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Tesla’s electric semi trucks deliver their first cargo

Steven Adams
By Steven Adams
1 Min Read March 8, 2018 | 8 years Ago
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Electric Tesla Semi trucks hauled their first production cargo from their own Gigafactory in the Nevada mountains to the company's car factory in Fremont, California.

Chief Executive Elon Musk shared an Instagram post on Wednesday of the two rigs on display prior to departing the Sparks, Nev., plant.

And they're off!

An then a stop to recharge because the trip is longer than the 500-mile range of the trucks.

Travelers have recently spotted the trucks making runs without trailers along that route near Sacramento. This YouTube video caught the Semi in action.

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Steven Adams is a Tribune-Review multimedia editor. You can contact Steven at 412-380-5645 or sadams@tribweb.com.

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