Tesla Semi

“forced to become an unwilling participant in Musk's experiments”

“The fire from the batteries lasts hours, which is a huge issue for everyone else and the fire departments.”

“large vehicles should not spontaneously combust on a public highway”

“somehow got excluded from the Tesla Semi for some inexplicable crashes with big explosions”

“And they're doing Semi and Megapack and Superchargers”

“Not a single mention of Pepsi, or UPS who largely canceled their orders after waiting”

“Wikipedia suggests that Tesla's had massive problems actually delivering trucks”

“Tesla made a decision to make their semi less safe than the average for the vehicle class.”

“I think all signs keep pointing to another huge flop by the end of the year”

“the Semi seems fairly popular where it's suitable”

“why does PepsiCo/Frito Lay continue to use Tesla Semi heavy haul electic trucks?”

“The 2026 version of Tesla Semi is 450kg lighter than 2022 model”

“I also expect the Semi (heavy haul truck) to be of excellent quality”

“The economics of diesel vs electric for heavy haul trucks is a no-brainer.”

“Will it take longer than the Tesla Semi (9 years and counting)”

“none of these claims will actually come to fruition once these reach customers”

“numerous cases of the Tesla trucks dying and needing to be towed by ICE trucks”

“driver reviews routinely indicate that the 'driver at the center' seating position makes it harder for truckers to actually do their work”

“Tesla has a history of exaggerating the ranges of their vehicles to an extent that competitors do not.”

“having to get up and walk over to the door to talk to gate security or hand over paperwork”

“I'll take that bet on price and range.”

“I am willing to bet this semi underperforms in all relevant categories.”

“The Tesla semi is the only truck with a 500 mile range.”

“Tesla's volume and delivery time estimates do not have a good history of reliability.”

“Coming from Tesla, I'll believe it after they actually ship a high volume of those units.”

“How many times has Elon claimed that Tesla semi is in mass production?”

“Tesla has said it has a few hundred Semis on the road with 13.5 million miles logged.”

“the semi has had no news of note”

“Everybody knows they just make up stuff as they go, but it's quite hilarious to watch.”

“Cybertruck, Semi, Hyperloop, robotaxi, point-to-point rocket travel, tunnels, the list goes on.”

“reduced maintenance cost and time significantly affect the economics of trucking”

“Truck program was a failure (and I don't think its because of the design)”

“they could've done this years ago if it wasn't a made up timeline”

“Semi Convoys are an awesome idea and could totally work”

“Tesla semi trucks rollout (Pepsi paid for 100 semis in 2017, and deliveries started in 2022, and now 8 years later they have received half of them.)”

“He did promise his electric trucks to be more cost-effective than trains (still nothing in 2026...)”

“they seem to have really jumped the shark on delivering products that are functional”

“They've been running a pilot all this time, and the factory in Nevada to mass produce them is on schedule.”

“Tesla's truck sucks but the others don't because they're built on established platforms”

“Few of the Tesla Semi numbers from the presentation seemed to come true”