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Tesla Semi climbs 8% grade with 70,000 lbs—diesel truckers take note

CLAVE 1 / 4Adam Wingfield, a veteran trucker and former electric-vehicle sceptic, tested a fully loaded Tesla Semi on an 8% grade.

CLAVE 2 / 4The truck, weighing over 70,000 pounds, climbed the hill without strain, defying diesel-truck driving conventions.

CLAVE 3 / 4Wingfield described the Tesla Semi as "truly a dream to drive" after the test, marking a shift in his stance on electric trucks.

CLAVE 4 / 4Tesla’s production facility is designed to build 1,000 trucks per week, though the company remains far short of its 2017 target of 200,000 units.

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