from companies like Pepsi and Walmart. Enlarge Image Tesla has received around 2,000 pre-orders for the Semi in its estimation, including high profile orders from Pepsi and Walmart. Tesla "I actually don't know how many reservations we have for the Semi," said Elon Musk , Tesla CEO. "About 2,000? I mean, we haven't really tried to sell the Semi. It's not like there's like an ongoing sales effort, so orders for Semi are like opportunistic. Really companies [are] approaching us." It will be interesting to see if the pending lawsuit by Arizona-based rival trucking company Nikola has any effect on that. The lawsuit was something that Musk brushed off as being frivolous. "Nikola is suing Tesla. That's hilarious. Fate loves irony," said Musk. "But they're suing us because the way the trucks look, which is absurd. Nobody's buying a Semi truck because the way it looks, or because [it has] a wraparound windshield or whatever. Please." Enlarge Image The Tesla Semi has big plans to disrupt the trucking industry with lower running costs and huge hauling power. Tesla Tesla's proposed Megacharger network for the trucks also came up, as did the rumored plant charge a fixed rate for the electricity used. The company hasn't yet fleshed out plans for the charging network but agrees that it is critical to the success of not only the Tesla Semi but long-haul electric trucks as a whole. In all, it seems like things are progressing steadily for Tesla's big-rig, given its test run from Gigafactory in Sparks, Nevada, to Fremont, California, earlier in the year. We're looking forward to hopefully having the opportunity to climb around one soon. Your guide