UPS places largest Tesla Semi order yet
Since the unveiling of the Tesla Semi, we've already seen a lot of hand-raisers for the design-forward electric truck. J.B. Hunt and Walmart signed on to test the big rigs shortly after the event in California. Anheuser-Busch ordered 40, while Sysco opted for 50 units. Delivery company DHL climbed aboard before Pepsi signed up for a record 100 trucks. Now, as Automotive News reports, UPS takes the lead in orders, at 125 Tesla Semis.
According to the report, the deal is worth $25 million, at $200,000 per truck. That's the price of the highest-end Founders Series version of the Tesla Semi (the truck's base price is $150,000). UPS has said it will mostly deploy these in the U.S., and that this small fleet will allow the delivery company to give the Tesla trucks a thorough evaluation.
This is far from UPS's first order of alternatively powered vehicles. The company recently took delivery of the first Fuso eCanter electric truck from Daimler, and has worked with groups like Workhorse, Eaton Corporation, Electric Vehicles International, the Propane Education & Research Council and even the Department of Energy in order to reduce fleet emissions.
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