Tesla expects to classify its Cybertruck as a Class 2b to 3 medium-duty truck and wants California to strengthen its proposed Advanced Clean Truck rules.
BYD (Build Your Dreams) has named experienced business development executive Aaron Gillmore, formerly at Tesla and SolarCity, vice president of Truck Business for the electric-truck maker.
And why it doesn’t matter if many people buy it.
The California Air Resources Board wants to accelerate zero-emissions vehicle technology in the next 10 years through regulation. But OEMs and fleets have concerns about the viability of new technology in large-scale use.
An up-close dose of Tesla’s Cybertruck from last night’s reveal in Hawthorne, Calif. answers some initial questions on whether it can function in a traditional fleet capacity.
On an early morning in March, a 2018 Tesla Model 3 electric-powered passenger vehicle crashed into a tractor-trailer near Delray Beach, Florida. The National Transportation Safety Board now says the car’s autonomous control system was engaged at the time of the accident.
During Tesla’s first quarter 2019 earnings call, the company indicated that production of the Tesla Semi would begin in 2020, later than the initial projection of 2019.
At the Green Truck Summit, Carlton Rose, president of global fleet maintenance and engineering at UPS, said the desire for clean and quiet trucks is growing and pointed out how the global delivery giant has already made substantial investments in that green future.
Grocery retailer Albertsons has pre-ordered 10 of Tesla's upcoming battery electric Semi tractors to be used in its Southern California fleets.
In a series of tweets, CEO Elon Musk announced Tesla has gone into the trucking business.