Electric truck service provider WattEV orders 40 Tesla Semi

Californian electric truck specialist WattEV has ordered 40 Tesla Semi vehicles. The first two units have already been handed over to the company, while the remaining vehicles should arrive by the end of next year.

WattEV has finalised a supply agreement with Tesla for 40 Tesla Semis. Two units have already been delivered. The duo will now be deployed in California – in the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles. A first, as WattEV emphasises. The other 38 electric trucks from Tesla should be delivered by the end of next year. The company wants to equip its depot with Tesla’s fourth-generation Superchargers.

“Tesla Semi is the only truck in the market that can deliver 500 miles on a single charge, with superb energy efficiency and fast charging,” said Salim Youssefzadeh, CEO of WattEV. His company covers up to 550 miles per day on certain routes in California.

WattEV not only operates a fleet of trucks. It also specialises in truck charging stations with a growing network of charging stations in California. Youssefzadeh emphasises that his company has “been future-proofing all our charging depots” to switch from CCS to MCS. ‘future-proofed’ to enable the transition from CCS to megawatt charging via MCS. “Our collaboration with Tesla is another major milestone as we expand our network to electrify freight on more routes throughout California and beyond.”

WattEV is pursuing the ambitious goal of putting 12,000 heavy-duty electric trucks on California roads by the end of the decade and having 100 charging stations in operation by 2035. The start has been made: In March 2022, WattEV ordered 50 Volvo VNR Electric, and in May 2023 a further 14 battery-electric Nikola Tre BEVs to be used around the Port of Long Beach. Last year, the company set a target to increase to 180 electric trucks by 2024.

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