Tesla is letting some of its customers drive the all-electric Semi — here's what one thinks of it (TSLA)

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August 28, 2018 9:23 PM

The Twitter account for UPS' Illinois branch posted videos of the Tesla Semi on Monday and said it offered a "smooth" ride. The version of the Semi the company saw is likely a prototype, though Tesla did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The Twitter account for UPS' Illinois branch posted videos of the Semi on Monday and said it offered a
The version of the Semi the company saw is likely a prototype.

Tesla is bringing its upcoming electric semi truck, the Semi, to some of its customers. One of those customers — UPS — recently complimented the vehicle.

The Twitter account for UPS' Illinois branch posted videos of the Semi on Monday and said it offered a "smooth" target="_blank" ride.

Electrek reported on Friday that the Semi had arrived at the Arkansas headquarters of another customer, the trucking company JB Hunt.

The version of the Semi each company saw is likely a prototype, though Tesla declined a request for comment. In addition to UPS and JB Hunt, customers for the Semi include Walmart, Pepsi, Anheuser-Busch, and FedEx.

Production for the Semi will start in 2019, Tesla has said. The company will have to expand the capacity of its assembly plant in Fremont, California, convert its battery-production factory in Nevada to produce vehicles, or use another company's factory to meet that timeline.

During the company's second-quarter earnings call in August, CEO Elon Musk said he was unable to answer questions about where the company will produce future vehicles. Tesla said it would take around two years for production to begin at a factory it will build in China.