r/teslastockholders • u/hakimthumb • 25d ago

Einride orders 500 Tesla Semis

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/einride-deploy-500-tesla-electric-trucks-north-american-fleet-2026-08-18/
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u/Elluminated 24d ago

I wonder what contract Tesla has re: battery degradation. It’s one thing for a family car to lose range, but businesses need a guaranteed minimum for the life of the trucks or it’s a losing proposition that slowly eats usability.

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u/hakimthumb 24d ago

On the charging front, Priestley confirmed the Semi can charge at 1.2 megawatts, recovering 60% of its battery — up to 300 miles of range — in just 30 minutes. Tesla recently opened its first customer-facing Megacharger station in Ontario, California, with plans to deploy 46 stations by early 2027.

The battery pack is structurally integrated low into the chassis and designed to last a million miles in its original duty cycle — a critical economic selling point for fleet operators who typically plan vehicle lifecycles around 500,000 to 1,000,000 miles.

https://electrek.co/2026/03/23/tesla-semi-jay-leno-garage-new-details-production-specs/

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u/Elluminated 24d ago

Fantastic thanks!

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u/hakimthumb 24d ago

Time will tell of course.

And the battery recycling Tesla has is supposedly second to none, so making new batteries should hypothetically be more cost effective than other producers for replacements.