The euro companies won't go backwards, countries are already saying they will ban sales of greenhouse cars in the future!
The euro companies won't go backwards, countries are already saying they will ban sales of greenhouse cars in the future!
What about commercial and industrial equipment? Doesn't seem like a diesel replacement is on the horizon.
https://electrek.co/2017/04/28/tesla...lectric-truck/Originally Posted by balki
I'm going to need a lot more than a teaser to think diesel tucks have any real competition in the next 20 years
Five years? Sure. 20 years seems ambitious.
Trucks already can't carry full loads of dense cargo because of highway weight restrictions, having a heavier energy storage type only makes 20 years seem optimistic, I'd actually be surprised if electric cars and SUVs outsold their ICE counterparts (including mild hybrids) before 2037:
The Bolt and model 3 still don't pose a real threat to anything other then themselves (the Prius is nearly $10k cheaper).
A full load of fuel will give something like 600+ miles to a semi truck while hauling up to 80,000lbs. What do you have to do for an electric truck to match that?
The 85kWh packs in the Model S weigh 1200 pounds. Based on the stuff we ship at work, thats about 3 cubes of cereal depending on variety and less than a cube of cans or flour. Thats the pack that gives 265 miles in the Model S.(the 85kWh one weighs between 4600 and 4900lbs) how can you scale that up without severely affecting weight while keeping range. A driver CAN do 500 or 600 miles in a day of driving.(11 hour driving window within a 14 hour day)
Self-driving + solar cells on the trailer? When does wireless recharging come out?
Solar is not going to work on these things... Maybe the Boring company will deliver freight to various cities in the future.
You guys are thinking far too much into the future... I'm just hoping EVs will actually survive... or at least have significant amount of market share... not just at <1% of current market share...
If Model 3 doesn't carve up significant market share, future of Tesla and maybe even EVs in general could be in jeopardy.
hehWhen does wireless recharging come out?
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