I have contacts and friends who work in logistics, one of them for a UK company. Has to manage truckers all day, told me they got an electric truck for a government grant to show they were green.
Out of all their trucks, some quite old, that electric one broke down the most. The tech and infrastructure ain't there yet for electric heavy transport vehicles. They're better off investing in hydrogen powered vehicles for that if they want to no longer be a slave to OPEC.
The Ford F150 Lightning sold like a lead balloon. Turns out those impressive range numbers go to shit if you're carrying anything heavier than groceries.
And that's just a pickup. Anything bigger like freight or heavy industry will run afoul of the square-cube law dealing with XBOX HUEG batteries just trying to last a few hours.
Yep, without a tranny between the engine and the wheels, anything from higher speed and pulling weight to bad weather is gonna drain the battery a lot faster.
I have contacts and friends who work in logistics, one of them for a UK company. Has to manage truckers all day, told me they got an electric truck for a government grant to show they were green.
Out of all their trucks, some quite old, that electric one broke down the most. The tech and infrastructure ain't there yet for electric heavy transport vehicles. They're better off investing in hydrogen powered vehicles for that if they want to no longer be a slave to OPEC.
The Ford F150 Lightning sold like a lead balloon. Turns out those impressive range numbers go to shit if you're carrying anything heavier than groceries.
And that's just a pickup. Anything bigger like freight or heavy industry will run afoul of the square-cube law dealing with XBOX HUEG batteries just trying to last a few hours.
Yep, without a tranny between the engine and the wheels, anything from higher speed and pulling weight to bad weather is gonna drain the battery a lot faster.