Posted by Duane WI on November 28, 2017 at 08:51:43 from (98.100.148.3):
In Reply to: Re: Electric Semi's posted by buickanddeere on November 28, 2017 at 06:38:46:
Battery life and capacity is increasing rapidly. Don't think what we have today is going to be what we have in 5 years. Just look at cordless drills over the past 10 years. Battery life must be 5 times what it was 10 years ago. You don't have to charge the battery on the truck. You can have exchange stations. You can exchange a battery just about as quickly as you can fill a truck with diesel. Stop thinking what we do and how we do it will be one to one comparison. Only constant is the freight needs to be delivered. Everything else can be changed. I don't know if this will happen or not. It comes down to what will be the most economical way to deliver freight. But it will be possible to do it full electric I just don't know if that will be the cheapest. I have no dog in this fight but I recognize that technology can and will be used to do things cheaper.
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