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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valhalla360 wrote:John & Angela wrote:valhalla360 wrote:John & Angela wrote:
Good morning. I brought up the EU to illustrate that people who live in Norway commute or travel to neighbouring countries routinely with both their EV's and ICE vehicles. But, part of this is because of the infrastructure available to them. We are experienced European travellers, speak multiple languages and have the opportunity to speak with EV'ers in Europe...although not so much in Nowray. And yes, there are a ton of ICE vehicles still on the road in Norway but of course this only makes sense as EV's are not the panacea to every driving need...or at least not in their present form. The future will bring changes of course.
I suggest googling the EU. Norway is not a member
Also given the size and location of population centers of Norway, I doubt you are seeing many people commute to other countries. As an example, Oslo to the nearest boarder is about 45miles. Assuming they are commuting to jobs in major cities, it's at least another 50 miles from the border.
The whole idea that people are using EV's to commute to other countries from Norway doesn't hold up to even modest inspection.
Yes I am aware of Norways status in the European community and marketplace and the Schengen agreement. Commuting 150 KM miles is not fun but not that unusual as well. I am not sure I follow. Agreed that normal commutes are usually shorter...at least for us although I used to do a 400 km weekly commute. That sucked.
I'm not sure you are aware. 150km each way commute is unusual no matter where you live. While there are people who do it, statistically, it's so rare as to be irrelevant to the conversation.
In the construction world it is very common to commute 100-150 miles one way a day. We put 50,000+ miles a year on most of our trucks. A lot of our field guys commute 100 miles one way to work depending on where a job is and where they live. These are there personal vehicles. They have the option of staying in hotels but the majority of them will drive 200+ miles round trip to not stay away from their families.
I did a job a few years ago that I was running 310 miles round trip commuting and working 9hr days. Company truck of course.
