Tesla Semi finally released
#31
You wish, loaded they get half that. Going up a moderate incline it drops to about 3mpg and you get none of it back going back down unlike the Tesla Semi. Eventually truck stops are going to be so much cleaner I feel bad for people breathing in diesel particulates all the time.
How can anyone not like this solution?
#32
#33
Good god I never knew how bad the mpg was on a semi with a full load. That’s terrible. There is no way an EV semi can be worse than that. As long as it gets the mileage stated, once a trucker needs to charge they can just sleep while it’s charging even if it takes longer to charge than a car.
How can anyone not like this solution?
How can anyone not like this solution?
#34
Good god I never knew how bad the mpg was on a semi with a full load. That’s terrible. There is no way an EV semi can be worse than that. As long as it gets the mileage stated, once a trucker needs to charge they can just sleep while it’s charging even if it takes longer to charge than a car.
How can anyone not like this solution?
How can anyone not like this solution?
#35
PS- I like deisel fumes! lol
#36
Good god I never knew how bad the mpg was on a semi with a full load. That’s terrible. There is no way an EV semi can be worse than that. As long as it gets the mileage stated, once a trucker needs to charge they can just sleep while it’s charging even if it takes longer to charge than a car.
How can anyone not like this solution?
How can anyone not like this solution?
Like 5 mpg says a car hauler dude I talked to once.
Maybe newer trucks get a little better.
PS again- great thread Lex2k, I know EV tech is superior and just hoping they don't lock this new tech in to make it unaffordable for others.
Last edited by Margate330; 12-03-22 at 08:25 AM.
#38
Believe me, if they didn't make sense these fleet managers at these companies wouldn't buy them.
I have several family members who are long haul truckers, or were and retired. Maintenance is a HUGE issue on these trucks, they break down, you see it all the time when traveling in the mountains, trucks struggling to clinb grades and broken down on the side of the road, the simplicity of the Tesla powertrain and the lack of refueling costs, if they can do the job, would dramatically reduce the cost and stress of operating a big rig.
I have several family members who are long haul truckers, or were and retired. Maintenance is a HUGE issue on these trucks, they break down, you see it all the time when traveling in the mountains, trucks struggling to clinb grades and broken down on the side of the road, the simplicity of the Tesla powertrain and the lack of refueling costs, if they can do the job, would dramatically reduce the cost and stress of operating a big rig.
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#40
I saw video from Peterbuilt showing the testing of their EV truck and it had a one-person cab with the driver in the center. There may have been a drop down jump seat for a passenger. I'm sure that it would take some getting used to.
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#44
In any event, thats the point of the credit in the act, to drive adoption of EV trucks and to expand the potential market which improves design and development. Tesla is not the only company developing EV trucks, legacy companies like Freightliner and Peterbuilt are too.
Last edited by SW17LS; 12-03-22 at 09:50 AM.
#45
$40,000 is nothing, its a rounding error when you look at the cost of a big rig and the lifespan of the vehicle for an enterprise like that, its also an amount per unit that the company can easily save by purchasing a different truck. Its a sweetener, but its not going to make a corporation purchase trucks or not.
I was going to put a number on how much I think these trucks would run but didn't want to embarass myself since I have no clue. lol
Anyone have the MSRP?