Tesla Semi truck unveil & test ride set for Oct 26th !
Everything We Know About Tesla's Semi Truck I wonder what the range is ?
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8.1 Van wrote:
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This guy has some great points, however one he is missing is the utilization time of an over the road truck- a truck isn't earning if its wheels aren't turning. A team-driven diesel semi can be rolling up to 120 hours per week and can go 1500+ miles without refueling. Even after a robust commercial charging network is in place, electric semis will need to stop every 400 miles or so for a recharge. I don't know what the charge times will be for the semi, but until the down time for recharging is similar to that of a diesel truck for refueling, they won't be able to match the productivity for over the road. Now, for local work it's a whole different story, I can see electric trucks beating diesels hands down for operating costs.
