PepsiCo to launch 100 Tesla Semis in 2023
To cut its environmental impact, PepsiCo, the global soda maker, said it is set to roll out 100 heavy-duty Tesla Semis in 2023. The cola giant noted that it will start using the electric trucks to make deliveries to customers like Walmart and Kroger.
PepsiCo Inc is the first company to experiment with the battery-powered Tesla Semis as a way of cutting its environmental impact.
According to Mike O’Connell, PepsiCo Vice President, the company ordered the big trucks in 2017, and is purchasing them outright while also upgrading PepsiCo’s plants.
“It’s a great starting point to electrify. Like any early technology, the incentives help us build out the program. There were lots of development and infrastructure costs,” said O’Connell, who oversees the company’s fleet of vehicles.
Recall that Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk initially said the trucks would be in production by 2019, but that was delayed due to battery constraints.
PepsiCo declined to share details on the price of the trucks, a figure that Tesla has kept quiet.
“We keep the trucks for a million miles, seven years,” O’Connell said. “The operating costs over time will pay back.”
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