Thank you, sir. Interesting. Something that is always hidden in these "freight" schemes is the mass of the battery, and the direct and indirect effects that has on the industry. First, road damage directly correlates to load. As the loading of vehicles increases to accommodate heavy batteries, damage to roads and structures will necessarily increase, causing the need for more and greater maintenance. In trucks, the load is disproportional to fuel - as the weight of the battery increases to accommodate longer hauls, the available load capacity must decrease, meaning more trucks to carry the same load. More trucks, more damage.
Exactly. Those were similar to the points that the representative of the American Trucking Association was making. Federal regs limit the allowable weight of trucks on the roads. BEV trucks have at least two, eight thousand pound L-ion batteries (some have four). Every pound of battery means a pound less of frieght.
Additionally, truckers are noting that BEV trucks don't do well with heavy freight—liquids, metal, etc. Heavy loads kills the batteries too quickly, so the companies prefer to use them to move things like toilet paper.
I'm trying to wrap up edits on a longer paper for a coworker. But I have a few other videos and a post coming on this issue soon.
i look forward to your forthcoming videos. Yet another issue with trucking vs. range, how will those batteries perform during the winter? I think an enterprising youth could make a small fortune running a "portable" charging station along interstate 80 when its closed during blizzards. That happened at least twice late this past winter. I would think from a pure safety perspective, EV trucks would be prohibited to operate during winter months due to the threat to drivers.
Thank you, sir. Interesting. Something that is always hidden in these "freight" schemes is the mass of the battery, and the direct and indirect effects that has on the industry. First, road damage directly correlates to load. As the loading of vehicles increases to accommodate heavy batteries, damage to roads and structures will necessarily increase, causing the need for more and greater maintenance. In trucks, the load is disproportional to fuel - as the weight of the battery increases to accommodate longer hauls, the available load capacity must decrease, meaning more trucks to carry the same load. More trucks, more damage.
Green isn't clean!
Exactly. Those were similar to the points that the representative of the American Trucking Association was making. Federal regs limit the allowable weight of trucks on the roads. BEV trucks have at least two, eight thousand pound L-ion batteries (some have four). Every pound of battery means a pound less of frieght.
Additionally, truckers are noting that BEV trucks don't do well with heavy freight—liquids, metal, etc. Heavy loads kills the batteries too quickly, so the companies prefer to use them to move things like toilet paper.
I'm trying to wrap up edits on a longer paper for a coworker. But I have a few other videos and a post coming on this issue soon.
i look forward to your forthcoming videos. Yet another issue with trucking vs. range, how will those batteries perform during the winter? I think an enterprising youth could make a small fortune running a "portable" charging station along interstate 80 when its closed during blizzards. That happened at least twice late this past winter. I would think from a pure safety perspective, EV trucks would be prohibited to operate during winter months due to the threat to drivers.
Green isn't clean.