla announced. What Happened: Food and beverage maker PepsiCo Inc (NASDAQ:PEP) showcased...
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PepsiCo Showcases Fleet Of 18 Tesla Semi-Trucks Weeks After Recall: 'Critical For Us'
Wednesday, April 12, 2023 - 8:27am | 540Food and beverage maker PepsiCo Inc (NASDAQ:PEP) showcased its fleet of 18 Tesla semi-trucks at its Sacramento facility on Tuesday. What Happened: PepsiCo on Tuesday showcased its fleet of Tesla semi-trucks at Sacramento. "It's critical for us. We've got some pretty aggressive goals to...
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Elon Musk Says Tesla Semi 'As Easy To Drive As Model 3' At Launch Event
Thursday, December 1, 2022 - 9:50pm | 490Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk launched the company’s Semi commercial truck on Thursday evening. What Happened: Musk went live on Twitter for the delivery event. Musk arrived at the event in a Tesla Semi. https://t.co/mq8y8Rtuej — Tesla (@Tesla) December 2, 2022 “We’...
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Meet The TikTok Trucker Who Breaks Gender Stereotypes — And Makes $144K Driving A Semi
Thursday, November 17, 2022 - 3:31am | 471Clarissa Rankin, a professional truck driver and a TikToker, is moving past gender stereotypes while raking in a substantial six-figure salary each year. What Happened: Rankin, a resident of Charlotte, North Carolina, posts videos on TikTok that give a glimpse into her daily life on the road. She...
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Elon Musk Announces Start Of Tesla Semi Trucks Production — Pepsi To Get 1st Deliveries
Thursday, October 6, 2022 - 8:39pm | 289Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk said Thursday evening that he was “excited” to announce the production of Tesla’s fully-electric semi truck with deliveries to PepsiCo, Inc (NASDAQ: PEP) beginning Dec. 1. See Also: How To Buy Tesla (TSLA) Shares Musk tweeted, “Excited...
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Famous Nikola Rolling Down The Hill Video Will Be Part Of Trevor Milton Trial
Friday, September 9, 2022 - 11:17am | 807A video of a truck from Nikola Corp (NASDAQ: NKLA) became the talk of the financial world after a short report questioned if the truck was actually driving. Nikola later admitted the truck was rolling downhill. The famous video will be a piece of evidence in the upcoming trial of the founder...
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Nikola Begins Production, Shipment Of Electric Semi Trucks A Year Ahead Of Tesla
Thursday, April 28, 2022 - 7:34am | 351Nikola Corp (NASDAQ: NKLA) said on Wednesday it has begun serial production and the initial shipment of its first semi-trucks to customers, a year ahead of bigger rival Tesla Inc’s (NASDAQ: TSLA) plans to do the same. What Happened: The electric truck maker...
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Plus Announces Driverless Semi Demonstration: What Investors Should Know
Thursday, August 5, 2021 - 6:04am | 292An autonomous trucking company going public via SPAC shared details of a successful driverless highway test. What Happened: Plus, which is going public via the SPAC Hennessy Capital Investment Corp V (NASDAQ: HCIC), has completed a driverless Level 4 truck demonstration on a highway. The test...
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Autonomous Trucking Company Embark Trucks Lands SPAC Deal: What Investors Should Know
Wednesday, June 23, 2021 - 11:44am | 583Another company seeking to disrupt the $700-billion trucking freight market is going public, with autonomous vehicle company Embark Trucks announcing a SPAC deal Wednesday morning. The SPAC Deal: Embark Trucks is going public via a SPAC deal with Northern Genesis Acquisition Corp II (NYSE: NGAB)...
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Autonomous Trucking Company Plus Announces SPAC Deal: What Investors Should Know
Monday, May 10, 2021 - 1:45pm | 553A company hoping to disrupt the massive semitruck market announced a SPAC deal Monday, with plans to launch autonomous trucks in 2021. The SPAC Deal: Plus, formerly known as Plus.ai, announced a SPAC deal with Hennessy Capital Investment Corp V (NASDAQ: HCIC). The deal values the company at an...
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Exclusive: TuSimple CEO On Autonomous Semitrucks, Competition And Going Public
Sunday, April 18, 2021 - 8:56am | 504Autonomous trucking startup TuSimple Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: TSP) held its IPO on Thursday. Company CEO Cheng Lu joined Benzinga’s “Premarketprep At The Close” for an interview to discuss the company and its market debut. The IPO Process: Lu told Benzinga the company started the...
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Tesla Semi Electric Trucks Roll Into Frito-Lay Plant
Friday, October 4, 2019 - 2:29pm | 483PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP) is introducing 15 Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) Semi electric trucks at its Frito-Lay manufacturing site in Modesto, California, as part of a broader plan to replace diesel-powered freight equipment with zero-emission and near-zero emission trucks. The rollout comes after the...
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Toyota And Kenworth To Build 18-Wheelers Powered By Fuel Cells
Wednesday, January 9, 2019 - 10:54am | 312Las Vegas — Today at the CES tech show, Kenworth Trucks and Toyota announced a partnership to build 10 fuel cell-powered Kenworth 18-wheelers that will produce zero emissions. The initiative is part of a larger collaboration with the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to install zero...
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The Bear Thesis For Truckers: Tesla To Conquer All
Friday, September 29, 2017 - 9:34am | 390The case against owning stock in trucking companies can be summarized in one word: Tesla. Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA)'s plans to eventually sell electric semi-trucks is a "big deal" as it will disrupt one of the country's biggest industries, Loup Ventures' Gene Munster said in a...