The Tesla Semi from an Insider's View After One Year: "Hot Mess"

Post by rootusrootus » Fri, Nov 17, 2023, 4:20 AM UTC

kbenson wrote: post #107

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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.

Post by thsksbd » Fri, Nov 17, 2023, 4:22 AM UTC

thelastgallon wrote: post #158

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Batteries 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…

Its a lot easier than you think. Just like trains, but on roads. The highway where trucks work like electric trains: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3P_S7pL7Yg And, there is electrification happening along highways, producing energy. German highway PV could generate up to 200 TWh a year: https://www.pv-magazine.com/2023/04/11/german-highway-pv-cou... Also, battery swapping will become a thing. You don't have to haul…

Post by jazzyjackson » Fri, Nov 17, 2023, 4:24 AM UTC

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> Wait a year and see how it's going. It's already been six years: https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/1/23488040/tesla-semi-deliv... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_Semi And almost one year since the first delivery. One year from now will you say wait another year? Is this another "full self-driving" situation where the "updated, improved, it will work as advertised, this time for real" version is always one year a…

I mean I guess I wish they had gone faster? What's the problem here? They're trying to make and mass produce an electric semi truck.

Post by rootusrootus » Fri, Nov 17, 2023, 4:26 AM UTC

bayareabadboy wrote: post #108

keyle wrote: post #100

The 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

Post by p1esk » Fri, Nov 17, 2023, 4:31 AM UTC

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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.