DETROIT — Your beer could soon be delivered in a Tesla.
Brewer Anheuser-Busch — which owns Budweiser and other brands — has placed an order for 40 all-electric Tesla Semis.
Anheuser-Busch says it’s one of the largest orders Tesla has received for the truck, but Tesla isn’t confirming.
. Production will begin in 2019. Customers can put down a $5,000 deposit to reserve one.
Anheuser-Busch says the Tesla Semis would be part of a 750-truck U.S. fleet that transports products from breweries to wholesalers. The trucks will help the Belgium-based company meet its goal of reducing global carbon emissions by 30 percent in 2025.
Tesla won’t say how many companies have put down deposits. But Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and midwest retailer Meijer Inc. are among those that have placed orders.
