Wal-Mart Joins Retailers Planning to Try Out Tesla Truck
- Retail giant preorders five Semis for U.S., 10 for Canada
- Meijer, J.B. Hunt also reserve Elon Musk’s biggest model yet
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Customers are starting to place orders for Tesla Inc.’s new all-electric Semi truck, with retail giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc. preordering for both its U.S. and Canadian units.
“We have a long history of testing new technology -- including alternative-fuel trucks -- and we are excited to be among the first to pilot this new heavy-duty electric vehicle,” Wal-Mart spokesman Kory Lundberg said in an email. “We believe we can learn how this technology performs within our supply chain, as well as how it could help us meet some of our long-term sustainability goals, such as lowering emissions.”