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Extra battery in the trailer can make it go so much further. And make battery in the trailer replaceable during a "charge" stop

• andersrs 3y ago
  Germany is doing something with electrified truck lanes on the highway. The trucks get charged through a pantograph as they're travelling.
  • seb1204 3y ago
    Sounds good but it will require long stretches of infrastructure to be electrified or am I wrong?
    • askiiart 3y ago
      If we base our numbers off the Mercedes truck elsewhere in the thread [1], then that takes 1 hour to charge a 600 kW battery, which can go for about 600 mkles. If we assume a speed of about 60 miles per hour, then that only requires a bit over 10% of the road to be electrified (60 miles out of every 600, I'd recommend splitting it up to 15 miles every 150). And maybe add a bit more to be safe, plus charging at rest stops in case the vehicle is low on battery when it gets get on the highway, and some more depending on the terrain (e.g. more up mountains than down). That being said, the Volvo being discussed only charges at 180 kW/h, and the article doesn't have battery or range information. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38315909 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38315909