{"id":13152,"date":"2021-11-09T00:04:21","date_gmt":"2021-11-09T05:04:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/auto\/?p=13152"},"modified":"2021-11-09T00:04:21","modified_gmt":"2021-11-09T05:04:21","slug":"tesla-installs-first-megachargers-semi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=13152","title":{"rendered":"Report: Tesla Installs First Megachargers For Semi At Giga Nevada"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tesla<\/a> moves forward with preparations for the DC fast charging infrastructure rollout in the U.S. to support the upcoming launch of the Tesla Semi<\/a> battery-electric, long-range trucks.<\/p>\n

According to an exclusive report by Sawyer Merritt, the company is already installing the first Megachargers at an all-new drive-thru type of charging station at the back of its Tesla Giga Nevada<\/a> plant.<\/p>\n

The station has been under construction at least since October<\/a>, and as we can see from the photos and drone videos provided by Sawyer Merritt, it will be ready to handle multiple trucks with trailers.<\/p>\n

Very high power output (expected to reach up to a few megawatts, compared to 0.25 MW in the case of V3 Superchargers), probably will require the use of a quite big battery storage system (especially at highway locations, which rarely will be able to handle high peak power surges).<\/p>\n

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We guess that Tesla will be using Semis for its own needs to transport cargo between the Tesla Giga Nevada and other sites (especially Fremont in California). There is also a possibility that the Semi will be produced at the site (they are officially not assigned to any of the plants yet).<\/p>\n

The images do not provide a high resolution view of the charging terminals, but they appear to be slightly different than the Supercharging terminals – taller (to be visible from the trucks), and in a different color: black and white, instead of red and white (but it might be just a temporary wrap).<\/p>\n

We don’t know yet the type of connector (here is a photo of the inlet on a prototype in 2018<\/a>) and power output, but hopefully it will be somehow compatible with the general fast charging for trucks (which is not completed yet – see a report about the NREL and CharIN work here<\/a>) to not repeat the incompatibility issues known from the car segment.<\/p>\n

Here are the three remaining tweets with the flyover (the second one includes the upcoming charging station):<\/p>\n

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Earlier today we saw news that the first Tesla Semi electric truck is expected to be received by PepsiCo before the end of this year<\/a>. The company would like to purchase a total of 100.<\/p>\n

It might be just a limited pilot with a pre-production unit, as the company previously said that it will not start prodution in 2021<\/a>. Maybe even not in 2022:<\/p>\n

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The Tesla Semi is expected to be powered by Tesla’s latest 4680-type cylindrical cells to provide improved energy density and long range.<\/p>\n

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