Chevy, Ford... going into electric trucks.
We're living in exciting times. Ford intend to have cargo space infront in place of the engines. And think of roomy interior and high ground clearance without those gear boxes and power train wi...
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stsmark wrote:
Please note that half the cost of the project is being subsidized by the Air Quality District. It will be interesting to see how many acres of solar it takes to supply it.
I remember reading that it will take 1 mega watt to charge the Semi in a similar fashion to autos. That was based on a 4-500 kw battery pack, which seems about what it will use. Now figure 5-8 stalls per site and that’s not inexpensive per station.
I’ve read that they have about 1000 deposits. The total Class 8 truck sales last year were right at 250000. Tesla is going to have to partner with some one to build the charging network. They just can’t afford it.
Tesla semis on their test runs are still being charged from superchargers in their charging (apologize for being redundant) stations.
I also don't know their solutions once their trucks and semis become numerous -- although their charging stations still have room to expand real estate wise -- for quick charging turn-arounds. One news article says they are toying with quick automated battery swap.
More important, how to solve the technical issues of faster charging for these behemoths. Or, how viable their plan to make these charging stations off grind and 100% solar/renewables.
It also present opportunities for them in added revenue stream to have these facilities accessible to all other branded EVs.
