Tesla is transferring nearer to the preliminary manufacturing of the Semi later this yr, and outdoors of its devoted manufacturing unit in Nevada, which shall be liable for constructing the all-electric truck, frames, and different components of the automobile, are starting to stack up.
The Semi manufacturing facility is situated on the identical property as Gigafactory Nevada, and is transferring nearer to completion because the development crews on website have already enclosed partitions.
Semi Manufacturing facility progress replace pic.twitter.com/OQ1oXvnjev
— Tesla Semi (@tesla_semi) April 28, 2025
Now, manufacturing is transferring even nearer as components of the Semi have been noticed outdoors of the Semi manufacturing facility in Nevada. The pictures have been captured by Zanegler, a Tesla Semi fanatic and Giga Nevada tracker:
Assemble these components and you’ve got the start of a Tesla semi. pic.twitter.com/ygCBUjWcJ3
— Zanegler (@HinrichsZane) Might 26, 2025
The Semi is already utilized by a handful of firms, together with U.S. Meals, Frito-Lay, and PepsiCo. Nevertheless, the automobile isn’t up for public use fairly but, as Tesla is working with varied firms to hold out pilot testing of the Semi to see the way it performs throughout regional runs.
Tesla Semi fleet from Frito-Lay will get extra charging at Bakersfield manufacturing unit
The outcomes have been very encouraging, with the Semi even finishing a 1,000-mile run in a single day two years in the past.
Now, Tesla is really specializing in the launch of the manufacturing unit, which can put manufacturing into full swing transferring into 2026. Earlier this yr, Lars Moravy, Tesla’s VP of Car Engineering, gave an replace on the Semi and the corporate’s present timeline for the product:
“So, we simply closed out the Semi manufacturing unit roof of partitions final week in Reno, a schedule, which is nice with the climate. In Reno, you by no means know what’s going to occur. However we’re prepping for mechanical set up of all of the tools within the coming months.
The primary builds of the excessive volumes in design come late this yr in 2025 and start ramping early in 2026. However as we’ve stated earlier than, the Semi is a TCO, no-brainer. I believe it’s actually much like Optimus. It’s going to be set by how a lot individuals pay and it has the overall price of possession, it’s a lot, less expensive than another transportation you might have.”
Tesla additionally began ordering components for the Semi and Cybercab after the tariff state of affairs between the U.S. and China was alleviated.
