Electric truck - tow vehicle of future ?
Interesting article about an electric Class 7 truck . Begs the question, are electric powered heavy duty pickups...ready for HD towing service... far behind ? Range right now is somewhat limite...
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I love how people of a certain agenda always throw out, "What about the outdated electrical infrastructure?" as an excuse to not bother trying anything new.
If they had let that stop them many moons ago we'd still be riding horses because gasoline never would've become the ubiquitous fuel it is now, due to lack of infrastructure. If electric vehicles ever become viable, someone will figure out the infrastructure problem.
The REAL problem with electric vehicles is range. Unless someone invents a new element, Lithium is the top of the food chain as far as battery capacity goes. We've reached the limits of battery technology. The only way to get more range is to pack in more batteries, which means more weight.
If they had let that stop them many moons ago we'd still be riding horses because gasoline never would've become the ubiquitous fuel it is now, due to lack of infrastructure. If electric vehicles ever become viable, someone will figure out the infrastructure problem.
The REAL problem with electric vehicles is range. Unless someone invents a new element, Lithium is the top of the food chain as far as battery capacity goes. We've reached the limits of battery technology. The only way to get more range is to pack in more batteries, which means more weight.
