After much waiting-only four years late!-the electric Tesla Semi's initial customer, PepsiCo, has taken delivery of its first examples of the big rig. We got a look at the trucks at an event celebrating the transformation of the beverage and snack conglomerate's Modesto, California, Frito-Lay plant into an emissions-free pilot project as its aims to achieve zero overall emissions by 2040.The revamped facility's 500,000 square feet are dedicated to turning potatoes and corn into Lay's, Ruffles, Doritos, Cheetos, and Fritos, all powered by a massive on-site solar facility and local renewable energy projects and backed by 2.7 MWh of on-site battery storage. Helping the factory distribute its snacks throughout the American West are three electric BYD 8Y yard tractors, six Peterbilt 220EV electric box trucks for local last-mile deliveries, 38 natural-gas-powered Volvo VNL trucks for long-distance slogs, and six (eventually 15) Tesla Semis for out-and-back trips across the region.
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