wildtoad wrote:
As one of, if not the largest fuel company in the USA, I expect Pilot to aggressively provide support for electric trucks and cars. It matters not how many chargers they install, it won’t be enough unless charging times come way down.
I tend to agree with this. Most electric semis seem to be around that 45 minutes to 60 minutes for a charge. I’m not sure how the fleet operators will work that in to the numbers. From a personal experience stand point just hauling our little trailer behind our EV I think it’s better to stop more often and charge more often. The charge rates are higher in the bottom 2/3 of the battery than the top 1/3. So maybe it’s better to stop every 3 hours for 15 minutes.
For the kind of medium duty truck that would haul our big RV fifth wheels the numbers might be different. They have smaller batteries and will probably charge faster, maybe, who knows. It’s hard to find that info on then.
But good to see those who want them will have a place to charge. I wonder if Loves will be next.
Safe travels in the new year all.
