--- title: "Tesla Delivering First Semi Truck to Pepsi in December, Elon Musk Says" description: "Tesla CEO Elon Musk has announced that the company is finally delivering its first all-electric Semi truck this winter to none other than Pepsi." date: "2022-10-07" modified: "2022-10-07" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/elon-musk-tesla-semi-truck-pepsi" categories: - "Advanced Transport" - "Elon Musk" - "Future Society" - "Tesla" - "The Industrialists" tags: - "elon musk" - "tesla" - "tesla semi truck" - "the digest" --- # Tesla Delivering First Semi Truck to Pepsi in December, Elon Musk Says ![Tesla CEO Elon Musk has announced that the company is finally delivering its first all-electric Semi truck this winter to none other than Pepsi.]() *\Image: Tesla\* ## Semi Delivery Tesla CEO Elon Musk has announced that the company is finally delivering its first all-electric Semi truck this winter. And while Musk has made plenty of promises in the past [without making good on them](), this time he's willing to name a customer — which is none other than PepsiCo. "Excited to announce start of production of Tesla Semi Truck with deliveries to Pepsi on Dec 1st!" Musk [wrote]() on Twitter. "500 mile range and super fun to drive." It's been a long time coming. The trucks were [first unveiled]() five long years ago, and were originally meant to hit the road in 2019. If Tesla actually manages to get them on the road — still an "if," to be clear — they could be poised to change the trucking industry forever. ## Promise Ring In August, Musk [promised]() that the Semi Truck will start shipping "this year," while the company's long-awaited pickup truck, the Cybertruck, will go on sale "next year." The Semi, if it makes good on all of Tesla's hype, could be a game changer. Its advertised range on a single charge is between 300 and 500 miles, allowing it to take on significant short to medium range transportation duty. The $180,000 truck can also accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in just five seconds, a blistering time for a big rig. A subsidy program could bring the truck's price down by up to $40,000 as well, [*Reuters* reports](). A number of other major corporations have also reportedly considered the Semi Truck for delivering their goods, including Doritos and Mountain Dew. It'll be interesting to watch Tesla's Semi Trucks hitting public streets — particularly when it comes to the company's controversial Autopilot driver assistance software, which [will come standard]() with the truck. **READ MORE:** [Elon Musk said Tesla will deliver its first 'super fun to drive' semi trucks to Pepsi in December this year]() \[*Insider*\] **More on the truck:** *[Tesla Semi Truck Spotted Cruising Down Public Highway]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()