Eyethulwe esikhathini esingangenyanga edlule, imoto yokuqala kaTesla esindayo, i-Semi-trailer, isesemlonyeni womhlaba. Owokugcina wamazwe ngamazwe ukungenela lo mjaho wama-oda kube yi-UPS (United Parcel Service), esanda kumemezela i-oda lamayunithi angu-125 kagandaganda kagesi ongu-100%, onamandla okuthwala cishe amathani angama-36.
Futhi ngokusho kolwazi olunikeziwe, i-North American multinational izobe inikeze uTesla uchungechunge lwezimpawu, lezi zimoto zikagesi zesikhathi esizayo kuzodingeka zihambisane nazo, ukuze zibekwe enkonzweni yokulethwa kwezizwe eziningi.
UJuan Perez, umqondisi wolwazi kanye nenhloko yomnyango wezobunjiniyela e-UPS“Isikhathi esingaphezu kwekhulu leminyaka, i-UPS ihole imboni emizamweni yokuhlola nokusebenzisa ubuchwepheshe obusha obuvumela ukusebenza kahle kwemikhumbi. Sizimisele ukuqhubekisela phambili ukuzibophezela kwethu ekusebenzeni kahle kwemikhumbi ngokusebenzisa lokhu kubambisana noTesla. Njengoba labogandaganda bakagesi beyindlela yethu yokungena enkathini yokuphepha okukhulu, umthelela omncane kwezemvelo kanye nezindleko eziphansi zobunikazi”
I-UPS isivele inemikhumbi "ezinye".
Inkampani yamazwe ngamazwe isivele inoxhaxha lwezinye izimoto ezidonsayo, okungukuthi, ezisebenza ngogesi, igesi yemvelo, igesi ye-propane namanye amafutha okungewona awendabuko.