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> Imagine there're 20 trucks charging at 80kW on a single autobahn rest area. Why would they need to stop to charge? Charge them on the go. See the Tom Scott v

> Imagine there're 20 trucks charging at 80kW on a single autobahn rest area. Why would they need to stop to charge? Charge them on the go. See the Tom Scott video "The highway where trucks work like electric trains": * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3P_S7pL7Yg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3P_S7pL7Yg And if they do want/have to stop, imagine charging at a rate of up to 3750 kW: > The Megawatt Charging System (MCS) is a charging connector under development for large battery electric vehicles. The connector will be rated for charging at a maximum rate of 3.75 megawatts (3,000 amps at 1,250 volts direct current (DC)). * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megawatt_Charging_System https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megawatt_Charging_System

Helmut10001 4y ago
Why do we need trucks, in this case? All the rubber contaminating the environment when what you describe is the Electric Train that existed for 60+ years.
- throw0101c 4y ago
  > All the rubber contaminating the environment when what you describe is the Electric Train that existed for 60+ years. A freight train won't be able to deliver something to my house. Nor would it likely be able to transport livestock or grains from a farm to a processing plant. There are medium- and short-distance trips where a truck makes more sense, and they may have to drive on a highway in that case. And as someone who lives in Canada, where there are large distances between major metro areas, electrifying all those rail kilometres may not be practical, so even trains may have to stay on fossil fuels in certain situations.
  - Helmut10001 4y ago
    > Nor would it likely be able to transport livestock or grains from a farm to a processing plant. In Europe in the 1920s, every bigger plant had direct train access, it is possible and would make a lot more sense than stuffing precious lithium in millions of trucks that will still pollute the environment. For edge cases (delivery of the last mile), there are a lot of smaller solutions available than 20t+ trucks.
ZiiS 4y ago
At the moment they have squidgy things in the cab that need the stops anyway; unlikly to be the case in 2030 admittedly.

Helmut10001 4y ago

Why do we need trucks, in this case? All the rubber contaminating the environment when what you describe is the Electric Train that existed for 60+ years.

throw0101c 4y ago
> All the rubber contaminating the environment when what you describe is the Electric Train that existed for 60+ years. A freight train won't be able to deliver something to my house. Nor would it likely be able to transport livestock or grains from a farm to a processing plant. There are medium- and short-distance trips where a truck makes more sense, and they may have to drive on a highway in that case. And as someone who lives in Canada, where there are large distances between major metro areas, electrifying all those rail kilometres may not be practical, so even trains may have to stay on fossil fuels in certain situations.
- Helmut10001 4y ago
  > Nor would it likely be able to transport livestock or grains from a farm to a processing plant. In Europe in the 1920s, every bigger plant had direct train access, it is possible and would make a lot more sense than stuffing precious lithium in millions of trucks that will still pollute the environment. For edge cases (delivery of the last mile), there are a lot of smaller solutions available than 20t+ trucks.

ZiiS 4y ago

At the moment they have squidgy things in the cab that need the stops anyway; unlikly to be the case in 2030 admittedly.