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Even in this case what advantage it has over existing electric trucks which don’t have these design flaws?

• hn_throwaway_99 4y ago
  What existing electric trucks?
  • mentalpiracy 4y ago
    Here are four examples for you: Mercedes: https://electrek.co/2022/09/19/mercedes-benz-eactros-longhaul-electric-truck/ https://electrek.co/2022/09/19/mercedes-benz-eactros-longhau... Scania: https://www.scania.com/group/en/home/products-and-services/trucks/battery-electric-truck.html https://www.scania.com/group/en/home/products-and-services/t... Volvo: https://www.volvotrucks.com/en-en/trucks/alternative-fuels/electric-trucks.html https://www.volvotrucks.com/en-en/trucks/alternative-fuels/e... DAF: https://www.daf.com/en/about-daf/sustainability/alternative-fuels-and-drivelines/battery-electric-vehicles https://www.daf.com/en/about-daf/sustainability/alternative-...
    • TheRealDunkirk 4y ago
      Are any of these actually for sale yet? I work for a trucking company that says they ”have” alternative energy vehicles, but nothing is shipping yet.
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  • ojagodzinski 4y ago
    https://twitter.com/TOrynski/status/1600970796159336449 https://twitter.com/TOrynski/status/1600970796159336449
  • TheLoafOfBread 4y ago
    Mercedes, Volvo, Nikola, Renault.
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• themagician 4y ago
  In an ideal environment the operating cost of a Tesla Semi is about 1/3rd (conservative estimate) that of a diesel. That environment is, again, very specific. But if your routes are short and predictable, you have massive warehouse space for solar, and you can get your average electricity cost as low as Tesla can then it pays off. 1 million miles in a diesel is going to cost well over $1 million dollars (including the price of the cab). With a Tesla Semi that cost is at least half… IF you can get the electricity cost low enough.
  • ffssffss 4y ago
    There are several other electric semis, the thread lists their manufacturers at the end.
  • Chirono 4y ago
    Yes there are: https://www.volvotrucks.com/en-en/trucks/alternative-fuels/electric-trucks.html https://www.volvotrucks.com/en-en/trucks/alternative-fuels/e...
  • retromario 4y ago
    What about the 4 examples of other electric semis shared at the end of the original thread? https://twitter.com/TOrynski/status/1600970796159336449 https://twitter.com/TOrynski/status/1600970796159336449
  • eastof 4y ago
    TFA references several competing electric truck makers such as https://nikolamotor.com/tre-bev https://nikolamotor.com/tre-bev
    • reissbaker 4y ago
      Nikola was convicted of securities fraud last year for faking their electric truck. They finally delivered 48 trucks this year, and then all of them were immediately recalled for safety issues. I think the fact that the author referenced them as viable alternatives is pretty emblematic of how accurate the thread is.
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• aliswe 4y ago
  This is my issue. You're replying but clearly you are missing that there arent any electric semis to compete with. The author of the thread also clearly hasn't ridden a tesla semi, so he is just assuming that eg the mirrors can't be cleaned either from the inside nor the outside. Isnt that a bit too bad of a take? I mean I love to read about his experience, but many of his points of criticism seem hypothetical.
  • kelnos 4y ago
    > there arent any electric semis to compete with. What do you mean? The author of the Twitter thread mentions four electric semi options in the thread.
    • aliswe 4y ago
      i see