---
title: "The Price of Tesla’s Electric Semi Has Been Revealed, and It’s Higher Than Expected"
description: "Tesla's electric semi, the future-conscious company's newly unveiled big-rig truck, will have a range of 300 to 500 miles per charge."
date: "2017-11-25"
modified: "2017-11-25"
authors:
  - name: "Brad Bergan"
    link: "https://futurism.com/authors/brad"
url: "https://futurism.com/tesla-semi-priced-150000"
categories:
  - "Advanced Transport"
  - "Tesla"
tags:
  - "elon musk"
  - "pricing"
  - "semi"
  - "tesla"
---

# The Price of Tesla’s Electric Semi Has Been Revealed, and It’s Higher Than Expected

![](<https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Screen-Shot-2017-11-25-at-12.46.37-PM.png>)
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## Tesla Semi Prices

Tesla's electric semi, the future-conscious company's newly unveiled big-rig truck, will have a $150,000 base price. Tesla's lowest-priced model is supposed to travel 483 km (300 miles) on one charge. The long-range truck will feature an 805-km (500-mile) range, priced at $180,000, according to a [report by *Business Insider*](<http://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-semi-starting-price-2017-11>).

This is pricier than what analysts at Morgan Stanley had initially predicted, which was that the Semi could start at $100,000. Elon Musk, Tesla's CEO, said during [his big Semi unveiling last week](<https://futurism.com/watch-tesla-unveils-vehicle-change-trucking-forever>) the truck would be[ less expensive to operate](<https://futurism.com/teslas-upcoming-semi-truck-could-prompt-huge-changes-in-the-haulage-industry>) compared to traditional diesel trucks. He estimates the cost to be about $0.78 per km ($1.26 per mile) compared to $0.94 per km ($1.51 per mile) for traditional haulers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DYWrDIM1NY&t=2093s

To reserve [a standard version](<https://futurism.com/watch-expect-teslas-semi-reveal>) of Tesla's electric semi, buyers must deposit $20,000. However, those desiring the limited founders series have to pay the full $200,000 straightaway. Production is expected to begin in 2019. A number of major corporations, such as J.B. Hunt, Meijer, and [Walmart](<https://futurism.com/walmart-is-getting-new-employees-and-theyre-robots>), have already placed orders for the new Semi.

## Production of Attrition

Some industry critics suggest that Tesla's new-vehicle releases are "cash-grabs." The company is having trouble pushing through production bottlenecks with its mass-market Model 3, the most affordable and most sought-after Tesla. So far, there are at least [450,000 orders](<https://futurism.com/elon-musk-says-demand-for-tesla-model-3-could-go-beyond-half-a-million>) for the compact sedan that have not been filled yet.

Tesla recently had to delay its production and delivery estimates to an even later date when the [Model 3 fell short of its production goal.](<https://futurism.com/has-elon-musk-bitten-off-more-than-he-can-chew>) The company put out a mere 260 Model 3 cars by September's end instead of the 1,500 promised. In fact, [*Bloomberg* published a report](<https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-11-21/tesla-is-blowing-through-8-000-every-minute-amid-model-3-woes>) this week limning Tesla's expenditure over the last year at roughly $480,000 per hour.

## Author
Brad is a science writer and editor with an unsated passion for space and astrophysics, who also writes literary essays and fiction. He lives in New York.

### Author social links  
[Twitter](<https://x.com/filterthesnow>)