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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John & Angela wrote:
Good afternoon.
High reliability of EV's is documented...although there were some drivetrain issues with the early Teslas. Low maintenance has also been documented and is a no brainer. Brakes are used a lot less in an EV, really its just wiper blades tires and of course shocks. We have gone a couple years and still no maintenance...and of course never a visit to a gas station.
Still haven't been able to find any of the documentation just random platitudes about electric motors have fewer parts so the must be more reliable.
I'm looking for actual factual data that shows fewer maintenance issues based on real world numbers. I've done some google searches but it all gets bogged down in people claiming it but never providing numbers to back it up.
