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And how will your electric truck pay for road usage without fuel taxes, and what will a full charge cost you, broken down to a cost per mile basis? Basically, who is to pay for the power you will consume?

 

Furthermore, will you be able to shop around in 2035 for the cheapest recharge price, and how will the road usage tax work?

 

Here's a lovely road princess for you.

 

I do not know how it will work in the future for electric semi trucks, but in most if not all states, consumer electric vehicles pay an extra tax during yearly vehicle registration to cover road usage to make up for lost revenue from the gas tax. As far as cost per mile, consumer electric vehicles get a miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe) of about 100 MPGe. I think it was said somewhere that the Tesla Semi might get closer to 20 MPGe.

Here is a MPGe Cost Comparison Calculator to get an estimate of the differences in prices between diesel gallons and kwh electricity. Just have to put in the average electricity cost per kwh and average diesel cost per gallon and the mpg for a diesel semi for comparison.

Side note, there is a video released today from a YouTube channel I follow talking about a driver's perspective if switched to an electric vehicle.
How will Electric Trucks Change the Industry? How will it Change MY Life as a Seasoned Driver?

 

Just wait until they get enough electric vehicles on the road. They'll start jacking the rates up. They'll more than likely monitor your mileage and send you a tax bill too.

As for power generation, there is no source that is both clean and reliable. Coal and oil/gas produce emissions, nuclear leaves behind radioactive waste (and have the potential for meltdown). Wind is not reliable, nor is solar. Building dams ruins the landscape by flooding out land.

At the end of the day, I see it all as a wash. Moving the pollution from one source to another.

 

Do not i repeat do not ever buy one of these paccar motors if you are going to be pulling any hills they are wayy under power and cannot compete with the other motors So far i have gone through 2 motors and the second one only lasted 200000 kms there is no guarantee on these and nobody will do anything to help me out so basically im out 44,000$

 

I am driving a 2019 T680 with an MX13. 605,000 and zero issues. Pull lots of hills.

 

Tonka
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