Subtract 3,000 lbs for the elimination of the diesel engine.
They’ll need to have a fire station every 10 miles along the roads these things ride on.
Still 4 tons less cargo they can haul, and unlike diesel, those batteries weigh the same regardless of how full they are.
Another solution absent a problem.
I’m betting all range calculations are based on straight and level runs across desert southwest. Put that sucker in the hilly parts of the country and those astronomical range claims will shrink down just like the recent reports of the all electric Ford pick-ups did in real world working conditions.
Subtract 3,000 lbs for the elimination of the diesel engine.
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and diesel fuel weight?
Oh, dear. An electric truck that could violate Interstate Highway weight limits.
Where will these OTR truckers sleep at night?
Well, looks like they are going to have some comfortable arrangements.
Weight:
Little Boy 9,700lbs
Fat Man 10,300lbs
THAT’S gonna chew up the roads in no time when a few fleets of those hit the pavement. How much road use tax is that gonna cost?
So it’s a 18650 wheeler...
A typical over the road tractor with a sleeper weighs between 17K and 19K. An older long wheelbase truck like a Peterbilt 389 or a Kenworth W900 might weigh 21K. I've never seen a road truck weigh 25K.
A typical 53 foot dry van trailer weight about 15K.
Soft drink warehouses typically load very heavy 45K loads.
A typical driving day for an over an road trip is 500 to 700 miles.
The Tesla looks like it might only be economically suited for local deliveries. Local deliveries involve the hardest navigation problems, i.e. narrow city roads and tight corners as opposed to open interstate travel.
I'm not seeing this as a smart move for Pepsi. I think they ordered these things sight unseen because they thought it would be cool.
And how long to recharge. And at what cost?
Their efficiency calculation is fallacious.
Instead of KW/mile, it should be KW/ton of payload/1,000 miles vs diesel gallons/ton of payload/1,000 miles for the same loaded trip route...and include overall time.
i see the battery there behind the tractor
it is ginormous
should be able to get more than 500 miles
As a former trucker Id like to know how this rig does with a full load in the mountains with temps around zero.
Does it have a battery fire suppression system?
Didn’t see anywhere in the story about how they’re going to “refill” the battery after a 500 mile pull. Assuming the estimated capacity of the battery is 850 kWh, then to provide a full charge in one hour would require a charger with an output of 850 kW. Quicker charging times, say 45 minutes for a full charge, would require a proportionately higher output charger.
850 kW is a LOT of electrical demand seeing as the average house is somewhere in the 10-15 kW range. So now imagine a typical truck stop for E-semis. You’d probably have 8-10 charging stations. So if all 10 were in use at the same time that would mean a combined electrical demand of 8.5 Megawatts. That’s equivalent to a rather large manufacturing facility. Just for ONE truck stop. Multiply that by several hundred just in the state of California. Yeah, prolly not going to work out too well.
