Before you read too deeply into this article and take it at face value, take note of the author, the publication and what agenda they may have.
Let me read a review for the RTX 4090 from pc-gaming-sux-cox-n-dix.com lol
The Tesla Semi from an Insider's View After One Year: "Hot Mess"
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#102The author clearly has an angle here. Tesla's obviously in some kind of beta mode. They've even said (in the Leno episode) they're going to rev the thing before going into full production. Plus battery degradation is well understood. Plus it's known there are multiple range editions of the Semi, they aren't all the 500mi version. Also obviously the taxpayers aren't paying for this vehicle program somehow. Wait a year…
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#103> During the installation process, the Megachargers took down the power grid for a good chunk of the city [imagine what happens when 100% of ICE vehicles have switched over to BEV in California by 2035]. A little bit tangential, but 2035 marks the ban on new passenger ICE vehicles. Given the average age of cars in the US, California probably won't even be at 50% passenger BEVs by 2035, let alone 100% of ALL vehicles.…
Why is it troubling?
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#104Batteries on semis dont make much sense to me. Hybrid systems on heavy inner city vehicles make a lot of sense. As do hybrids in mountainous areas. But long distance hauling? BS. Semi engines are large with very low power to displacement ratio -> they are very fuel efficient. Truck builders' customers are very sensitive to fuel consumption. I find it very hard to believe that marginal grid power (ie thermal plant), t…
We need to go to net zero somehow. With carbon capture or carbon offset technologies near non existing, we have to make the switch sooner or later
Something like only 20-25% of carbon emissions in the US are from freight. The vast majority come from personal transportation.
Ditch your car.
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#105Earlier quoted context omitted.
We need to go to net zero somehow. With carbon capture or carbon offset technologies near non existing, we have to make the switch sooner or later
"We" (the west) need to go below net zero as it's clear that most of the world isn't concerned with curbing carbon emissions(quite the opposite, it seems). Note that "need" here is in the context of meeting the climate goals we've chosen to impose on ourselves. I'm not going to debate the wisdom of that choice here.
I haven’t heard the Saudis say they will cap their wells when we stop paying them.
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#106Earlier quoted context omitted.
Because it's obvious enough that those who aren't experts in that field can easily point it out. That a supposed expert in the field missed it raises concerns by proxy about their expertise in general.
And it's not at all possible that someone making a blog post forgot to put the word "passenger" before "ICE" there?
the big mistake isn't missing "passenger", its claiming that 100% of vehicles on the road will be BEV when the regulation says 100% of sales will be BEV. The average age of cars on the road is about 10 years so a substantial number of vehicles will still be ICE in California in 2035.
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#107Earlier quoted context omitted.
FTA: "It’s fine if people want to call it a “glorified golf cart”, though I’m not sure I’ve seen a golf cart that can tow a boat, haul furniture, dump mulch, and that comes with creature comforts like air-conditioning, infotainment screen, power windows and locks, and a frunk."
It’s basically a quad with a cabin. That’s pretty clever and would be useful in limited cases like working a farm. Obviously an F-150 or whatnot can also leave the farm.
I don't think it's any smaller than a smart car, and people drive those around all the time. I'm not sure why this would be limited to a farm while an F-150 is not. I'm not sure the Datsun and Nissan trucks of the 80's were much bigger, and those saw plenty of use.
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#108The article is titled [SCOOP] and might as well be saying "I'm short on Telsa". While there is a lot of damning evidence in this mumbo jumbo of he said therefor I'm right There is something to be said about the advancement in technology. We need alternative to petrol, diesel. And while it might not be purely electric, it might be hydrogen, who knows, the move to Semis is vital. The problem is the baboon leading the p…
Funny how politics distorts one’s view of reality. Does anyone remember the state of the electric car industry prior to Elon Musk?
You don’t have to agree with every (or any) opinion of his to acknowledge this lol
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#109I love that the Semi is just about as reliable as my Model X, which has been in for service 10 times, and even just this morning I got in to discover it completely dead with black screens. I can't wait to get rid of the damn thing.
Are you in California? There is a lemon law that should apply to what you describe. You’ll get your money back.
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#110Earlier quoted context omitted.
for $2 fucking thousand not $70-100k.
Oh yea, it totally looks like a replacement for a $100k F-250. The same class of vehicle really.
Have you never seen old Datsun and Nissan trucks? Very small, probably not much bigger than this, and those saw plenty of use.