Mastodawn

Remember that time Elon said he was making a semi-truck? 😂😂

Anyway, here's a real company making a real-life truck.
Up to 600km range.
20-80% fill in 50-85min
six-speed transmission
13-tonne axle
GCW of up to 48T with payload of 28T.

These are the things we need to be doing for those “last mile" applications where electrified (catenary) rail is not possible.

The preview doesn't seem to be happening on the Inside EV website so I added a screenshot.

https://insideevs.com/news/793045/volvo-trucks-fh-aero-electric-extended-range/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Here's the actual Volvo product page with a ton more details, pictures, video etc.

https://www.volvotrucks.com/en-en/trucks/electric/volvo-fh-aero-electric.html

#Cars #EV #Truck #Trucking #Electrification

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*|FNAME|*Apr 15

@chris
Remember the time that other company defrauded investors by filmed their ‘prototype’ rolling down a hill? 😂

https://cdllife.com/2023/nikola-founder-sentenced-for-misleading-investors-with-staged-video-of-an-electric-semi-truck-rolling-down-a-hill/

Nikola founder sentenced for misleading investors with staged video of an electric semi truck rolling down a hill

The founder and former CEO of Nikola was sentenced to prison and issued hefty fine for misleading investors with a staged video of an electric semi truck rolling down a hill.

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@chris
And remember when #Trump gave the CEO a full pardon?

https://elonbuzz.com/nikola-motor-founder-trevor-milton-given-full-pardon-by-president-trump/amp/

Nikola Motor founder Trevor Milton given full pardon by President Trump

Nikola Motor founder Trevor Milton has been given a full pardon by U.S. President Donald Trump in an unprecedented turn of events. Trevor Milton Media announced late Thursday that the formerly jailed founder of the all-electric automaker that President Trump had “pledged to end the political weaponization of the Justice Department. This pardon marks a ... Read more

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