PepsiCo plans to begin employing electric trucks to make deliveries to consumers in 2023, which is also the year that the company intends to roll out 100 heavy-duty Tesla Semis.
As a means of reducing its environmental effect, PepsiCo is the first corporation to test out Tesla Semis that are powered by batteries.
The large trucks were ordered by PepsiCo in 2017, and the company is now buying them “outright” in addition to modernizing its factories and adding four 750 kW Tesla charging stations at its California facilities in Modesto and Sacramento.
Mike O’Connell, vice president of PepsiCo, stated in an interview. Part of the expenditures are covered by a $15.4 million state grant and a $40,000 federal subsidy per vehicle.
O’Connell, who is in charge of the company’s fleet of cars, stated that electrification is a fantastic place to start.
According to O’Connell, the Semis will go about 425 miles (684 km) carrying Frito-Lay foods, but for heavier loads of sodas, the trucks will initially make shorter journeys of about 100 miles (160 km).
Then, according to O’Connell, PepsiCo will also transport beverages in the “400 to 500-mile range.”
Deliveries to Walmart and grocery stores like Kroger and Albertsons will be made by some of the trucks PepsiCo has designated for the Sacramento facility.
Pricing information for the Tesla trucks has been kept under wraps, so PepsiCo has opted not to disclose it.
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