EV alternative for light/medium duty trucks
So much wheel spinning on EVs, what if they are not the right path forward? The biggest problem with renewable power and EVs is storage, the second is storage, and the third is storage. Another pat...
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This is going everywhere but where it was originally going. I have been arround EVs (terrestrial, aerial and extra-atmospherical) for 12 years and I have been around designing medium dutty and heavy dutty truck for the previous 20.
The answer is easy. It is a good alternative when it is cheaper to operate. I have 2 electric cars that pay for themselvs. I replaced my RV generator for a battery pack because I hated that darn diesel generator (if you had to work on a diesel generator with no slides you understand), and I was able to buy the battery with the money I got for the generator. Now I run everything for 1/20th of what it costed me with the diesel generator.
Can you use an electric truck? For some applications, not for many. A car is easier. As a matter of fact, there are EVs today that can replace ICE cars with no inconvenience whatsoever (I have driven over 1500 miles without recharging in my EV just to see if it was possible).
Is electricity the light at the end of the tunnel? I don't think so. But in the meantime, for the right applications, EVs are vastly superior and significantly cheaper to own.
Now, I don't see any of us in an electric truck towing a trailer or an electric motorhome any time soon...
The answer is easy. It is a good alternative when it is cheaper to operate. I have 2 electric cars that pay for themselvs. I replaced my RV generator for a battery pack because I hated that darn diesel generator (if you had to work on a diesel generator with no slides you understand), and I was able to buy the battery with the money I got for the generator. Now I run everything for 1/20th of what it costed me with the diesel generator.
Can you use an electric truck? For some applications, not for many. A car is easier. As a matter of fact, there are EVs today that can replace ICE cars with no inconvenience whatsoever (I have driven over 1500 miles without recharging in my EV just to see if it was possible).
Is electricity the light at the end of the tunnel? I don't think so. But in the meantime, for the right applications, EVs are vastly superior and significantly cheaper to own.
Now, I don't see any of us in an electric truck towing a trailer or an electric motorhome any time soon...
