David Chisnall (*Now with 50% more sarcasm!*)It sounds as if electric trucks are great for long-range land transport. But they require heavy batteries, so rather than putting them on the road (where they'll damage the road surface), why don't we build special metal tracks for them to go on? And, on long trips, join a bunch of them together so that you only need one motor and driver for a load of them travelling in a convoy? I bet you could make freight transport a lot more efficient if you did that.
SometimesLovely@david_chisnall
How about replaceable batteries, changed at fuel stops/services, changeable in whole or part, with a turn around time similar to liquid fueling. It shouldn't be impossible to design a secure vehicle-mounted battery cradle, a secure connector to supply the fitted motor, and a small loading crane or lift truck to automate the transfer. Recharging could be by local renewables at the fuel stop, supplemented by off peak electricity.
ohir