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Well net zero fuels are a theoretical possibility, and it's a big startup scene. I'd wait for more Tesla semis on the road before agreeing with that SF to LA s

• cduzz 4y ago
  The future's a big place; there are plenty of use cases for a truck where it's fine to have a 200-500 mile battery for hauling stuff on the last mile or between warehouses. There are plenty of other use cases where you need lots more energy density. It's silly to assume the same vehicle needs to be able to do either on alternating sundays. For trucking, at least, a modular approach seems reasonable where some are all electric and some are hybrid where you chose the maximum generator output based on your expected duty cycle. A truck to lug cement over the Rocky Mountains on a daily basis will have a different load curve from one hauling across Texas. Hybrid focused ICE engines will likely be quite different from those designed as the primary motivation for cars, and there are probably not many situations where a v8's the right size. (Hybrid where they only run a generator to charge a battery will likely be optimized for only a couple RPMs and loads intermittent operation, etc)