El Tesla Semi It is the largest engineering work that the American firm has carried out. He has already shown what he is capable of with the Model S and Model X, however, he wants to go one step further. Bringing electromobility to merchandise transports is a priority, because automotive sector has opted for this energy. However, the production capacity of the firm is one step behind that of its engineers.
For this reason, there are cases like the one announced. The Tesla Semi was confirmed to land on the market at some point in 2019. However, the demand of its products is exceeding the production capacity of its factories and, therefore, that of supplying more batteries. So, Elon Musk has been forced to announce that the arrival on the market of its electric truck is delayed until next year.
Battery production is the main problem for Tesla
This setback collides with the good progress that their orders. Customers want to have this model and therefore, reservations have been increasing little by little. However, at the last shareholders' meeting Elon Musk He has had to inform them of the problem that the brand is going through to finalize its launch. However, he assures that they will do everything possible to increase the output of this vital element.
According to Musk, the closing of new agreements with the Suppliers of the necessary raw materials. According to the announcement:
It doesn't make much sense to add complexity to the product if we do not have enough batteries. So that's complexity but no gain. We are matching the product launch according to the scale of battery production; that's really the main limiting factor."
We will have to see how long it takes Tesla to solve this "cyclical" problem. For now, the work? of the Semi it seems that they have not suffered, since firms such as Walmart have confirmed, after paying a deposit of 20 thousand dollars, yours. In any case, the situation seems to get more complicated every day for the American brand.
Source – Auto Express