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First Tesla Semi Rolls Off High-Volume Production Line

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Re: First Tesla Semi Rolls Off High-Volume Production Line

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Post by SlightlyLeftPad »

7e wrote: post #26
narrator wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The Tesla semi is the only truck with a 500 mile range. So it does have an advantage over other electric trucks for long-haul trucking.

Tesla has a history of exaggerating the ranges of their vehicles to an extent that competitors do not.

Being a two-time Tesla owner for 8 years, at this point, there is no claim Tesla can possibly make that I would ever believe. Their (and Elon’s) track record on countless claims have been wildly misleading at best or completely false at worst.

[1]: https://www.theverge.com/transportation/917167/elon-musk-tes...

Re: First Tesla Semi Rolls Off High-Volume Production Line

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Post by tacticus »

defrost wrote: post #18
aidenn0 wrote: post #9

A 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.

Have you seen the demo of what you can get with some wires and low friction traction options :P

Re: First Tesla Semi Rolls Off High-Volume Production Line

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Post by levocardia »

comrh wrote: post #40
milleramp wrote: post #33

I hope so. Regardless of who does it, generations of children in Los Angeles growing up in the corridors of the 5,10,110,210,405,605,710 freeways have asthma, likely caused from the soot of diesel trucks. Edit, couldn't leave out the worst experience in the US, i405.

You can't discount the dust from the tires either unfortunately

(which electric cars and trucks also reduce, because of regenerative braking)

Re: First Tesla Semi Rolls Off High-Volume Production Line

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Post by donkyrf »

mlmonkey wrote: post #32
donkyrf wrote: post #3

meanwhile Freightliner, Volvo, and BYD already have active fleets.

But do they have Self Driving? A Semi with self-driving would be a game changer. I just got FSD v14.3.2 and it is quite impressive. I drove all over the Bay Area today (SF -> East Bay -> PA -> RWC -> back) and didn't have to touch the steering wheel practically at all.

They have ADAS systems. And Volvo is already working with Aurora which is doing live tests of actual self driving, similar to Waymo.

There's no news here.

Self-driving is no longer the future of Tesla. That stock pump has largely run its course, and is being replaced by AI and the robot army.

Once SpaceX goes public, SpaceX will acquire Tesla (solving Musk's control issues with Tesla stock), and that'll be the end of Musk pretending to care about cars.

Re: First Tesla Semi Rolls Off High-Volume Production Line

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Post by AtlasBarfed »

aidenn0 wrote: post #9

A 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.

I think we should do is have a second trailer that basically functions as the primary battery pack. The tractor's pack is back up or range extension

So when a semi pulls into a truck stop, you swap that caboose cab with a fully charged one.

Re: First Tesla Semi Rolls Off High-Volume Production Line

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Post by tzs »

levocardia wrote: post #43
comrh wrote: post #40

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You can't discount the dust from the tires either unfortunately

(which electric cars and trucks also reduce, because of regenerative braking)

Doesn't regenerative braking reduce brake dust, not tire dust?

Re: First Tesla Semi Rolls Off High-Volume Production Line

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Post by AtlasBarfed »

7e wrote: post #30

Tesla is trying to escape launching the semi TEN YEARS after announcing it. Instead, they are attempting to launch a mere nine years after announcing it. The Pepsi trials with this truck were a disaster, we’ll see if they fixed the numerous problems.

Can you provide more detail on the Pepsi trials? I haven't read anything about it

Re: First Tesla Semi Rolls Off High-Volume Production Line

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Post by aggakake »

AtlasBarfed wrote: post #47
7e wrote: post #30

Tesla is trying to escape launching the semi TEN YEARS after announcing it. Instead, they are attempting to launch a mere nine years after announcing it. The Pepsi trials with this truck were a disaster, we’ll see if they fixed the numerous problems.

Can you provide more detail on the Pepsi trials? I haven't read anything about it

With the Frito Lay trials there were numerous cases of the Tesla trucks dying and needing to be towed by ICE trucks.

Re: First Tesla Semi Rolls Off High-Volume Production Line

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Post by real0mar »

tzs wrote: post #46
levocardia wrote: post #43

Earlier quoted context omitted.

(which electric cars and trucks also reduce, because of regenerative braking)

Doesn't regenerative braking reduce brake dust, not tire dust?

Correct. And tire dust increases because electric vehicles are usually heavier

Re: First Tesla Semi Rolls Off High-Volume Production Line

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Post by danaw »

mlmonkey wrote: post #28
jerlam wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Trucking seems like an industry where exaggerating the range will lead to contracts being cancelled and companies being sued. I'm assuming that a Tesla Semi can't just stop off at the nearest Supercharger.

I've read that Semis need to use a "MegaCharger" ...

big branding fail not using "gigacharger"
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