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Can someone explain to me how this can be taken seriously? It seems to me like trucks are already weight-limited in a way that cars aren't, so the immense weigh
by tbihl 10y ago
Can someone explain to me how this can be taken seriously? It seems to me like trucks are already weight-limited in a way that cars aren't, so the immense weight of these batteries would hurt a lot for moving stuff.
- danderino 10y agoMight be some sort of a hybrid. Also, I am not entirely sure, but I would think removing an ICE and transmission would save a lot of weight.
- tbihl 10y agoI didn't look into the transmission, but it looks like those engines tend to be about 2600 lb. For comparison, the model S 85kwhr battery is just below half that. So the idea may have more merit for short- and medium- range trucking than I suspected.
- danderino 10y agoTake a look at BDY Company. They already have electric trucks
- moonka 10y agoMaybe it's for last mile trucking? Smaller batteries wouldn't way as much, but the economics might still work out ok.
- toomuchtodo 10y agoIt's not a long haul from the Nevada lithium mines Tesla has signed contracts with (or rather, evaporation ponds) to the Gigafactory. Tesla even got the Nevada DOT to change a truck route for them to shorten the route. A Tesla semi need not go far at first, only far enough.
- feld 10y agoNikola truck design uses a natural gas turbine to charge the batteries. Lower weight, longer distance, 6 wheel drive, better performance... I expect Tesla to beat this. https://nikolamotor.com/one https://nikolamotor.com/one
- greglindahl 10y agoHave you looked at the Nikola website recently? They switched to hydrogen fuel cells plus a battery.
- feld 10y agoNo, missed that. Interesting.