Compared with diesels, electric prime movers are very expensive, don’t go far on a charge, and take a long time to recharge. This might result in the process getting changed, through this innovative electric motor bolt on
According to the EPA, transportation produced 28% of the greenhouse gases released in the United States in 2022, and nearly a quarter of that came from heavy vehicles – more now than from passenger cars.
California-based startup Revoy sees itself as well-placed to break up the logjam, with an innovative product and an innovative business model behind it.
The product is an electric motor dolly that can be spliced between the tractor and trailer of any standard diesel semi-truck and then propel the truck via its electrically driven axle.
Power comes from a battery carried on the dolly with a 575-kWh capacity that's comparable to batteries in fully electric prime movers. Revoy says it offers a range of about 250 miles (400 km), and a higher-capacity unit is in the pipeline.
Longer & heavier. How much of the 80 thousand lb total gross weight does it consume? Too long and clumsy for local work, and not enough range for OTR. Nothing but too clever by half grifters.
The added weight, is a VERY good question, it's got to be 2 -3 thousand pounds at least, for this battery/motor tire combo. And yeah, it's changing the length of the total, but, I don't know about those legalities. But, it would seem that it's more ideal for big city movements, like factory to the docks, factory to the airport... because of the electric range factor. Also, though the range of a typical tractor and trailer is about 1800 miles, give or take 300, I'm pretty sure meals, restroom stops, and the mandated limit of hours driven, are resulting in a driver pulling off the freeway and putting the truck in park, a couple times a day. So, why not drive 225 miles, swap out battery packs, and a snack break/bathroom break/stretch the legs break? Of course, my silly notion is also based on emissions free electricity from solar or wind. Neither of which have been sucessfully harnessed, in my view with the Eastward blowing winds off the ocean, sped up over the mountains before hitting the brakes in the desert, or the winds across the mid continent prairies, as steady as those are and the enormous Sonora desert from the southern border to the Great Salt Lake, from California's coast to the Great basin Desert, and the Mojave. Nothing but sun baked rocks instead of solar panels. Your last line, might be spot on, I can't say it isn't likely. With all the shysters trying to drum up investor money for bullshit flying cycles, 100 mpg cycle cars, and other ripoff sensible sounding industry changers... that haven't yet come to pass. Local Motors was the last one I even saw get off the ground and last long enough to make a mark. I've posted at least one of these types of electrical trucking "solutions" where truckers stop and replace battery packs like Pony express riders. No one yet has survived the growing pains of business delvelopment
So even longer set... I'll be looking forward to new videos from "you fuck up by SWIFT".
ReplyDeletelol, that is entirely likely
DeleteLonger & heavier.
ReplyDeleteHow much of the 80 thousand lb total gross weight does it consume?
Too long and clumsy for local work, and not enough range for OTR.
Nothing but too clever by half grifters.
The added weight, is a VERY good question, it's got to be 2 -3 thousand pounds at least, for this battery/motor tire combo.
DeleteAnd yeah, it's changing the length of the total, but, I don't know about those legalities. But, it would seem that it's more ideal for big city movements, like factory to the docks, factory to the airport... because of the electric range factor.
Also, though the range of a typical tractor and trailer is about 1800 miles, give or take 300, I'm pretty sure meals, restroom stops, and the mandated limit of hours driven, are resulting in a driver pulling off the freeway and putting the truck in park, a couple times a day. So, why not drive 225 miles, swap out battery packs, and a snack break/bathroom break/stretch the legs break?
Of course, my silly notion is also based on emissions free electricity from solar or wind. Neither of which have been sucessfully harnessed, in my view with the Eastward blowing winds off the ocean, sped up over the mountains before hitting the brakes in the desert, or the winds across the mid continent prairies, as steady as those are
and the enormous Sonora desert from the southern border to the Great Salt Lake, from California's coast to the Great basin Desert, and the Mojave. Nothing but sun baked rocks instead of solar panels.
Your last line, might be spot on, I can't say it isn't likely. With all the shysters trying to drum up investor money for bullshit flying cycles, 100 mpg cycle cars, and other ripoff sensible sounding industry changers... that haven't yet come to pass.
Local Motors was the last one I even saw get off the ground and last long enough to make a mark.
I've posted at least one of these types of electrical trucking "solutions" where truckers stop and replace battery packs like Pony express riders. No one yet has survived the growing pains of business delvelopment