Electric truck - tow vehicle of future ?
Interesting article about an electric Class 7 truck . Begs the question, are electric powered heavy duty pickups...ready for HD towing service... far behind ? Range right now is somewhat limite...
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IndyCamp wrote:crcr wrote:4x4ord wrote:
Electricity is not zero emissions. Much electricity is being produced by diesel or coal powered generators.....even hydro electricity requires some diesel/emissions to build the dam.
Plus ... Battery production technology is NOT clean emissions as advertised ...
Tesla car battery production releases as much C02 as 8 years of gasoline emissions!
That is, as they say nowadays, "fake news."
http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/hybrid-electric/news/a27039/tesla-battery-emissions-study-fake-news/That Tesla Battery Emissions Study Making the Rounds? It's Bunk.
No, making a Tesla battery does not equal eight years of driving an internal combustion car.
Yep, "Fake news", "alternative facts" or just plain lies. That first link is to wattsupwiththat.com, a notorious climate-change-denial website. There are numerous rebuttals to all their claims/lies on the internet. I wouldn't believe anything they post without confirmation from a more reputable source.
As to whether electric trucks are feasible, time will tell.
Long range trucks don't look possible now https://www.wired.com/2017/06/elon-musk-tesla-semi-truck-battery/
but shorter range trucks maybe.
Aparently Tesla's plans are for a truck with 200-300 mile range.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tesla-trucking-exclusive-idUSKCN1B42GC
