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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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yeah, diesel-electric does seem obvious doesnt it. considering the downtime at rest stops that could be used for charging, j-braking and regenerative braking to charge might reduce noise emmision. Wonder why it isnt mainstream
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When I say diesel-electric I mean like a train. Diesel generator driving electric motors, though in this case it'd probably be better to have it charge batteries and capacitors rather than always directly driving the motors.
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Hummer ended up not getting bought by a Chinese company. I thought so too, but when I did a little research earlier this year, it ended up that the sale didn't go through for whatever reason. Hummer still American.
As for trucks & buses, looks like the government is pushing FCEVs which I also support for vehicles over EVs until there are battery swapping stations available.
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