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Tesla Semi: first truck rolls off high-volume production line

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May 3, 2026 at 2:40 PM #21

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True, and manufacturers have been increasingly making it harder for themselves to swap or access ICE motors for some time now. Its when a battery becomes part of the chassis like in a Tesla 3 I think, or one of them. Or when that whole battery pack is sealed with rubber membrane or similar. From what I understand it becomes almost an unfixable problem if we are talking financial sense. Would think batteries that are modular, accessible, and serviceable would make a lot more sense for truck.

Battery swapping however would mean collaboration between brands, not sure that's going to go so well. Especially if brand X has to rollout charge stations or exchange stations on their own. I guess we once has Beta v VHS video recorders, the most marketed as best tends to win regardless of reality.
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I'm sure they'll implement some sort of standard to make everything uniform. We already have standardization with controller communication protocols and things like that. It would make sense for manufacturers to come up with a standard charger for everyone to adopt.

AModelCat, May 3, 2026 at 2:40 PM

AModelCat, May 3, 2026 at 2:40 PM

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