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Old 08-04-2020, 10:26 AM   #33
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I drive a local delivery truck. I don't see long haul switching any time soon. Too much of the payload is eaten up by batteries and motors. Short haul/local delivery in "smaller" trucks seems like a no brainier depending on ROI.

What I'm really waiting to see is diesel-electric long haul rigs. Seems like an obvious answer. Big power on tap at all times. Any outside charging is a bonus rather than a necessity. You won't ever see trucks down daily for as long as it'd take to charge to full, and big chunks of the country don't even have charging stations with a high enough output for current cars let alone big rigs.
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