Some good information in this article: Exclusive: PepsiCo to roll out 100 Tesla Semis in 2023, exec says
Here are some tidbits:
Their chargers are 750kW, it takes ~40 minutes, and would re-charge no more than 500kWh for that 425 mile trip. (i.e. less than 1.2kWh/mile for that trip with a light load of chips.)
So it doesn't sound like they are waiting to see how the Semi performs before they buy more, they are going to buy them as fast as they can get them.
Here are some tidbits:
O'Connell said that a 425-mile (684-km) trip carrying Frito-Lay products brings the Semi's battery down to roughly 20%, and recharging it takes around 35 to 45 minutes.
Their chargers are 750kW, it takes ~40 minutes, and would re-charge no more than 500kWh for that 425 mile trip. (i.e. less than 1.2kWh/mile for that trip with a light load of chips.)
PepsiCo plans to roll out 100 heavy-duty Tesla Semis in 2023, when it will start using the electric trucks to make deliveries to customers like Walmart and Kroger, the soda maker's top fleet official told Reuters on Friday.
PepsiCo said it plans to deploy 15 trucks from Modesto and 21 from Sacramento.
All of the Semis going to PepsiCo will have a 500-mile (805-km) range. O'Connell added that he is not aware of when Tesla will start deploying 300-mile (480-km) trucks. When Tesla starts building them, PepsiCo "will rotate those up" into its fleet, he said.
So it doesn't sound like they are waiting to see how the Semi performs before they buy more, they are going to buy them as fast as they can get them.