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I wonder how that guarantee will be realized? Subsidies? Unless I am missing something, this seems to be artificially lower operating costs of the Semi in ord
by qyv 9y ago
I wonder how that guarantee will be realized? Subsidies? Unless I am missing something, this seems to be artificially lower operating costs of the Semi in order to make to favorable to diesel.
- mch82 9y agoSolar chargers built by Tesla’s solar business unit
- zzzzzzzza 9y agothey said their factory would be powered by solar panels (it's not) and their superchargers would be solar powered as well (they're not). Kind of one of those things like battery swapping that's not as practical as it sounds.
- withdavidli 9y agoNot an expert in this field, with costs or anything. My guess if not subsidies, it's a bet that electric energy will be cheaper, or batteries get more efficient to meet that price point in the 2-3 years it takes to ramp up production. In that time, they can get pre-orders. This reminds me of car companies advertising guaranteed gas prices for certain types of cars back when gas started hitting $3/$4 mark. I would see commercials of new cars saying $2.50/g for the next 5 years or something similar. Found one: https://www.caranddriver.com/news/chrysler-extends-gas-card-promotion-another-month-car-news https://www.caranddriver.com/news/chrysler-extends-gas-card-... Chrysler, $2.99/g for 3 years if you buy new car.