“Pepsico explained that it uses most of its 21 Tesla Semi electric trucks for deliveries within 100 miles with several stops. They operate for up to 12 hours a day.”
Yes, I have no doubt in this use case, the trucks perform... Electric is a niche commuter market. If I had a fleet of vehicles I knew would only travel about 100 miles a day, I would look seriously into electric, if for no other reason than just to reduce another vendor account overhead... Already paying the electric company, why have a fuel vendor as well. If the math made sense, pull the trigger.
However, leave this use case, and electric falls apart quickly. If I need my vehicles running 24 hours a day or traveling greater distances, the model absolutely collapses and electric is an unviable option.
Electric is a niche use case solution... if your need fit within that use case, then it makes sense, but if they fall out of it, they are not viable.
Now, whether they actually DO any real good to save the planet, or are less of an environmental impact than ICE vehicles is a wholly different conversation.
Yes, less CO2 is created per mile driven for an electric vehicle, but that’s hardly the only variable one should use to determine environmental impact.
If you accept that CO2 is a problem, due to mans actions, and that’s an entirely different discussion as well.
” If I need my vehicles running 24 hours a day or traveling greater distances, “
THAT is the niche market!!!
How much extra CO2 is generated to create the additional electrify to charge the trucks? About 80% of US electric power is generated by non renewable source. So where would the power be coming from to charge fleets of new electric cars and trucks?