Tesla's "long-haul" electric truck aims for 200 to 300 miles per a charge: The near-future is all about regional hauling.

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SAN FRANCISCO - Tesla Inc next month plans to unveil an electric big-rig truck with a working range of 200 to 300 miles, Reuters has learned, a sign that the electric car maker is targeting regional hauling for its entry into the commercial freight market.

Perry said Tesla's efforts are centered on an electric big-rig known as a "Day cab" with no sleeper berth, capable of traveling about 200 to 300 miles with a typical payload before recharging.

Roughly 30 percent of U.S. trucking jobs are regional trips of 100 to 200 miles, according to Sandeep Kar, chief strategy officer of Toronto-based Fleet Complete, which tracks and analyzes truck movement.

"As long as can break 200 miles he can claim his truck is 'long haul' and he will be technically right," Kar said.

A range of 200 to 300 miles would put Tesla at the edge of what the nascent electric truck industry believes is economically feasible, the researchers and industry insiders said.

Daimler, the largest truck manufacturer in the world by sales, will begin production this year on an electric delivery truck.

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