The electric semi truck produced by Tesla is put through durability tests.

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A video that Tesla recently published shows their Class 8 semi-electric trucks being put through durability and reliability tests.

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The corporation made the video in an effort to recruit individuals for their team that tests vehicles.

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Tesla celebrated the first Semi-EV it had ever delivered commercially.

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Five years have passed since Elon Musk originally announced the enormous electric vehicle as the future of zero-emissions heavy transportation.

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A time-lapse video from Tesla that shows an electric semi-truck travelling 500 miles while fully laden has also been made available.

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This is seen to be a sign of how much electric semi trucks like the Tesla Semi may dispel myths and worries about EVs in general.

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Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, stated that a significant portion of the 100 Semis' own architecture is inspired by that of the company's passenger vehicles.

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who is crediting millions, if not billions, of kilometres of actual use.

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Musk stated in November 2017 that the Tesla Semi will have four EV engines, identical to those seen in the Model 3.

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