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The literal last mile is the easiest part, actually. Electric trucks with a range of 300km are already widely available, and that's more than enough for local u
by crote 4y ago
The literal last mile is the easiest part, actually. Electric trucks with a range of 300km are already widely available, and that's more than enough for local use.
Besides, in Europe there are pretty stringent rules about driving times already. You need to take a 45-minute break every 4.5 hours, which at 90 kmh is every 400 km. You can split that into a 15-minute break and a 30-minute one, requiring an even shorter range. Meanwhile, Germany is trialing overhead wires on highways, which would allow for an even more reduced range.
The way I see it, the truck isn't the problem: building the charging infrastructure is.
- me_me_me 4y ago> Electric trucks with a range of 300km I have to do it, but citation is needed. A quick googling and all i see is announcements of future truck. Tesla truck that are more cost efficient than trains available as early as 2018 are almost ready for 'production. > The way I see it, the truck isn't the problem: building the charging infrastructure is. Hmmmm, I wonder if you could rephrase that... 'You need to fund groundbreaking infrastructural changes at national level.'
- revertmean 4y ago> I have to do it, but citation is needed Volvo have been selling electric trucks for over 2 years now: https://www.volvotrucks.co.uk/en-gb/trucks/alternative-fuels/electric-trucks.html https://www.volvotrucks.co.uk/en-gb/trucks/alternative-fuels...