TECH - PepsiCo Doubles Down On Electric As 75 Ford E-Transits Join Tesla Semi Trucks In Fleet | Benzinga
Beverage giant PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP) announced on Tuesday it’s adding 75 Ford Motor Co.‘s (NYSE:F) E-Transit electric vans to its fleet, alongside additional Tesla, Inc.’s (NASDAQ:TSLA) Semi trucks.
What Happened: PepsiCo said it will deploy 50 Tesla Semi trucks from its Fresno, California manufacturing and distribution facility. Additionally, 75 E-Transit vans will be spread across its 13 California locations for various uses, including sales deliveries and service support.
To power the additional Semi trucks at the Fresno location, eight 750-kilowatt Tesla chargers and two Tesla Megapack Battery Energy Storage Systems have been installed. This facility distributes Pepsi, ...