Why Tesla's are bad at towing!
Two words......energy density. Video - Why Teslas Are Bad At Towing (Today) Maybe someday, but not today. Now let the excuses commence......
Forum Discussion
JRscooby wrote:ShinerBock wrote:
This is one of the challenges that the Tesla semi and other BEV semis will have to face. Since their batteries are so heavy, they will have to carry less in order to stay within legal limits which means more vehicles(and more road degradation) to carry the same load a ICE semi could. Weight is one of the main reasons why fuel cell semi's are being taken more seriously in the heavy duty truck market than BEV's.
Many, if not most loads cube out before hit GVW restriction. And many of those loads move plant to plant/terminal to terminal. This is the place for E trucks.
Most folks don't understand that to register a truck for weights over 27 tons IIRC, the owner must pay a extra HVUT. Also, CMVs must keep track of miles driven in each state, the gallons of fuel bought/fuel tax paid. If enough fuel not bought in a state, mail money. It will not be the semis that get away from fuel taxes
As a person who has been in the medium/heavy duty industry for over two decades, I will say that most of this is false.
