I realized this is a post
I realized this is a post from a Tesla investor and praises for Tesla is all one sided. I don’t know if my opinion even matters. But, I will point out just one thing with the economics of electric trucking: Time. With current charging technology, that semi needs at least 2 hours to get 80% charge. With the standard load that American trailers will have on semi’s, the range on these hauls will be 150 miles or less. So, if a truck has to take 2 hour breaks every 150 miles or so…well, there, that economics is broken doesn’t matter how you slice and dice the per mile energy costs. The time cost is horrendous. Just ask Volvo how their European electric truck business is going. There, the trucks are half the size of American semi’s and charging time is eating into delivery time. Don’t overlook this aspect of trucking.