Tesla Semi on pace for 2021 debut
The Tesla Semi is still on track for 2021 production despite the battery shortages the company is facing.
“The main reason we have not accelerated new products – like, for example, Tesla Semi – is that we simply don’t have enough cells for it,” he said. “If we were to make the Semi right now, and we could easily go into production with the Semi right now, but we would not have enough cells for it.”
Semi would use, Musk said, about five times more cells than a passenger car, yet would not retail for five times what a car would sell for, "so it kind of would not make sense for us to do the Semi right now,” he said. “But it will absolutely make sense for us to do it as soon as we can address the cell production constraint.”
Once production ramps on Tesla's 4680 battery pack – which the company expects will be more energy dense, enabling greater range – Musk said he expects to have the cell volume to get Semi rolling down the assembly line. –Jason Cannon, CCJ
Mack Trucks’ new PartsASIST online parts platform | The truck parts and components online platform aims to give Mack owners a more efficient service and support option to help improve uptime, the company says. Registering for PartsASIST and transitioning from the current Mack SELECT Part Store will allow for quick and confident parts selection from the Mack Trucks dealer network in the U.S. and Canada as dealers join the program throughout 2021. The new platform connects fleet unit numbers to individual VINs, resulting in quicker and easier tracking and documentation, and integrates Mack’s Genuine Parts and All Makes catalogs to simplify searching for model-specific components. Real-time data cross-referencing provides fast insight into inventory availability, helping to ensure that what customers see in the catalogs and purchase is what they will receive.
Pilot raising money for American Heart Association
Pilot Company announced Thursday the return of the American Heart Association’s Life is Why campaign to its stores in February, which is American Heart Month.
