Tesla Semi Wins Range Test Against Volvo, Freightliner, and Nikola

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• SMillerNL@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Tesla may have won out on this test because its Pepsi drivers were more focused on long-distance distribution, while other manufacturers represented were making more frequent regional stops. For example, the longest mileage day for the Tesla Semi incorporated just five stops, while the Nikola made 13 deliveries and one of the eCascadias did 10.

  That’s a pretty big caveat to put halfway through the article.

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  • ChaoticEntropy@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    “Also the whole basis of the comparison was deeply flawed.”

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• neveraskedforthis@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Hold on, what? I thought Nikola ended after their giant fraud?

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  • Vent@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    They only do downhill deliveries now

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  • huginn@feddit.it ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    They got bought by GM for pennies

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• sorghum@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Just about anything will beat Nikola with their no brakes roll downhill expo.

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  • ladicius@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Recuperation on a truck is a no-brainer. At least I hope it is.

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    • sorghum@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      My comment was a slight on their first demonstration. They didn’t have any driveline hooked up and basically rolled a rebadged chasis downhill to impress investors. Nikola is a sacm company

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    • Fermion@mander.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      That’s only the case for cargos that are volume limited, not weight limited. That’s why Lay’s is an early adopter. For most freight, the extra weight of the batteries reduces the legal amount of cargo they can carry. The loss of carrying capacity costs a lot more than the fuel savings for long haul trucking.

      Local delivery trucks should be the first ones to electricity. They have a lot more stop and go and have fairly consistent routes.

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• pete_the_cat@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  So we have two companies who have taken the name of Nikola Tesla, but neither have done anything for his family.

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  • Railcar8095@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Nikola doesn’t come from Nikola Tesla, but from Nikola Salazar, a famous Croatian-Mexican con artist from early 20th century. Source: I just made it up

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    • pete_the_cat@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      You had me in the first half!

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