The future for trucks

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The future for trucks

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I want that roadster - how fast?

Trucks are a perfect use for this tech.

My worry on all of it is electrical infrastructure. Hats off to them mind.
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Did he have a stutter or was he suffering from nerves?

The good thing about trucks from an electric point of view is that they're large, so they can carry massive batteries.
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The batteries are likely to be too heavy to make it competitive against a normal truck, the weight of the batts erodes the max cargo capacity, the truck will have a max loaded weight, of which only 15-20% is normally the tractor unit.
It could do well in L.A, N.Y, Paris and possibly London on short haul deliveries, of course if there’s a viable alternative to diesel trucks the legislation is likely to change more quickly in other cities etc.
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Watch the video, Deegee. It has far more pull than a diesel truck.
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I know the torque characteristics of electric traction suit use in a truck, it’s the weight of the batteries cutting into the payload that I feel will lessen its competitiveness against traditional designs. I bet the Formula E guys are ringing Musks phone now asking for earlier than 2019 delivery times though.
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They use electric trucks around Port-Of-LA/Port-Of-Long Beach as "hook-ups" in the yards....battery starts going dead & they just stick in on charge & jump into another one.

25 years ago, a practical hybrid was a pipe dream....these days we don't give them a second thought.....
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C00kiemonster wrote:I want that roadster - how fast?
0-60 in 1.9 seconds.

fark.
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Kwacky wrote:
C00kiemonster wrote:I want that roadster - how fast?
0-60 in 1.9 seconds.

fark.
Bet the tyres don't last long :D
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