2oldman wrote:
Semis (OTR) electric haulers will require no shifting, no jake brakes and no slowing down on hills. Cool. I would imagine all but the most hardcore crabby old drivers could go for that.
Most of us have automatic transmissions already. In fact it's been a few years since you could even buy a manual transmission in a full size pickup. Exhaust brakes are also automated.
I don't object to the positive capabilities of an electric motor. The problem is completely about how to provide power to that motor.
With a cost effective battery of similar volume and weight to a full gasoline/diesel tank that could provide even half the energy density...ICE would be done within 5 years.
There are segments where EVs make sense (commuter cars in multi car families, local delivery trucks...but once you need to cover long distances at high speed pulling a lot of weight, the limited range is a deal killer.
