The Tesla Semi has the potential to save PepsiCo and other companies billions of dollars in the coming years as compared to a diesel semi and because of this, demand should far outpace supply for some time.

I recently corresponded with Luke, who is a professional semi truck driver with 20 years of experience and he was willing to answer my questions about the Tesla Semi. Luke’s opinion about the Tesla semi is not only interesting because he's a commercial truck driver with 20 years of experience, but also because he also owns an electric commuter vehicle.

Thanks to a recent Elon Musk tweet, we know that the Tesla Semi Tesla Semi is very efficient, only requiring 1.7 kWh per mile. When you convert this efficiency over to MPGe, this makes the fully loaded Tesla Semi 2X more efficient than a FORD F-150!