Long Beach thinks they'll get cleaner air, but the increased particulates from tires and brake pads from heavier trucks might negate whatever gains they get from cleaner tailpipes.
Battery-powered delivery vans actually make a lot of sense. The operating cost is definitely lower for an EV van than an ICE van, and for most applications the van is parked at a terminal overnight and has hours of idle time for charging.
Electrifying a Class 8 tractor for over-the-road use is like transporting cargo from Asia to the U.S. in a canoe.
The bigger the battery, the less room for cargo. More trucks will be needed to hauls the excess cargo. More trucks and more trucks. No room on the highway for cars.
“Hauling heavy loads over long distances requires very large batteries that take hours to recharge.”
There are a number of problems with EV trucks.
First of all most of the electric Semi from Freightliner, Volvo, Kenworth and Peterbilt are about $400k-500k.
Secondly, as a consequence of being heavier, electric trucks can’t carry as much freight as diesel trucks. The head of the trade association for California drayage truckers said that companies will need to double the size of their fleets just to haul the same amount of freight they currently do.
In California, the state government and private companies are going to spend gobs of money to buy electric trucks for which there aren’t yet charging stations or electric capacity, so that they can move less freight at higher cost. So, longer charging times less freight moved.
And who does this help? China, Russia, the labor union, amd ther government with taxes. That’s why EV cars are sitting in the show rooms gathering dust. The public has caught on to this one.
As for the electricty in California, as of 2021, 30.1% of electricity was imported (11.7% from Northwest and 18.4% from Southwest) out of which 22.6% was of unspecified origin and 30.9% were renewables. The Northwest category is made up of Alberta, British Columbia, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington, and Wyoming. The Southwest category includes Arizona, Baja California, Colorado, Mexico, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, and Utah.
And according to their site, they generate less than half of the electricity at 47.78%:
This informtion is two years old, but the increase in vehicle needs is going to finish the electricity problems in California. They just won’t have enough, period.
wy69
“Hauling heavy loads over long distances requires very large batteries that take hours to recharge.”
There are a number of problems with EV trucks.
First of all most of the electric Semi from Freightliner, Volvo, Kenworth and Peterbilt are about $400k-500k.
Secondly, as a consequence of being heavier, electric trucks can’t carry as much freight as diesel trucks. The head of the trade association for California drayage truckers said that companies will need to double the size of their fleets just to haul the same amount of freight they currently do.
In California, the state government and private companies are going to spend gobs of money to buy electric trucks for which there aren’t yet charging stations or electric capacity, so that they can move less freight at higher cost. So, longer charging times less freight moved.
And who does this help? China, Russia, the labor union, amd ther government with taxes. That’s why EV cars are sitting in the show rooms gathering dust. The public has caught on to this one.
As for the electricty in California, as of 2021, 30.1% of electricity was imported (11.7% from Northwest and 18.4% from Southwest) out of which 22.6% was of unspecified origin and 30.9% were renewables. The Northwest category is made up of Alberta, British Columbia, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington, and Wyoming. The Southwest category includes Arizona, Baja California, Colorado, Mexico, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, and Utah.
And according to their site, they generate less than half of the electricity at 47.78%:
This informtion is two years old, but the increase in vehicle needs is going to finish the electricity problems in California. They just won’t have enough, period.
wy69
and then there’s the issue that the weight of electrified 18-wheelers (probably 24 wheels with batteries) would crush california’s highways into dust and destroy their bridges ...