Journalist Ashlee Vance gets a rare tour of Tesla's Nevada factory where the Semi is being built. The plant is still weeks from full production, and Vance learns that diesel trucks, though only 1% of vehicles, consume 16-18% of all fuel used.
A couple of months ago, I texted Elon Musk and asked him for a favor. I have wanted to see the Tesla Semi for a long time now, and I was in Nevada and decided to try and get into the Tesla factory. Elon said okay, and now here I am.
Tesla is in the midst of gearing up the Semi factory for mass production, and it's still some weeks away from full splendor.
I have come to Nevada to be the first journalist type to set foot inside this enormous building. After many, many, many, many years of waiting, the Tesla Semi is ready to get out into the world.
Diesel trucks consume a lot of fuel. They're 1% of the vehicles on road. They're like 16 to 18% of the fuel consumed.
And it is inside this giant factory where it's being built. We take you through this facility step by step to see how a Tesla Semi is made. And then we go for a ride in one.
We can show you the inside, but only briefly, because Dan said he wanted to save some of the user interface secrets for later. As you wish, Dan.
Come check out the full episode on Core Memory.
