New HD Truck - Atlis

Turtle n Peeps wrote:
I'm confused. :@

Can one of you smart people explain something to me?

Tesla builds their own batteries; true? (along with Panasonic)

If true; they really don't have to pay other companies for their batteries; true?

If true, they should have the lowest cost for their batteries; true?

If true, last time I checked their cost/ HW/hr was a little less than $100/KW/hr. (IOW's they have the lowest cost of any company) True?

If true; Tesla's biggest and best X model can't even make it 300 miles without even recharging. Link True?

If true; this little tiny car cost 1 hundred and 40 grand! $140,000 dollars PLUS.....for this tiny car. True? Link True?


Now my question: How in the mutha #$%@#^% hell is this company going to build a big pickup the goes 500 miles on a charge sell it for less that 50K? For even 75K...…………..hell...…………..for even 100K?

How is that going to happen? :h :h :h

Or is this going to be one of those 35K unicorn's again? :B

I am skeptical of this truck but your estimate of battery cost seems to presume the need for a 1,400kwh battery. That might be needed to get full advertised range with full advertised towing capacity but I am thinking it is one or the other and the battery is only going to be about 250kwh or about $25,000. I am also very skeptical about finding a charger that can charge a battery of this size in 15 minutes unless they are counting on using the charging network that Tesla is probably going to build for their semi's. I sure don't see these guys building a charger network with their expected volumes. I am skeptical of the 15 minute charge capability too. A company that can build batteries for $100/kwh with a 15 minute recharge time and a decent life would be worth many billions of dollars for just the battery output, why fool around with the trucks? Focus on what you excel at!