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A heavy truck uses in the order of magnitude of 100 kW of continuous power for propulsion at highway speeds. Solar panels on the truck can extend range by aroun
by DropPanda 3y ago
A heavy truck uses in the order of magnitude of 100 kW of continuous power for propulsion at highway speeds. Solar panels on the truck can extend range by around 10%, but increase weight, capital and maintenance cost. When trucks are parked, it’s often dark outside.
- m463 3y agohmmm.. I checked the numbers and you are right. telsa semi says is less than 2kwh per mile, so 2kw*hr/mi * 65 mi/hr -> 130kw maybe solar panels on trailers would be good for refrigeration, even when parked/dropped, but yeah not too helpful for motive power.