“Operators can see estimated fuel savings of up to $200,000 within their first three years of ownership”
“operators will spend less time at service centers and more time on the road”
Until it’s NEW BATTERY TIME, then all that pie in the sky crap goes right in the toilet.
New battery would be a big,big deal, I think. But I have to question all the costs for an EV this big. Including all those charging stations. Wondering whether the smaller owner operators could even afford a startup. I don’t know how it would really work out, but I have lots of doubts for something like this. Call me...very dubious.
“Until it’s NEW BATTERY TIME, then all that pie in the sky crap goes right in the toilet.”
“The starting price for the Tesla Semi is US$150,000 for a 300-miles vehicle and $180,000 for 500 miles extended-range version.”
The average regional truck driver puts less than 300 miles per day in point to point and point to multi points typical of say PepsiCo or Frito Lay.
So the 300 mile version would allow daily out and back to central yard for a charge.
If you save $200,000 in fuel over three years you could just buy a whole new Ysla semi and pocket the $50,000 in’m fuel savings that’s giving away the asset for zero dollars secondary sale value.