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Tesla Semi

Commissioning / Early Production

Class 8 all-electric semi-truck for long-haul freight. Tesla says Semi can travel up to 500 miles on a charge, supports megawatt-class charging, has shed roughly 1,000 lb thanks to a 48V architecture and 4680 cells, and is now in early high-volume production at the dedicated Nevada Semi factory.

Latest update Sep 11, 2026

Tesla Semi

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Current status

The first Tesla Semi rolled off the new high-volume production line next to Gigafactory Nevada on April 29, 2026, transitioning Semi out of pilot builds, but Tesla's July 22, 2026 Q2 update lists the Nevada line's status as 'Commissioning' rather than sustained high-volume output, and Tesla did not hit its original goal of reaching the line's full 50,000-unit/year run rate by the end of June 2026. Musk indicated on the Q2 call that the software will be ready for a scale-up to high production, but pointed to that scale-up landing more in 2027 than 2026; a Tesla program director has since said the line 'is now ramping.' California's HVIP program shows 89 fleets with purchase orders for 1,095 Tesla Semis as of March 31, 2026, and Swedish freight-tech firm Einride announced an additional 500-unit order on August 18, 2026 (its largest Tesla Semi deployment to date, phased in over 24 months from September 2026). Tesla will hold an invite-only inauguration event for the new ~1.7M-sq-ft Sparks, Nevada Semi factory on September 24, 2026, though analysts still estimate only about 5,000-15,000 Semis will be delivered in 2026, well under the plant's 50,000-unit nameplate capacity. On September 11, 2026 Tesla Europe published European Semi specs (up to 550 km at 40 tonnes, 800 kW Megacharger) ahead of IAA Transportation in Hannover on September 15-20; European pricing and an order date remain unpublished.

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Specifications10

Range
Up to 500 miles
Charge Capability
1.2 MW
Energy Consumption
1.7 kWh/mi
High-Volume Line First Truck
Apr 29, 2026 (Nevada Semi factory)
HVIP-Reserved Trucks (89 fleets)
1,095 (as of Mar 31, 2026)
Nevada Line Status (Q2 2026 Update)
Commissioning

high-volume run rate now expected to lean more into 2027

Einride Order
500 Semis, largest deployment announced to date

(Aug 18, 2026); rollout phased over 24 months from Sept 2026

Nevada Factory Inauguration Event

Invite-only rollout event Sept 24, 2026 at the Sparks, NV Semi factory; 2026 delivery estimates from analysts run ~5,000-15,000 units

European range (40 t GCW)

Up to 550 km at a fully loaded 40-tonne gross combination weight

European Megacharger

Up to 800 kW, recovering about 60% of range in 30 minutes

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Upcoming milestones5

Announced next steps from Tesla that mention Tesla Semi.

  1. 2026-2027

    Convert ZET SCALE primary-OEM selection into named Tesla Semi deliveries

  2. H1 2027

    Start Tesla Semi customer deliveries in Europe

    TargetH1 2027 (demos); end of 2027 (deliveries)

    After the September 15, 2026 IAA debut, Tesla program lead Dan Priestley said Tesla has not opened a European Semi order book. The next steps are demonstration programs with prospective customers in the first half of 2027 and customer deliveries by the end of 2027, with trucks built at the Reno, Nevada plant. Tesla mapped an initial dedicated charging network of at least 22 megawatt sites for 2027, competing with the Milence joint venture. Pricing has not been published, and Priestley has not ruled out a later European truck assembly plant.

  3. 2027

    Ramp Tesla Semi out of the new Nevada high-volume line

    Now that the first truck has come off the dedicated Nevada Semi factory line (Apr 29, 2026), the next milestone is converting the ~1,095 HVIP-reserved trucks, the 500-unit Einride order (announced Aug 18, 2026, phased in over 24 months from September 2026), and other fleet orders (Walmart, Sysco, DHL, PepsiCo) into deliveries. Tesla had targeted reaching the line's full 50,000-unit/year run rate by the end of June 2026, but its own July 22, 2026 Q2 update listed the Nevada line's status as 'Commissioning' rather than high-volume production, and Musk indicated on the earnings call that software readiness for a full scale-up leans more into 2027. The invite-only Sparks inauguration remains scheduled for September 24, 2026, with creator invites still arriving as of September 7-8; a Tesla program director has said the line 'is now ramping' post-April launch, while analysts estimate only about 5,000-15,000 Semis will actually be delivered in 2026, well under the plant's 50,000-unit nameplate capacity. The line remaining in commissioning past its original June 2026 target is a real slip; the key watch items are whether high-volume output begins in 2027 and how the September 24 event characterizes ramp status.

  4. Sep 15, 2026

    Date passed, awaiting update

    Reveal European Tesla Semi specs and launch plans at IAA Transportation

    Tesla showed a European-homologated Semi at IAA Transportation in Hannover on September 15, 2026. Specs match the September 11 Europe post: up to 550 km at 40 tonnes, about 1 kWh/km, 800 kW Megacharger charging, under 9,100 kg curb weight, ePTO up to 25 kW. Program lead Dan Priestley said European trucks will be built in Nevada from the North American standard-range platform, with lighting, mirrors, trailer interfaces and tachographs changed for EU rules. Tesla did not publish a euro price or open an order book at the show. The remaining IAA-week watch item is whether any of those gaps close before the show ends September 20, ahead of the September 24 Nevada factory inauguration.

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In the news3

  1. Tesla to run Megachargers at three Forum Mobility truck depots

    Forum Mobility said on September 17 that Tesla will operate public Megacharging sites at three of its new California electric-truck depots, FM Francis in Ontario plus FM Adeline and FM Coliseum in Oakland, adding 30 megawatts of heavy-vehicle charging capacity across northern and southern California. The depots pair Tesla's Megawatt Charging System with CCS ports and pull-through lanes, and Forum added two more MCS Megachargers at FM Harbor, its Port of Long Beach site that has been operating since December 2024. Forum said its Santa Fe depot in Rancho Dominguez already carries fleet commitments covering more than 330 Tesla Semi trucks, and the buildout lands as Tesla prepares to take the Semi to Europe next year.

    Reuters

  2. Tesla posts European Semi specs ahead of IAA

    Tesla Europe published European Tesla Semi figures on September 11, 2026: up to 550 km of range at a fully loaded 40-tonne gross combination weight, about 1 kWh/km, Megacharger charging at up to 800 kW recovering roughly 60 percent of range in 30 minutes, a 9,100 kg curb weight, and ePTO up to 25 kW. The post comes days before IAA Transportation in Hannover (September 15-20), where Tesla is set to show the truck in person. European pricing and an order date remain unpublished.

    Electrek Not a Tesla App

  3. Einride to deploy 500 Tesla Semis, largest order yet

    Swedish freight-tech firm Einride said on August 18 it will deploy 500 Tesla Semis across North America, which both companies call the largest Tesla Semi deployment announced to date. The rollout runs in phases over 24 months starting September 2026, is fully third-party financed, and serves Amazon and other customers along freight corridors in California, Texas, New Jersey, Illinois and Georgia. The order roughly triples Einride's deployed electric fleet from about 250 trucks toward 750.

    Einride Electrek

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