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How does the mileage and recharge time compare to a traditional semi-truck? And are there enough charging stations along trucking routes?



In US a solo driver can drive 11 hours before mandatory 10 hours break. Which, depending on route and traffic, puts you in 500-600 miles/day. Rules around the world are about the same. There are not enough simple parking spots around. So taking up on charging station problem is a bigger task than the truck itself.


In the presentation they suggest they are targetting customers who can get from A-B in one charge, and then charge while they are unloading/reloading the truck. Those customers actually save time on fueling.


Otherwise he states 400 miles charge in 30 minutes. So with assumed breaks every 5-6 hours for food and bathroom, and with apparently legal requirements for drivers to take breaks - it seems like it won't be an issue (so long as there are charging stations at enough locations).


mileage, how well will it be in hilly country? the run down 75 from Cincinnati, that whole route to Atlanta or nearby is one nightmare of hills till you get past Knoxville.

are their range calculations going to hold up, most truckers don't have the luxury of running across the plains or the equivalent all day. throw in they run in all weather so how much will those range numbers drop?


I suppose it would be quite easy to equip a few of the most important routes.

Also I suspect that this will also be used for the last, urban part of the trip.




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