babblemammal t1_ixyya7f wrote on November 27, 2022 at 2:09 PM

Where are the cargo capacity and the total weight stats? None of the electric specific stats are going to matter if the things can only transport 80% / 70% / 60% as much cargo per trip compared to a fossil model.

This is the same issue that the reporting had with the tesla electric trucks

DBDude t1_ixzpp46 wrote on November 27, 2022 at 5:35 PM

Battery weight is a problem, but electric motors are also a lot lighter than diesels plus all the attendant plumbing and hardware. You don't even need that couple hundred pounds of drive shaft. Electrics are also far more efficient than diesels. This doesn't matter as much on long hauls, but regenerative braking provides a lot of charge with a heavy load.

This engineer did the math for the Tesla, and it checks out.

compugasm t1_ixzkryf wrote on November 27, 2022 at 5:02 PM

>if the things can only transport 80% / 70% / 60% as much cargo per trip compared to a fossil model.

But, you see the plan is to spam out 2x as many trucks, doubling the traffic on the roads.