California Banning Internal Combustion Engines On Passenger Cars In 2035

It doesn't matter because we only have ten years left due to global warming according to AOC.

 

I wish I could read this but I died from the hole in the ozone layer back in the 90s.

 

It's a moot point anyway. The whole state is going to drop off into the ocean any day now. That's the only way we can get the fires to go out.

 

I do have to admit if they really get those electric trucks going it’s going to totally change the trucking industry. No more diesel, very little maintenance, they have more power than diesel, since the driver sits in the middle on a Tesla it eliminates the blind side. All that, and the estimated cost for a new truck is $150-$160,000.

We can make all the fun we want to of the ugly trucks, but from a financial view they are a very smart move. Also when one of those goofy looking trucks passes your smoke belching Peterbilt on a hill like it’s sitting still it can’t help but make an impression on you. I predict electric vehicles will be the new rage before long and they will drive down trucking rates so low that a diesel burner won’t even be an option anymore.

 

A Tesla has 4 individual electric motors at each of the drive wheels. According to their website, even if two of these motors fail they still have more power and far more torque than a diesel burner. Also since the brakes are on the electric motors, it eliminates ever needing new brakes.

 

156k Electric cars sold while 1.8 Million sold overall (8.6% of overall cars were Electric). So basically they want 100% in 15 years (that's an average of 6.09% of overall compounding yearly 12.8% in 2022 etc.) That's a serious expectation forcing those sales. I think by 2027 they'll know of sales of electric cars are closer to 50%.

 

Not sure how electric trucks cause rates to go down.

 

Yea, it will eliminate the long haul trucker and teams as there will be no way to recharge the truck except for the 10 hour break. And while a brand new set of batteries will go 600 miles, what will be the range in 5 years? What about 10, or even 20? You can say just change out the batteries, but when it's 1/2 the cost of a new car that tells me it's going to be at least that for a truck. No company is going to pay to replace the batteries, they'll just sell the truck (for a lot less that a comparable diesel for the age) thus actually raising the ROI.

No, electric trucks are a great ideal for some local and ltl work, but for everyone else it's too limited. Heck, even my local job it would be impractical, as while it's local the truck is running 24/7/ One shift is 10:30pm to 10:00am and the other shift is 10:00am to 10:30pm. We can easily find the 10 minutes twice a week to fuel. We will never have to time to charge the batteries.

 

I also wonder if solar panel trailers will become a norm. 53' would supply a lot of power.