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>As long as they don’t break down that's probably the big one. They will break down. all industrial vehicles do, it's just a factored-in cost. the question
by notatoad 9y ago
>As long as they don’t break down
that's probably the big one. They will break down. all industrial vehicles do, it's just a factored-in cost. the question is how often will they break down, and how much of a hassle will it be to repair them when they do break down?
- toomuchtodo 9y agoI would assume their Tesla Ranger service would be deployed for break downs, replacing your traditional emergency roadside contracts your fleet might have, amortizing the Rangers across both passenger and semi vehicles. When your Diesel engine fails, you’re stuck on the road. The Tesla Semi can limp home on two out of four motors (although a battery failure is going to require a tow).
- clort 9y agowhy that last - do they have only a single battery for all four motors? I would have thought in a vehicle this size, that splitting the battery bank into controllable sections would make ultimate sense. If a part of the power pack fails, just shut that off and get the service agent to replace it at the next convenient place. which reminds me of the old trope about Rolls Royce, where dealers were supposed to have a replacement vehicle ready to go in the back of an unbranded lorry at all times so that if you broke down, they could show up and get you off the side of the road in short order, avoiding bad press and maintaining their image of never failing.