2oldman wrote:
For now, yes.
Musk's semi is looking promising with several hundred mile range. Don't know the charging requirements however, and I imagine it will be quite expensive. But as I said earlier, I would think OTR drivers (if this truck even needs one!) would be overjoyed at not having to slow down to a crawl on a hill. I think the automobile and truck technology is going to blow our minds in the next decade. I just hope I'm around to see it.
I'm left to wonder if the semi isn't living up to claims. It's been ready to come out any day for what 5-6yrs?
No reason to expect in normal use that an EV semi will go up hill noticeably faster.
It may be a different limitation but look at Tesla cars that have been taken on race tracks. In theory the motors should allow the car to blow away even dedicated track cars but they often go into limp mode because they are drawing too much amperage for too long. On a long steep climb, I would expect to see similar issues arise and does it really make sense to spend a ton of money to be able to go 10mph faster up a hill?
