8.1 Van
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philh wrote:Going to take a LOT of electricity to charge those trucks. Look at CA with their blackouts. Batteries don't charge so well during blackouts.
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BenK wrote:X2 with Philh
Ravian's pickup towing test link below
https://electrek.co/2020/09/18/rivian-r1........-pickup-towing-testing-footage-heat/amp/
Tusk is going to be putting on a mine is bigger test ASAP...
Arill think recharging on board is not the way to go.
Refueling via battery switch makes the most sense for both cars/pickups/etc and semi's
China has a national EV Battery exchange refueling standards program and most of the major electric players have signed on...including Tusk
But...industry standard specifications and most important...form factor the key
This has been done for racing and should be the model for street vehicles
I think it will be a mix someday. Busy locations and routes could benefit from battery switching, and certainly on the cargo side. For the passenger vehicle side and users like us charging at home and at fast chargers is much easier and with much less dependence on “a service”.
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BenK
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X2 with Philh
Ravian's pickup towing test link below
https://electrek.co/2020/09/18/rivian-r1........-pickup-towing-testing-footage-heat/amp/
Tusk is going to be putting on a mine is bigger test ASAP...
Still think recharging on board is not the way to go.
Refueling via battery switch makes the most sense for both cars/pickups/etc and semi's
China has a national EV Battery exchange refueling standards program and most of the major electric players have signed on...including Tusk
But...industry standard specifications and most important...form factor the key
This has been done for racing and should be the model for street vehicles
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philh wrote:Going to take a LOT of electricity to charge those trucks. Look at CA with their blackouts. Batteries don't charge so well during blackouts.
True. But those are regional issues. Most utilities in the world are not foreseeing issues with the shift to electric vehicles on a large scale.
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philh
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Going to take a LOT of electricity to charge those trucks. Look at CA with their blackouts. Batteries don't charge so well during blackouts.
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fj12ryder
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Why not wait until there actually is something to report on, rather than just more speculation based on nothing much new? It's like saying the success of the new airplane will depend on the ability of its wings to create lift. Duh.
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8.1 Van
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Quote:Is Tesla’s battery electric semi truck commercially viable? In this video I discuss why I believe Tesla will reveal battery technology breakthroughs to make the final production Tesla Semi truck a no compromises solution for Zero Emissions long haul trucking.
Last year, a Tesla Semi prototype was seen hauling 9X – concrete lock blocks (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2t3zy...). With this video, we can calculate the Tesla Semi payload capacity and also the weight of the truck itself. With other revelations, we can determine the approximate battery pack weight of the Tesla semi as well.
Tesla Battery Day Reveal is Key for Semi Truck Success
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time2roll wrote:Yosemite Sam1 wrote:I thought everyone does this at I-5 at 2 am, lol. ![[emoticon]](http://www.coastresorts.com/sharedcontent/cfb/images/biggrin.gif "biggrin") Too much traffic at 2A if you are in the city. Maybe in the valley or through Pendleton.
Running more than 100 mph in the city is only for those being chased by highway patrol and help -- admittedly California's state past time.
The raceway for 150 mph up is down Central Valley as soon as you come down from Grapevine through Tracy.![[emoticon]](http://www.coastresorts.com/sharedcontent/cfb/images/awink.gif "awink")
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fj12ryder wrote:Yosemite Sam1 wrote:fj12ryder wrote:Okay, let me see if I have this straight: They're comparing the Taycan Turbo S, a real live car vs a Lucid Air, an imaginary car, vs Model S Plaid, also an imaginary car.
Seriously??!!
And really, so much fuzz over .4 to .1 seconds, well, unless I'm going to race it for money. Uh, my point was that two of the three cars don't exist.
Heh heh. True. But in all fairness, Tesla does have the reputation of producing what they say they are going to produce...EVENTUALLY. LOL. ![[emoticon]](http://www.coastresorts.com/sharedcontent/cfb/images/smile.gif "smile") . Even the 35000 unicorn car eventually made it to market. Woohoo. .
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time2roll
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Yosemite Sam1 wrote:I thought everyone does this at I-5 at 2 am, lol. Too much traffic at 2A if you are in the city. Maybe in the valley or through Pendleton.
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