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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rjstractor wrote:fj12ryder wrote:
"I would like to know how many trucks Home Depot has making these runs but it sounds like they could put thousands of electric semi's to work."
Yeah, if they existed. :)
They certainly could. Electric trucks for short distance pickup and delivery are a no-brainer. The extra costs for initial purchase and adding the charging infrastructure should be recovered quickly, especially with currently high fuel costs. The Tesla Semi seems to be marketed toward the over-the road segment. Even if it can approach its claimed 500 mile range, it's productivity will be so poor compared with a diesel tractor that the fuel savings will never come to fruition. If they could build it with an honest 700 mile range AND have Supercharger level charging available at virtually every truck stop in the nation, then it could compete, at least with a solo driver.
How many watts will be required to charge a single truck... how about 10, 20, or 100 trucks at a time? Once you do the math, it's a really ugly number that is unobtainable.
