Class 8 electric trucks performing well, but incentives still required

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  1. Iron Maiden

    Iron Maiden Light Load Member

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  3. Concorde

    Concorde Road Train Member

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    After 3 years with my 389 guess how much the truck and fuel cost me.

    Hint: It’s more than $500k

    But nonetheless the Polar bears need to be saved :)
     
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  4. Peplow

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    So what you're telling me is that they don't perform particularly well :)



    Pete
     
  5. Iron Maiden

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    I’m sure you drive more than 150kms a day.
     
  6. AModelCat

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    The battery tech just isn't there yet.

    IMO electric Class 8 trucks will be nothing more than a pipe dream until they can get the battery packs down to the size and weight of a full 100 gal fuel tank and can run the truck all day on 2 of them at 100k lbs gross. Also need to have charging times down to something reasonable.

    I could just imagine the BS involved if electric trucks were stranded on the Coq for 2 or 3 days in a storm (it's happened before). It wouldn't be a situation where they spend 10 minutes per truck, dropping 100L of fuel in each one, it'll be having to tow each and every one of those electric trucks out of there to get things moving again.
     
  7. TheLoadOut

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    I don't think I'd be too comfy sleeping over those batteries every night.
     
  8. classicxl

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    I Remember seeing one of your companies Electric Volvo’s sitting in the dealership show room at steeles and tomken . They had a yellow Home Hardware electric volvo too . I always wonder how well the new electric trucks would do in the real world. i know Pride has had an electric Freightliner for atleast a year now . in my opinion a hybrid option would be a better choice.
     
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  9. 201773

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    How much does it cost to charge one up?
     
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  10. Iron Maiden

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    If electric trucks were so great, they wouldn't need taxpayer subsidies. It's one big grift and us suckers are paying for it.
     
  11. upnorthwpg

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    Peterbuilt wpg has one on the lot. I think Gardwine was testing it. Has to be returned to the dealer charging station.
     
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