Tesla semi 1000 mile journey

[gman2304]

So you want it fast and cheap but you only want some poor dude to drive 48 hours nonstop?

Like I said in an earlier post, EV heavy trucks are in the future…..but not tomorrow! I was speaking of a two driver team not a single “dude” in a day cab that is required to take DOT/ICC mandated rest breaks.…..! A team can technically drive forever and still be DOT legal. My example also was of a perishable load that was time sensitive and had to be delivered asap to keep from losing the load. No current or near future class 8 truck is even close to making the delivery I described, no matter how much some want it to happen…today.

 

[97prizm]

On the other side of that equation I’d like to see some results of smaller trucks but it seems the trucking industry has gone to full length semis. The old days saw the shorter trailer semis used for in town and regional deliveries. Maybe those could make a comeback especially if these trucks eventually go autonomous.

Add in some real world routing like going over mountain passes.

This. Whats the real world range when heading up I-70 near the Eisenhower Tunnel at a 7-10% grade and 20 below Fahrenheit.

 

[97prizm]

Wonder what the empty vehicle weight was. When loaded to a GVW of 80,000 lbs. how does their load compare to a comparable diesel rig.

Unless Tesla had some miracle Happen the numbers coming out the end of last year were that the Tesla Semi was 12-14,000 pound heavier than a diesel semi. Musk predicted that the new batteries would be 30% denser and 30% lighter, neither of which happened.

 

[Snagglefoot]

Smokey and the Bandit will not be the same. No juicy photo of Sally Field since it's copy written.

 

[Cujet]

Musk predicted that the new batteries would be 30% denser and 30% lighter, neither of which happened.

The 4680 battery is now at nearly 300Wh/Kg and gen III is over that, so when compared to an EV version of the 18650 cell, which tops out at a real world 231 Wh/kg, Musk was not far off.

Sure, the 18650 can produce more Wh/kg, often around 250. But those can't be used in an EV, as the Amps safely provided by such cells is very low. Often limited to 3A.