CEO and founder Wen HanWindrose Note: This story originally published on March 23 is updated in 18th-20th paragraphs to include accusations by former U.S. employees that Windrose failed to pay them wages and benefits for months. CEO Wen Han denies this.Nine years after Elon Musk vowed to electrify trucking with Tesla’s electric Semi, the vehicle is finally edging into something like regular production. The twist: while Tesla has treated the Semi’s real-world pricing like a state secret, a Chinese-European upstart is doing the opposite—rolling into the U.S. market with a Tesla-shaped electric big rig and a number on the window.That company is Windrose Tech, led by CEO and founder Wen Han, 35, who will cheerfully tell you most anything you want to know about his electric big rig: price, range, weight, hauling capacity —and, yes, why the truck looks like it came out of the same design team meeting as Tesla’s.“Our truck looks a lot like the Tesla because that's what the aerodynamics dictate,” Han said by video chat, standing outside a restaurant on a chilly night in Antwerp, Belgium (where Windrose is now headquartered). “Somewhat surprisingly, we managed to patent in the United States our cab design, and also the chassis.”“Fuel cost is much bigger for fleets than driver costs, and is much bigger than truck costs”