Good news... dreaming of BEV Class A
Report of Tesla coming up with million miles battery. Truckers and haulers can start dreaming too. Alternative title: How to tick off EV naysayers. Brickbats, incoming! Tesla's Millione M...
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Some loads max out on gross, but many, maybe most, cube out first. And a whole lot of loads are less than full trailer, and under weight. Think of all the UPS package trucks. Called in to move them when weather would put them behind, never had over 32,000 on drives (5th wheel set for 12/34 split). I never knew what trailer tandem weighed.
I can see where electric would leave much to be desired for the "Any load, any road" or irregular hauler, (Or RVer) but for a terminal to terminal operation? Example, my truck did not do slip seat. I would pull into UPS, drop their wagon. 10 hrs later, they would have a load. (Go out, pay cash for fuel, so log book could show 10 hrs sleeping) If that was the only kind of work I did, and could plug in while sleeping? Of course, will the E trucks need drivers?
I can see where electric would leave much to be desired for the "Any load, any road" or irregular hauler, (Or RVer) but for a terminal to terminal operation? Example, my truck did not do slip seat. I would pull into UPS, drop their wagon. 10 hrs later, they would have a load. (Go out, pay cash for fuel, so log book could show 10 hrs sleeping) If that was the only kind of work I did, and could plug in while sleeping? Of course, will the E trucks need drivers?
