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It may not completely offset the battery weight, but electric class 8 trucks have an additional 2000 pounds of GVWR allowed. I would say the biggest headache
by rootusrootus 2y ago
It may not completely offset the battery weight, but electric class 8 trucks have an additional 2000 pounds of GVWR allowed.
I would say the biggest headache for Tesla in the semi space is that they were not first to market and there are multiple competitors shipping trucks now. And while Tesla has decent battery production, CATL makes way more and is evolving the technology much faster. Everyone else will just use those batteries. Maybe Tesla will too, if they keep trying to make the Semi a viable product.
- Teever 2y ago> It may not completely offset the battery weight, but electric class 8 trucks have an additional 2000 pounds of GVWR allowed. I wonder if they did a calculation to determine if this course of action will actually save more carbon emissions than it will cause in the form of road destruction and the need for refinishing them from the increased weight.