Tesla revealed the European version of its Semi electric truck at IAA Transportation in Hannover in mid-September 2026. But the more immediately useful news sits on a much quieter page of Tesla’s own website: European businesses can already order Tesla’s Semi charging hardware today, more than a year before the first European trucks are due to arrive.
What Tesla confirmed at Hannover
The Semi runs on three electric motors producing up to 800 kW, paired with a 548 kWh (Standard Range) or 822 kWh (Long Range) battery pack — figures confirmed by documents Tesla filed with California’s CARB regulator in May 2026. The European-spec truck shown at Hannover swaps physical mirrors for cameras and adopts a rounder front end, closer in style to the Model Y than the angular original reveal. Tesla says deliveries are targeted to begin “early 2027.”
You can already buy the charger
On tesla.com, the “Semi Charging for Business” program lets any company order and install its own Semi chargers, with a minimum purchase of two posts. Two options are on offer: the Megacharger, up to 1.2 MW shared across two posts, adding 60% of range in 30 minutes; and the Basecharger, 120 kW DC (125 kW AC), adding the same 60% over four hours — built for overnight depot charging rather than fast turnarounds. The French-language version of the same page is already live, confirming France is one of the markets where the program is open, alongside Germany, the UK, the Netherlands and Belgium.
A purchasable charger isn’t the same as a public network
It’s worth keeping two things separate. The “Charging for Business” program is a company buying and installing its own hardware — available now, regardless of when the truck itself shows up. Tesla’s own public Megacharger network, the one meant to dot European highways the way Superchargers do for cars, is a different project: Tesla has said it wants more than 100 stalls across Europe, but hasn’t yet named specific sites, a local rollout schedule, or logistics partners. Businesses that want to be ready when the European Semi arrives don’t have to wait for that network — they can start wiring their own depot now.
