People wanting to put down money, for a place in line, for a Tesla car, lead to a dependable funding stream.

E-hauling interest fuels demand for Tesla semi

SAN FRANCISCO - Big freight haulers want some tryout time with Tesla's new semi truck.Orders are trickling in for the sleek vehicle, unveiled in mid-November. Recently, United Parcel Service said it wants 125. PepsiCo ordered 100. Budweiser parent Anheuser-Busch reserved 40. Sysco, the big food distributor, wants 50.

 Me, "The Semi and Roadster are ways of Tesla to draw more funding (by deposits) to sustain and expand production on the Model 3. It is by no means an accident that Elon Musk held off on any real news on the Model Y and Pick up Truck. He is holding them back in reserve in case he has to draw even more funding. It seems holding deposits on a popular car/truck is a new way of creating capital. There is nothing wrong with asking for deposits to hold a space in line for the newest model, especially if it can be refunded. Its just another way of raising money without having to sell more stock, have a public fund raising or invest in more debit."

From article, (Big freight haulers want some tryout time with Tesla’s new semi truck.

Orders are trickling in for the sleek vehicle, unveiled in mid-November. Recently, United Parcel Service said it wants 125. PepsiCo ordered 100. Budweiser parent Anheuser-Busch reserved 40. Sysco, the big food distributor, wants 50. Wal-Mart ordered 15.

That’s peanuts compared with the 940,000 heavy-duty semi trucks sold around the world each year, 238,000 of them in the U.S. — and the Tesla truck won’t be available until 2019 at the earliest.

But it’s a strong start for a new entry in the semi market. And it proves that major freight operators, intent on cutting costs without degrading service wherever possible, are taking the Tesla Semi seriously.)

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