Tesla Semi Wins Range Test Against Volvo, Freightliner, and Nikola::PepsiCo’s Tesla fleet completed more miles in a day and faster charging than the competition

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    1 year ago

    Tesla may have won out on this test because its Pepsi drivers were more focused on long-distance distribution, while other manufacturers represented were making more frequent regional stops. For example, the longest mileage day for the Tesla Semi incorporated just five stops, while the Nikola made 13 deliveries and one of the eCascadias did 10.

    That’s a pretty big caveat to put halfway through the article.

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        1 year ago

        My comment was a slight on their first demonstration. They didn’t have any driveline hooked up and basically rolled a rebadged chasis downhill to impress investors. Nikola is a scam company

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        That’s only the case for cargos that are volume limited, not weight limited. That’s why Frito-Lay is an early adopter. For most freight, the extra weight of the batteries reduces the legal amount of cargo they can carry. The loss of carrying capacity costs a lot more than the fuel savings for long haul trucking.

        Local delivery trucks should be the first ones to electrify. They have a lot more stop and go and have fairly consistent routes.

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    1 year ago

    So we have two companies who have taken the name of Nikola Tesla, but neither have done anything for his family.