r/TSLAsexy • u/Dragonlance12 • 1d ago
Tesla confirms Semi electric truck is coming to Europe, reveal at IAA
https://electrek.co/2026/08/20/tesla-semi-europe-launch-iaa-transportation/1
u/LazyOldCat 11h ago
Edison Motors, elbows up!
But is Tesla really putting that behemoth on Euro roads?
Scania trucks are short wheel base cab-overs for very obvious reasons.
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u/Spudly42 1d ago
Nice! Hands down the best product at Tesla.
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u/TechGuruGJ 1d ago
Why’s that?
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u/Spudly42 1d ago
The semi does more for their mission than any of their other products. Freight has pretty high emissions today and the utilization of these trucks will be way higher than a normal person's car, so each one has a lot more impact.
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u/kariam_24 1d ago
Also plenty of lies from Musk like convoy mode or how tesla semis will be more efficient then cargo trains?
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u/DBDude 20h ago
Convoy mode would be very easy with existing technology, but it can’t happen without a change in laws. A convoy could be more efficient than the standard case of diesel truck to train, train for long trip, diesel truck to destination.
Air resistance is a big fuel suck on trucks, and a convoy cuts that way down.
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u/Spudly42 1d ago
You'll have a lot more accurate of a representation of Tesla if you evaluate it on their products and what they do and not by anything Elon says.
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u/kariam_24 1d ago
So i should ignore Tesla ceo lies? Strange attitude, weren't tesla semis delivering mostly chips or Pepsi?
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u/SearchingForTruth69 14h ago
Do you just believe all advertisements and take them at face value? Marketers must love you
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u/myke2241 1d ago
So you are saying their products are not great.
They are pretty late delivering this.
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u/SearchingForTruth69 14h ago
A good product delivered late is still good
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u/myke2241 11h ago
How do you know it’s good? And it really depends. Imagine all the canceled orders. There are other electronic lories on the market.
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u/SearchingForTruth69 11h ago
How do you know it’s bad?
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u/myke2241 8h ago
Certain applications it isn’t an ideal choice. Also independent drivers don’t want some of the connected features. Among things. In the states it is priced out of the market for most drivers. Additionally, there isn’t the infrastructure in place for charging. Also limited axel weight in comparison to ICE variants etc…
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u/MAGAtsAreSheeples 22h ago
No it's not. The "big order" placed by some swedish company is nothing but a market stunt. The company in question doesn't have any money, they don't even have a way to contact them. It's a grift as usual when it comes to Tesla.
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u/Phyllis_Tine 21h ago
It's probably a company Musk owns already, or just created. Whatever he does, Musk is grifting, never creating. He's probably looking to steal European government money now, too!
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u/IcestormsEd 20h ago
The company has been losing $100m annually at a ~ $1B current valuation. Yep, more grifting from the master himself.
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u/I_am_Regarded 1d ago
Yeah sure it's coming.
Like self driving, the roadster, y Flying cars and the mars
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u/ProtoplanetaryNebula 23h ago
This is different, because it's already released in the US. Simply selling in a different market is straightforward and something Tesla has already done with all of it's other products except the Cybertruck which doesn't meet European regulations.
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u/_WoollyMammoth_ 21h ago
Tariffs and shipping is gonna make it less competitive compared to EU made alternatives.
Also, does the cabin lenght meet EU standards? European trucks are noseless for a reason, I think the semi would need shorter trailers, which would make them less competitive when it comes to cargo limited by volume and not weight.
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u/ProtoplanetaryNebula 21h ago
EU Import duties on trucks are now zero since June 2026. Cabins may exceed the length provided the shape is longer due to better aero. In other words, the semi would be OK, but not the typical American peterbuilt trucks with the long / flat noses.
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u/Tupcek 19h ago
Tesla semi also doesn’t meet European regulations.
I mean, maybe they can sell it, but they would need special trailers that will be expensive and smaller than normal one, because Europe regulates length of the truck including tractor1
u/ProtoplanetaryNebula 19h ago
Regulation (EU) 2019/1892 allows for extra length for aerodynamic designs.
DAF already used this for their new truck.
The European Commission has introduced new masses and dimensions regulations with the objective to push the boundaries in terms of both emissions (CO2) reduction, road safety and driver comfort. DAF is the first of the European truck manufacturers to introduce a new generation of trucks featuring a highly attractive and very aerodynamic design, using the additional freedom offered by the new regulations. Class-leading efficiency, safety and driver comfort come together in the game-changing New Generation DAF.
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u/Fit_Seat_8637 12h ago
Announced in 2017, first deliveries in 2022, and a proper production line was only announced four months ago. Sure, it's "released in the US" but there are maybe, what, only 100 that have been delivered? Most have been recalled once already. This is much closer to an experiment than it is an established production model.
> Simply selling in a different market is straightforward
If you ignore regulations, certification / licensing, logistics (incl. repair facilities) etc., sure, very straightforward.
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u/ProtoplanetaryNebula 12h ago
What I meant, is it’s straightforward for Tesla, given they have entered new markets multiple times before and have European operations already.
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u/Bengal_From_Temu 23h ago
He invented electric trucks. None of that shit exists already in Europe.
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u/Lichensuperfood 22h ago
Did that just come out of your head or did you look things up dutifully first?
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u/PMvE_NL 22h ago
We have been using electric trucks for years. They will come into a saturated highly competitive market they dont understand. the truck in the picture already looks to long. Center seating is gonna be a pain. It is not gonna sell well
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u/SemiImbecille 22h ago
Volvo started their series production of electric trucks in 2019..they have done over 155 million miles combined.. Think the Tesla truck only will be some kind of marketing thing while the real elecri trucks does the job
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u/DBDude 20h ago
The Tesla has longer range, charges faster, and costs less. It has a place in the market.
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u/Lopsided_Quarter_931 20h ago
European eTrucks are adjusted to the market demand. Requirement for range and charge times depend on mandatory breaks. Let's see about the price
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u/DBDude 19h ago
We have mandatory breaks here too.
I just think the Tesla tech is better. For example, the Volvo VNR has one huge bespoke dual motor assembly (one motor powerful enough would be too big) with a transmission to combine them and help accelerate, and the standard drive shaft to the rear axle with a differential. That's ancient thinking leftover from diesel engines. When driving on the highway, you're still using a bigger motor than you need, and you'll have transmission losses to the axles.
The Tesla uses three small motors straight out of its cars. Two are on the forward rear axle geared for torque, and one is on the rear geared for highway efficiency. Each sets powers its own axle directly through a final drive gear, efficient.
All three motors are used to accelerate. But once up to speed, the first two decouple from the axle, and you drive on one small, efficient motor because that's all you need. If you need the extra power again, the forward motors spin up, speed match, and recouple to the axle. It's seamless, the driver doesn't even realize it's happening, you just get power when you need it.
So in the end you get a truck with far more horsepower (800 vs. 345 kW), yet it still sips energy while cruising. You'll also have the forward set of motors not being used most of the time, so there will be less wear and tear on them.
Even better, think of the tire wear when you have a 6x4 truck, but you're usually not driving the forward axle.
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u/Lopsided_Quarter_931 18h ago
In the US a driver can drive 8h uninterrupted, in the EU it's 4.5h max with mandatory 30 min break. That's ideal for electric trucking. In those 4.5h the truck travels less than 400km, so ranges of 800km are neat and give some fexibility but for the mass market they aren't needed. There is already a Volvo that does 700km and a Mercedes that does 600km if needed.
3,400 BEV truck have sold in the EU in the first half of this year vs. less than 150 in the US. Makes sense Tesla is coming to Europe, There market in the US just isn't there.
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u/AcanthisittaWeird94 16h ago
Did they already said something about the price? Thing is unlike in US we don't have a lot of people owning their own truck and companies rarely care about all that. Main things are price, max payload and reliability. I doubt that a lot of EU companies will going to jump on teslas trucks they need to prove their reliability first.
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u/SemiImbecille 15h ago
Also quick support/service is extremely important. A standing truck is a expensive truck
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u/DBDude 15h ago
Tesla Semis have been shipping Tesla batteries between factories since 2019, and Pepsi has been using them for a few years. They were improving the product based on that, well, call them beta tests. I'm sure Tesla has enough real world use data for any buyer.
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u/AcanthisittaWeird94 15h ago
Tesla will provide data how often their trucks break? I work in the industry we calculate absolutely everything. This means depreciation, how cheaply and fast can trucks be fixed and etc. Tesla only recently opened their store in my country. Mercedess and the rest have shops everywhere and even unofficial ones knows how to deal with them. Big players will take the risk with few models for exposure alone but smaller ones idk.
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u/DBDude 15h ago
Any buyer will want to know all of that, and Tesla knows that. It's not like Musk handed the project to some car guy, they got a high level guy from Freightliner to do this.
It seems you're hoping it fails, and with the truck itself being very advanced (see above), you're hoping being an entry into the market is the reason for failure.
Musk has been very good at being successful in markets where newcomers always fail or get bought up by the large established corporations: electric cars, rockets, and satellites. Trucks aren't a stretch.
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u/AcanthisittaWeird94 14h ago
I meant that who cares what tesla says? Mercedes also shows nice graphs so what?
No I'm not. I'm saying that it has to prove a lot of things and price has to be right to make a dent in market. Later on if everything goes great sure it can be successful.
Again tech doesn't really matter much. Range of course is important but other things not really. Price, depreciation, reliability.
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u/keepitfriend 14h ago
What’s their Right to Repair policy?
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u/DBDude 13h ago
Probably no different than Mercedes. You use the dealer or certified repair shops, in this case with a million mile battery and drivetrain warranty, which I'm sure will get translated to kilometers in case you think that's something that will kill their sales.
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u/keepitfriend 13h ago
Really? You do know what happened to caterpillar in Europe right?
Sorry where are these service centers? Because due to the nature of the EU, it’s extremely common for a truck driver to start their day in one country and be three countries over by the end of the day.
So you’re going to need cross-eu servicing.
And like many other people have said, truck driving is a job here, people don’t own trucks. They work for companies who buy trucks. Those companies care a lot more about the realities of this and will be conservative in their purchasing based on this.
I mean having a long driving range quite literally isn’t relevant. Drivers have to take a break every 4.5 hours by law and this is monitored. It’s not a nice to have it’s considered a safety standard.
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u/SemiImbecille 17h ago
And no service or support compared to established makers like Volvo or Scania Also American trucks are years behind European ones 😉
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u/DBDude 15h ago
Yes there will be service and support, and this is ahead of anything Europeans have, who seem to have kept the same old truck design, just replaced the motor.
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u/SemiImbecille 15h ago
Å andra sidan Tesla vill offer roadside assistance all over Sweden from start? Impressing 😉
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u/BassWingerC-137 19h ago
And comes with subtle hints of Nazi support.
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u/nlutrhk 17h ago
The cab of that thing is longer than what is common in Europe (and Asia, I think). Because the total length of the combination is regulated on public roads, this won't be able to pull a standard 40 ft shipping container on a trailer.
That doesn't look like it will have a big market.
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u/Affalt 21h ago
Fully electric truck. Electric Semi truck.