Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸Apr 15

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

Show threadKevin Boyd (he/him) 🇨🇦Apr 15
@chris I hope the canadian government can get Edison's diesel-electric hybrids certified to go on the road ASAP. Frankly it's embarrassing that they've put up so much red tape that it makes more sense for the company to make combustion trucks to stay afloat.
Show threadChris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸
@kboyd ya, it's so frustrating the amount of trouble they've had getting certified.
Apr 15 at 4:29pmWeb