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This is a pretty absurd comparison. A delivery truck vs a Semi, totally different markets. > The best economics for electric vehciles were always going to be l
by panick21_ 4y ago
This is a pretty absurd comparison. A delivery truck vs a Semi, totally different markets.
> The best economics for electric vehciles were always going to be light and medium vehicles with high utilisation.
A point-to-point delivery company can use the Semi at high utilization.
> Not heavy vehicles sensitive to weight and power.
Semi addresses a huge part of the overall trucking market.
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- rtkwe 4y agoThe big issue with utilization on large electric semis is recharge times, current designs of 300-500 mile range will need at least one recharge during the day and that will eat into the driving hours allowed by law for truckers.
- ouid 4y agoIs anyone actually offering or proposing a semi with a 300-500 mile range?
- rtkwe 4y agoThat's Tesla's claimed range but I'll believe it when I see it. That project hasn't surfaced much since it's initial announcement as far as I'm aware.
- panick21_ 4y agoActually they have delivered some vehicles and they are in production. It isn't full speed production but its in production. 500 miles is tough and you need the right conditions, see: https://cleantechnica.com/2022/12/11/watch-tesla-semis-500-mile-drive-on-one-charge/ https://cleantechnica.com/2022/12/11/watch-tesla-semis-500-m... 300 miles is no issue.
- panick21_ 4y agoIt its a shorter distance with more frequent loading and unloading this might be less of a problem. Or if drivers switch between shifts.