>Heavy batteries cut payload and add cost, potential deal killers for fleet buyers focused on operating cost per mile. True but the maintaince cost for EV is m

>Heavy batteries cut payload and add cost, potential deal killers for fleet buyers focused on operating cost per mile. True but the maintaince cost for EV is minimal if you discount the battery. You don’t even need to replace brake disks. Tesla seems to have done a lot of research in the cost per mile and is touting “lifelong ownership cost” in perhaps creative ways. Their numbers show good discounts per mile in comparison with a traditional semi.