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If you want electric trucks it seems like the no-brainer is (in addition to lot tenders) local delivery vans. I already see electric Amazon vans everywhere. You
by api 2y ago
If you want electric trucks it seems like the no-brainer is (in addition to lot tenders) local delivery vans. I already see electric Amazon vans everywhere. You go out, make the day's deliveries, then come back and charge while docked. It's an obvious fit.
Long haul trucking is the worst fit for today's EV tech.
Building more freight rail and electrifying it is another option for (some) long haul transport that isn't discussed enough.
- HumblyTossed 2y ago> Building more freight rail and electrifying it is another option for (some) long haul transport that isn't discussed enough. Most are, it's just that the electric part is generated by a diesel engine. That being said, they're already several times more efficient per ton than a semi is.
- TremendousJudge 2y ago>it's just that the electric part is generated by a diesel engine while technically correct, not a useful observation
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- flextheruler 2y agoWhat’s the proposition to “electrify” trains? Batteries or a live wire everywhere there’s train tracks? Both seem really inefficient to me with our current technology.
- TremendousJudge 2y agoYes, around the world electric freight locomotives are powered by overhead lines, and more occasionally by a third rail. It is a mature technology and the US is an exception among industrialized countries (China, all of Europe, Russia, Australia, Japan, etc) in that they use only diesel for freight.