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European truck manufacturers like MAN and Scania have already had electric semi-trucks on the market for years. And they are selling, the Danish transport giant DSV alone has 400 driving around Europe.

omgwtfbyobbq 3 months ago [–]

That's about what one company ordered last month (370).

https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-massive-order-semi-370-units...

It looks like MAN/Scania combined production last year, including buses, was about 1000.

https://www.sustainabletruckvan.com/traton-scania-man-electr...

Estimates for semi production this year are 5000-15000.

https://sherwood.news/tech/what-we-know-about-teslas-semi-tr...

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