I am willing to bet this semi underperforms in all relevant categories. Just like the rest of their overpriced consumer products.
First Tesla Semi Rolls Off High-Volume Production Line
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#12A 30 minute charge means each charger can service a maximum of 48 tractors per day, and realistically probably less than that. I wonder how many trucks fill at a typical diesel filling station per day.
~10 min to fill diesel semi.
So electric can only service 1/3 of semi, when truck stop is at full capacity.
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#13A 30 minute charge means each charger can service a maximum of 48 tractors per day, and realistically probably less than that. I wonder how many trucks fill at a typical diesel filling station per day.
My first job was pumping gas at regular neighbour gas station and one day a semi rolled in because he was low on gas. He insisted that we use both diesel pumps on the pump so that it would take faster and it still took forever. I can't remember if he filled both side of his truck but if he did that would have required him to go around the island to get the other side tank.
I've only been to a cardlock station a few times but the pumps seem like regular pumps.
I just looked it up and apparently regular gas station pumps in Canada are limited to 38 L/min (10 US gal/min) but some cardlock stations can have larger pumps with a higher rate on them.
If a semi truck has two saddle tanks that's 200-300 gallons, but some trucks can apparently carry more? I'm not an expert on this, But I can reach out to a friend who owns a crane and trucking company if someone else doesn't chime in with a more detailed response.
So at 200-300 gallons and 10 gallons per minute it can take 20-30 minutes to fill a truck.
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#14meanwhile Freightliner, Volvo, and BYD already have active fleets.
I don't understand the point you're making, are you saying that because there are already electric semi's on the market, Tesla shouldn't compete?
Or are you being critical that Tesla didn't enter the market first?
If it's the second point, are you accurately comparing the vehicles and their capabilities?
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#15I am willing to bet this semi underperforms in all relevant categories. Just like the rest of their overpriced consumer products.
> Tesla enters high-volume production with a meaningful lead on price and range.
I'll take that bet on price and range. And I'd bet it'll have lower cost of ownership than diesel.
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#16A 30 minute charge means each charger can service a maximum of 48 tractors per day, and realistically probably less than that. I wonder how many trucks fill at a typical diesel filling station per day.
~10 min to fill diesel semi. So electric can only service 1/3 of semi, when truck stop is at full capacity .
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#17"High volume"? Coming from Tesla, I'll believe it after they actually ship a high volume of those units.
>0 is a high volume for something that was supposed to start rolling off the production line back in 2019....
Usually I'd say better late than never, but you have to wonder why anyone would buy anything from tesla because of the promises and delays...
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#18A 30 minute charge means each charger can service a maximum of 48 tractors per day, and realistically probably less than that. I wonder how many trucks fill at a typical diesel filling station per day.
Have you seen the demo's of "truck pack" batteries being removed from prime mover, transferred to charge station, replaced with already charged truck pack, all done with a mini fork lift?
It's a 15 minute roll in / roll out kind of turn around.
The game's not over and the big transport operators (eg: Rio Tinto mine fleets moving a billion tonne per annum, etc) are still doing the R&D pipeline and trialling pilots.
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#19I am willing to bet this semi underperforms in all relevant categories. Just like the rest of their overpriced consumer products.
I wonder how truckers are going to like having to get up and walk over to the door to talk to gate security or hand over paperwork.
Feels like a dumb design to me.
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#20"High volume"? Coming from Tesla, I'll believe it after they actually ship a high volume of those units.
The Model Y is neck-and-neck with the Toyota RAV4 as the most widely sold car model in the world.