• Tesla will start sending parts to its Fremont facility using the Semi.
• The Semi's price was not disclosed by Tesla at the ceremony on Thursday.
• In 2017, PepsiCo placed orders for 100 trucks.

Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, delivered the company's first heavy-duty Semi on Thursday to PepsiCo without providing any new estimates for the cost or schedule for manufacturing the cargo-hauling vehicle. According to Elon Musk, who appeared on stage at a Tesla event in Nevada, the battery-powered long-haul truck will reduce highway emissions, outperform current diesel models in terms of power and safety, and generate a fast-charging technology Tesla would use in its upcoming Cybertruck pickup. Musk said, 'If you're a trucker and you want the most badass rig on the road, this is it.' Tesla has been working on the all-electric truck for five years. 

Industry professionals continue to have doubts about the capability of battery-powered trucks to transport heavy loads over great distances without breaking the bank. At the ceremony on Thursday, Tesla did not reveal the Semi's price, offer information on the truck's variants that it had earlier anticipated, or provide a forecast for deliveries to PepsiCo or other clients. 

In order to deliver parts to its Fremont, California, plant, Tesla stated that it would begin using the Semi.
Tesla had estimated the price of the Semi at $150,000 for the 300-mile version and $180,000 for the 500-mile version in 2017. However, since then, the cost of Tesla's passenger electric vehicles has increased significantly. In 2017, PepsiCo placed an order for 100 trucks, which they used for their initial cargo run.

 Other businesses that had reserved the Semi included Walmart, Brewer Anheuser-Busch, and United Parcel Service Inc. The Semi has been conducting test runs between Tesla's factories in Sparks, Nevada, and Fremont, California, according to Musk. Tesla said it had travelled 500 miles on a single charge without supplying a breakdown of the cargo weights, despite a Semi weighing in at a total of 81,000 pounds. 

A more advanced Supercharger from Tesla will be made available to the Cybertruck, and according to Musk, it has liquid-cooling technology in the charging cable and can charge the Semi at a pace of 1 megawatt. The Cybertruck is anticipated to start production in 2023. Tesla made the unspecific claim that other, upcoming cars would make use of the Semi's powertrain technology.