Mention an all-electric truck fleet and California typically comes to mind, but a start-up in Central Florida has set out to change that with a plan that relies solely on Tesla Semis.
EV Semi-Fleet reported raising $1.1 million, which fueled reservations for 50 Semis that they plan on using at ports in Tampa and Jacksonville.
“We believe that we could get our first of 50 trucks by July of 2023,” said EV Semi-Fleet CEO Jake Guerra.
In the meantime, the three-man crew is working out of an office in Orlando where they’ve been busy building contacts, studying the industry and raising funds to reserve more Tesla tractors.
“Tesla’s Semi division has been extremely responsive,” Guerra said. “Any questions we have, they really do a great job in getting back to us with quality information.”
The group already has a leg up on some important fundamentals. EV Semi-Fleet co-founder Thomas Licata brings 10 years of freight broker experience while lead investor and technology advisor Thomas O’Hanlon, an electrical engineer, draws on knowledge gleaned in power plant construction and Tesla EV ownership, which has allowed O’Hanlon to more closely study the car maker’s technology, including Full Self-Driving mode.
