Red Pill me on Tesla Semi

I think the point is you would charge it at the drop off while unloading the truck. Which would mean every location that gets trucks would need charging points for trucks. They would also have to eat the electricity cost for the shipping company.

We'll see what they come up with. The battery pack has its own cooling system, as long as heat is kept under control it's reasonable for them to charge at an almost 2C rate. They could stop on the side of the road, yes, but they could also stop 20 minutes earlier for a truck stop hub. Not every semi is hauling cross-country either, as trains etc are more efficient for that. Obviously, however, some exceptions exist, but even them you have effectively 850 miles of range with half an hour of charge time midway though.

Over the course of 5 hours, I'm pretty sure they have to take a break. So they could stop, charge back to 100%, then complete the rest of the 300 miles. Was more just pointing out that "only" 300 miles is still a lot.

OK it's apparently actually 8 hours and then a break. But even that still fits the charge range. 500 miles is 8 hours 20 minutes at 60.

Not for a trucker lol.
>start in Houston
>drive a load to elpaso
>stop in san antonio
>wait in line for three hours because 6 other trucks need to be charged
>get going again
>run out of battery somewhere outside Fort stockton

>1. If true, half an hour of charging will gain 400 miles
There's no way this could be possibly be true.
>2. Truckers must take mandated 30 minute breaks, this coincides nicely
It's also illegal to work on your break. Charging the truck would not count towards the break, both activities would be done separately.
>3. Even 300 miles is 5 hours with average of 60mph. Plenty of deliveries with sub-300 mile ranges.
"Plenty" is a really vague word.
>4. No clutch will make traffic way less hellish for truckers
No one cares. Automatic transmission trucks already exist, it doesn't need to be electric.
>IF they can deliver on their claims, this will be adopted everywhere over the next several decades. But that's an if.
By the way where are all these who-knows-how-expensive charging stations? You expect every shipper and receiver to have charging stations built?

The Tesla Semi is a daycab which means it can only be used for local deliveries, or heavily logistical swap transport but the primary audience is local trucks. Someone like Walmart or JB Hunt can afford the megacharger, the trucks would be charged at the terminal, and it could make deliveries to anywhere within a 200 mile radius and return. It's not intended to, and really physically can't, replace long haul diesel trucks.

Electric drivetrain aside, the cockpit is the biggest fucking joke ever and has clearly been designed by someone who has never seen a truck from the inside.

getting worthwhile, researched, moderate views out of Veeky Forums on tesla is like getting a cat to meow the words of the national anthem in court.
all you're going to get is
>muh long tailpipe fallacy
>muh never enough range
>muh charging times
>muh dead battery in 5 years

It would have to be employed in very specialized short haul roles.
If it gets employed at all lol fucking musk

to be fair electricity is cheaper than gas/diesel

won't ever work in Australia, just like their cars don't work here.
>can tow over 100 metric tonnes (220,000 pounds) thousands of kilometers

They claim a 400 mile charge in 30 minutes. That actually isn't terrible, but I guarantee the batteries they're quoting specs of don't exist yet.
They can't be powering this semi or the 600+ mile Roadster on Panasonic 18650s like all their current vehicles. They'd have to be pulling some magic out of their gigafactory to make any of this happen.

why the fuck don't they just put a highly efficient diesel generator on the truck?
it can run on biodiesel and be like some freaky deaky hybrid. hippies will love it.
range problems solved.

Because its Tesla.

doesn't elon musk explode rockets for fun?
pretty sure he should be fine putting a generator on the truck.

It's for urban areas with LEZs
It's going to be illegal to take a diesel truck into most cities.

His fanboys would slaughter him for even touching an engine

>Most big trucks don't just stop at 300 miles.

This. Most trips are under 300 miles, yes, but it doesn't mean it's the only trip they do in a day, especially if there's more than a single trucker per truck. My brother in law worked as a dispatcher at an hauling company, trucks pretty much only stopped to refuel, do maintenance/repairs, or to switch truckers between shifts. It's not uncommon for trucks to work 24/7, and the least time they are stopped, the better.

>tfw Tesla’s are powered by vape batteries
It goes full circle

>redpill me

back to your cesspit

>the least time they are stopped, the better.
This, so damn much. People don't understand how important it is that the trucks keep on truckin' and deliveries be made in time

Hell, as a spic who has traveled around mountainous terrain in Brazil a few times, I'd love to see how ANY electric vehicle, be it car, SUV, pickup (and they're actually used to work down here, hauling upwards of 1500 pounds erryday. That's a Ford Ranger-sized trucklet paying it's pricetag out) or semi, copes with that shit

That, or temperatures of upwards of 40°C and 400 miles of hauling rocks and miscellaneous equipment to and from a quarry, usually non-stop

It could possibly work out in some situations if it were made in the style of a diesel-electric locomotive, but when you need a 570hp truck to move a relatively light, small cargo some 150 miles through the terrain, it's not an option just yet

Also, I can already imagine recharging stations being FUCKHUGE to accommodate the large volume of trucks and other vehicles patiently waiting for their electron refill. That, or you best hope you're doing a rarely used route, because 3 trucks in front of you mean a shit ton of waiting, which just kills the average, anyone who has done a 10+ hour drive can attest to that

Can you imagine the fuel bill at some of those stations with thousands of trucks fuelling up.

Tesla autos are prohibited from /g/.