Tesla's electric semi trucks deliver their first cargo

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Tesla's electric semi trucks deliver their first cargo

Steven Adams | Friday, March 9, 2018 4:27 a.m.

Tesla via AP

This photo provided by Tesla shows the front of the new electric semitractor-trailer unveiled on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017. The move fits with Tesla CEO Elon Musk's stated goal for the company of accelerating the shift to sustainable transportation.

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.

First production cargo trip of the Tesla Semi heavy duty truck, carrying battery packs from the Gigafactory in the Nevada mountains to the car factory in California

A post shared by Elon Musk (@elonmusk) on Mar 7, 2018 at 11:23am PST

And they're off!

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

Tesla Semi trucks spotted Supercharging near Sacramento on their first cargo trip https://t.co/aswDmjX8mS pic.twitter.com/oXP4QnNsGb

— Electrek.Co (@ElectrekCo) March 9, 2018

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