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>Keep in mind that 500 miles is 8 full hours of 65 mph driving though! Truckers do 700 miles days legally. Your talking 10 hours to recharge on super charger f
by SigmundA 9y ago
>Keep in mind that 500 miles is 8 full hours of 65 mph driving though!
Truckers do 700 miles days legally. Your talking 10 hours to recharge on super charger for 500 miles of battery vs a few minutes at truck stop for diesel. Might be ok if they can sleep at super charger, going to be a while before that infrastructure is built out. simply not viable for long haul.
>The engine, exhaust, transmission and fuel in a semi truck weighs several tonnes- at the lower end of range, converting to batteries could even reduce weight.
A 15 liter diesel and transmission weighs 2 tons, 300 gallons diesel 1 ton. it will be heavier, meaning less capacity even with only 200-300 miles of range.
>The cost of all those batteries is 200-300k, which is expensive but not unusual for a semi truck.
The whole truck cost 200-300k, now you just doubled it.
- hwillis 9y agoI did mention that the trucks will be nonviable for any non-corporate use. I'll also point out that charge time is independent of battery size: as long as the charger is large enough (as in MW+), Tesla Semis will charge in the same time as Tesla sedans. So 200 miles in about 20 minutes. > A 15 liter diesel and transmission weighs 2 tons, 300 gallons diesel 1 ton. it will be heavier, meaning less capacity even with only 200-300 miles of range. Even with those numbers, that would only be a 5% increase in weight. It affects the capacity of fully loaded trucks (very minorly) but it doesn't affect the range whatsoever. > The whole truck cost 200-300k, now you just doubled it. Minus the cost of engine etc. Most nice trucks cost less than $200k so it is still easily double the average truck, but that's expected given maintenance and fuel savings. Upfront cost is comparable to some of the really nice European models.