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Announced Aug 7, 2026: The Boring Company’s Liner Truck 3 is a fully electric…

2026-08-07 · 17:50 UTC ·@niccruzpatane ·1 min read

Brief

Liner Truck 3, announced Aug 7, 2026, is a fully electric tunnel vehicle from The Boring Company that repurposes Tesla Model 3 battery and drive units. Designed to carry 22,000+ lb of concrete segments (or standard freight containers) at up to 12 mph, it has a 28-mile range and is remotely piloted from a Global OCC in Texas with each operator overseeing more than eight trucks.

Why it matters

Announced Aug 7, 2026: The Boring Company’s Liner Truck 3 is a fully electric tunnel vehicle built using Tesla Model 3 battery and drive units.

Key details

  • Liner Truck 3 transports 22,000+ lb of concrete segments, achieves 28 miles of range, and has a 12 mph maximum operating speed.
  • The vehicle is remotely piloted from a Global OCC in Texas with each pilot controlling/monitoring more than eight LTs; the same truck can also carry standard freight containers through the tunnel.
Source evidence

The Boring Company created a fully electric tunnel vehicle that uses a @Tesla Model 3 battery and drive units.

That’s some cool engineering convergence. It gets 28 miles of range while transporting 22,000+ lb of concrete segments to the boring machine.

The Boring Company (@boringcompany)

Introducing Liner Truck 3 — our latest fully electric tunnel vehicle.

  • Tesla Model 3 battery and drive units
  • Transports 22,000+ lb of concrete segments to the boring machine
  • 28 miles of range
  • 12 mph max operating speed
  • Remotely piloted from Global OCC in Texas, with each pilot controlling/monitoring > 8 LTs in the field.

Fun fact: the same Liner Truck can carry standard freight containers through the tunnel.

Video

— https://nitter.net/boringcompany/status/2085784415154651577#m