Yeah, they are transitioning in Germany but I think the government are subsidising the transition.
The assumption has been that these would be used for point-to-point initially with depot charging.
The Elektro-trucker guy in Germany can unhook his trailer and use car chargers. The head unit...
Just trying to imagine future business models etc.
For now we've got these motors - might as well make use of them if there is no obvious alternative. Better to electrify the priority areas first, like cars and heating and do other things as and when it makes sense.
Interesting with electric...
Those giant battery trucks make financial sense if you are saving a huge amount of diesel.
If you've got an expensive truck you need to use it heavily to make the economics work.
For a leisure vehicle it is hard to imagine intensive working.
Perhaps the best scenario would be to have...
The lighter weight and greater size convenience might lead to efficiency improvements, but only because of the issues you've raised - lower weight and any aero advantages that the batteries facilitate.
That was exactly my thinking.
We might be hit by Trumpflation in the coming months if he keeps doing stupid things, which is his general Modus Operandi.
When I spoke to them at the Everything Electric Event the most useful guy (Paul) added me to the Facebook group. That seems to be the only place they give any support these days. In the hope that other customers help the person out first.
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