Tesla rival Daimler Truck wants to know if Elon Musk's Semi EV can actually live up to the hype: 'We'd love to get our hands on one'

A worker cleans a Tesla Semi electric truck parked outside the Frito-Lay manufacturing facility in Modesto, California, US, on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023. (Credit: Benjamin Fanjoy—Bloomberg via Getty Images)

• The first Semis are scheduled for manufacturing in Tesla's Nevada factory at the end of this year, after eight years of development and validation. Rival Daimler Truck is waiting to see how the eHGV compares with its critically acclaimed Mercedes-Benz eActros 600.

As Tesla inches closer to the start of volume production for its Semi early next year, industry leader Daimler Truck is keen to see whether the model can live up to its hype.