Tesla Master Plan: Part Deux

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05XR8
Logan's Run. For real.
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That's quite interesting. A system like that solves a lot of the long range problems with EVs. You only have to get to and from the entrances and exits to the "highway" system.
 
:lol: Can you imagine how much that underground infrastructure would cost to build and manage! How are local governments going to cope when they struggle to even patch up potholes on existing highways.

Ever so slightly far fetched seeing as we have had it's predecessor for like half a century now. Smart propelling roads have been proposed for ages but making the cars themselves smarter and long range is a more realistic prospect.
 
Tesla teases its future compact SUV Model Y
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JER_CREST
why is it on the back of a diesel powered truck and not pulling the trailer.
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Same reason this happens, because it has to get shipped somewhere for delivery and either testing or distribution. Your question seems to doubt the legitimacy of electric powered semi
 
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Interesting that they have gone for a Euro style cab rather than a long nose US style one. Also it looks rather small for a Semi but it might just be the picture.
 
Robin
Interesting that they have gone for a Euro style cab rather than a long nose US style one. Also it looks rather small for a Semi but it might just be the picture.
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Not Really, it still a 3 axle, alot of Semis in Europe are only 2 axle.

This would be interesting as a concept, although all electric cars so far seem to have really poor towing, they have massive torque that is instant so that should be good as a Semi, it should also increase the speed of them quite a bit but the amount of batteries required would probably need to be massive to keep range really high as Trucks like Semis really need the range.
 
mustafur
Not Really, it still a 3 axle, alot of Semis in Europe are only 2 axle.
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I think @Robin was referring to the fact it's shaped like a cab-over vehicle rather than having the cab behind an engine compartment.

The former probably makes more sense with no engine to package, though it's clear Tesla has prioritised aerodynamics given the shape.
 
Robin
Interesting that they have gone for a Euro style cab rather than a long nose US style one. Also it looks rather small for a Semi but it might just be the picture.
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It's designed to be a short-haul truck for use in cities or between close cities, so it doesn't have a sleeper cab and is therefore a lot shorter than the long-haul trucks so popular on the highway. They'll have one of those out in the future, but for now the short-haul job is more appropriate considering the battery life.
 
I'm interested in seeing what the paylaod for it going to be and how the weigh going the effects the mileage range.
Why dif Tesla choose a semi body style over a large box truck for short haul trucking? With the box truck they would have a smaller payload to fill and may have got a better mileage range.
 
RocZX
I'm interested in seeing what the paylaod for it going to be and how the weigh going the effects the mileage range.
Why dif Tesla choose a semi body style over a large box truck for short haul trucking? With the box truck they would have a smaller payload to fill and may have got a better mileage range.
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Marketing, probably. A semi truck/tractor is a lot more sexy than a box truck.
 
RocZX
Why dif Tesla choose a semi body style over a large box truck for short haul trucking? With the box truck they would have a smaller payload to fill and may have got a better mileage range.
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I'm not well versed on all the different types of trucking out there, but think about those Fedex and UPS trucks you see all the time. They're short-cab with no sleepers, and they haul two short trailers hooked together. Often they are hauling from city to city, dropping trailers or packages and depots and picking up new trailers or packages. Seems like it might be reasonable to drop the entire truck off with the trailers, plug it in, and jump in a new fully-charged truck, pick up new trailers, and continue the journey.

I don't know if that's actually how they do it, but it seems reasonable. Long-haul drivers in sleeper cabs might not stop but once on an 8 hour journey, and they won't need to refuel at that stop anyway. The intra- and inter-city trucks stop all the time.

Even if Tesla does a long-haul truck which will surely only be a short time after this, they only need it to have a working endurance of less than 10 hours. Drivers are only allowed to drive, what, 8 hours before stopping? And if they park on the side of the highway like they do in Ohio, those rest stops and shoulders need to be stocked with chargers so Tesla trucks can charge while the driver is sleeping. That's a bit of an infrastructure problem. Truck stops along the interstate sure as hell don't have any charging infrastructure, although they have huge parking areas where they could install chargers.
 
Keef
Seems like it might be reasonable to drop the entire truck off with the trailers, plug it in, and jump in a new fully-charged truck, pick up new trailers, and continue the journey.
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That will then cost them more money. They will have to buy two electric semi for the same job one diesel semi can do and they will have to pay insurance and other fees on two vehicles instead of one. Its not likely that this electric semi will be cheaper then a diesel one.


Eunos_Cosmo
Marketing, probably. A semi truck/tractor is a lot more sexy than a box truck.
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I see what you mean semi is cooler but it being a limited range vehicle it will not appeal to alot of people.
If they wanted it to appeal to more people and sell alot more of them. They shoud make something like this...
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(What i was meaning by large box truck)
They can make a box truck , dump truck, flat bed truck, tow truck and others. And most of these trucks don't travel long range it will fit more to the limited mileage range.
 
RocZX
They will have to buy two electric semi
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Not necessarily. Charging times will require some logistical changes, but not all trucks are on the road all the time. They all have downtime, and drivers already switch trucks while another is waiting to be loaded or serviced.
 
Can't wait to see that semi on the roads. Let's hope it will be the beginning of the end of big ass diesels in the cities.
 
Is it me or is the semi hanging way too low to the ground? Lots of speedbumps around industrial estates...
 

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