The Run on Less Event is testing electric semi trucks with real world deliveries to test their range and payload performance. Tesla is getting up to double the range of many of the competing electric trucks.
Freightliner is owned by Daimler and they are the largest semi truck company in the world. There are also some very large chinese semi truck makers. Freightliner, Damler and the Chinese Semi truck makers are making diesel trucks almost exclusively.
Pepsi Tesla Semi trucks are getting 370 to 545 miles of range using 70-130% of charge and are averaging about 400-450 miles for 100% charge range. The Freightliner eCascadia Semi truck used by OK Produce is getting 240-250 miles of range on 90-95% charge. It should be noted that the driving speeds of the Tesla Semi in the real world tests were 62-65 miles per hour. Driving an electric semi for optimal longer range is 50-55 miles per hour. Tesla can do 70% charge in 60 minutes and 90% charge in 90 minutes. 15-30 minutes for 15-35% topoff charges. Pepsi has 750 kw chargers installed.
There is a research paper that goes over aerodynamics, speed and payload weight in regards to energy usage of an electric truck. 65 mph is 95.3 feet per second and 52.5 mph is 77 feet per second. The part of equation that deals with speed is squared. Basically you lose 15% of your range driving at 65 mph versus 52.5 mph in an electric truck pulling max load.
Another eCascadia truck used by Penske Ontario got 122 miles of range on about 43% charge. This should be about 280 miles for 100% charge usage.
Another eCascadia truck by Schneider is getting 169 miles of range on 75% of the charge. There are eCascadia’s with smaller battery packs. This should be about 220 miles for 100% charge.
A UPS eCascadia truck is getting 88 miles of range on 38% of charge. This should be about 230 miles for 100% charge.
US Foods eCascadia is getting 70-80 miles of range on 30% of charge.
Watts EV BYD truck is getting 75 miles of range on 30% of charge.
The Performance Team VNR trucks are getting about 84 miles of range on 40% charge. They recharge after 80-100 miles are driven for 167 miles total for the day.
Nextbigfuture has a table comparing the stated prices, ranges and payloads of all of the Semi trucks.
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Notice again EV articles don’t tell you how long it takes to charge them up!
It does not matter that you can go 800 miles on one charge when it takes 8+ hours just to get back out on the road.
Look at the graphs they are showing exactly how long to charge and how much they charge. Tesla can do 70% charge in 60 minutes and 90% charge in 90 minutes. 15-30 minutes for 15-35% topoff charges. Pepsi has 750 kw chargers installed.
The loss of range due to higher speed affects not only electric trucks, but all kind of vehicles. Also worth noting than on a hilly terrain, when going downhill an electric truck recovers the energy used to go up, while a combustion engine truck just wears the brake pads while still keeps on using fuel.
How many hours does it take to charge the battery? Also, why would the electric truck not use brake pads going downhill but the the combustion engine does?
Laws of physics do not apply to EVs?
If you look at the charging graphs. The runonless.com shows the time and state of charge. Tesla can do 70% charge in 60 minutes and 90% charge in 90 minutes. 15-30 minutes for 15-35% topoff charges. Pepsi has 750 kw chargers installed.
Uh, missing the BYD graphic perhaps?