Walmart plans to test Tesla’s brand new electric semi-truck

Walmart already wants to take Tesla’s new semi-truck for a spin.

The retail giant told CNBC on Friday that it’s “excited to be among the first” to test the new vehicle, which was announced for the first time on Thursday night.

“We believe we can learn how this technology performs within our supply chain, as well as how it could help us meet some of our long-term sustainability goals, such as lowering emissions,” a spokesperson for the company told the network.

Tesla’s ambitions in the trucking industry have been common knowledge for some time, but CEO Elon Musk finally unveiled details of the automaker’s big rig at an event on Thursday. The vehicle is able to run for 500 miles on a single charge, travel on autopilot within a fleet of other trucks, and accelerate from 0 to 60 miles per hour in five seconds. Read more…

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