Musk delivers first Tesla truck; no update on pricingReutersTesla Inc chief executive officer Elon Musk delivered the company’s first heavy-duty Semi on Thursday to PepsiCo without offering updated forecasts for the vehicle’s pricing, production plans or how much cargo it could haul. Tesla Inc chief executive officer Elon Musk, right, speaks with Tesla Semi Truck Engineering senior manager Dan Priestly during a live-streamed unveiling of the Tesla Semi electric truck in Nevada, US, on Thursday. Photo: REUTERSHowever, industry experts remain skeptical that battery electric trucks can economically take the strain of hauling hefty loads for hundreds of miles. PepsiCo, which completed its first cargo run with the Tesla truck to deliver snacks for those attending the Nevada launch event, had ordered 100 trucks in 2017. Musk said the semi-truck has been doing test runs from Tesla’s Nevada factory to its plant in Fremont, California.
