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> only needs to last for 8 hours I'm sure plenty of trucks drive more than 120 miles in 8hrs.
by thinkcontext 10y ago
> only needs to last for 8 hours
I'm sure plenty of trucks drive more than 120 miles in 8hrs.
- TheCoelacanth 10y agoTrucks in general, sure. Urban delivery trucks, probably much less frequently, since they are traveling pretty slowly and making frequent stops. If you were driving around Manhattan non-stop for an entire 8 hour shift at the average speed for vehicles in Manhattan, you would only make it 68 miles.
- thinkcontext 10y agoI'm sure there are scenarios where the limited range would be ok, just as I'm sure there are those where it would be unacceptable. I don't know enough about supply logistics to say what percentage of trips taken by different size classes of trucks have a range that would fit the capability. I just wanted to suggest that overall the limited range also limits the value proposition of the vehicle, just like for electric passenger cars. Diesel semis get around 6 miles per gallon, versus around 30 for cars, this suggests to me that the trucking application is even more sensitive to limited ranges than passenger cars.