Want to race a Tesla semi around a test track?
Here's your chance. But you have to make a certain amount of referrals first. :) https://teslamotorsclub.com/blog/2018/02/01/referral-program-adds-chance-to-race-a-tesla-semi/
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valhalla360 wrote:John & Angela wrote:
Interesting read on Norway changing all their ferries to Electric and seeing 80 percent cost savings on operating costs. No idea how that would cross to the trucking world though.
https://newatlas.com/norway-electric-car-ferry/25756/
Here's a link to it. A few things that jump out.
More than 2/3 of the fuel savings appear to be due to the new lighter weight catamaran design as the old ferry runs at 1500kw and the new one at 400kw, so it's mostly about a more efficient hull design which could easily be adapted for smaller more fuel efficient diesel engines.
Edit: Just found, it's actually a plug in hybrid, so they aren't trusting it yet.
That's the same article I read. There are a few nations watching to see how it works out for them. Probably still lots of hurdles to overcome. I wish there had been more detail on the connecters for charging etc. Lots of speculation on how Tesla is going to do it. I'm not sure they know yet. Interesting stuff.
