Musk says Pepsi to receive Tesla's first Semi trucks in December


Tourists riding a ferry pass a giant Pepsi Cola sign on the East River in New York City U.S. September 17 2022.  REUTERSChris HelgrenFiles

Tourists riding a ferry pass a giant Pepsi Cola sign on the East River in New York City, U.S. September 17, 2022. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/Files

(Reuters) - Tesla Inc is starting Semi electric commercial truck production and PepsiCo Inc will get the first deliveries on Dec. 1, the electric vehicle maker's chief Elon Musk tweeted on Thursday.

When Musk unveiled the prototype of the futuristic, battery-powered Semi in 2017, he said the Class 8 truck would go into production by 2019.

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