Anheuser-Busch buying 40 Tesla trucks

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    Chinatown

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    Anheuser-Busch is going electric.
    The beer brewing giant has placed an order for 40 of Tesla’s new electric semis.
    The battery-powered trucks unveiled in November have a range of up to 500 miles between charges and a starting price of $200,000.
    Tesla says they will be the quickest big rigs on the road and feature various autonomous capabilities.
    Anheuser-Busch joins Walmart, J.B. Hunt and a growing list of companies putting their names on the list for the trucks, which are scheduled to enter production sometime in 2019.
    Last year Anheuser-Busch teamed up with autonomous outfit Otto to deliver a load of Budweiser across Colorado in a self-driving diesel semi.
    “At Anheuser-Busch, we are constantly seeking new ways to make our supply chain more sustainable, efficient, and innovative,” wrote James Sembrot, Senior Director of Logistics Strategy. “This investment in Tesla semi-trucks helps us achieve these goals while improving road safety and lowering our environmental impact.
     
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  3. Dec 7, 2017 #2
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    HopeOverMope

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    Lol we need e logs to be safe... we need lane departure devices... and here come the Tesla truck, the "quickest big rig"


    ...yawn
     
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    shogun

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    That truck looks like an upright vacuum.
     
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    mjd4277

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    Or a blender...
     
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    I wonder if the battery charger is mounted on the truck in case it doesn't make it back to the base...and what type of power & plug it takes to charge a battery pack large enough to power an 80k lb truck.
     
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    A range of 500 miles per charge?Probably when it’s empty.After it weighs 79999 lbs with a load of beer,it probably will get 175 miles per charge.
     
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    Anyone else concerned about the megas picking up tesla trucks that can go 0-60 in 5 seconds fully loaded driven by some ####### that doesn't even know how to check his oil?

    No? Just me? Ok, well Going to take a vacation for a few months when that happens.
     
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    I believe they are supposed to have some sort of built in charging system to recharge. I say let them use these all the time. Cheapest loads out there anymore to pickup, not worth it except to mae a move.
     
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    Great!
    Nobody wants to haul beer anyhow¡!!!!!!!
     
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