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Originally Posted by SS Performance
The problem is Tesla makes sky high statements concerning the quality of their cars and now the truck. These claims are unrealistic. So when the discrepancies are uncovered they are a big deal.
As an example Tesla stated they guarantee the truck will not break down for 1,000,000 miles. Yes I got that number right, I checked and rechecked. It is a ridiculous claim. There are far too many parts in any vehicle to make a claim like this. Yes I know electric motors have fewer parts. But there are also many other parts from suspension to computer systems.
I like the idea of electric trucks in theory however I'm not sure how they will perform in practice. I was an independent owner operator driving over the road. The Tesla will come in 2 models 300 mile and 500 mile versions. This is fine for local delivery but would never work over the road. My last truck, a Peterbuilt, had twin 125 gallon fuel tanks. At 7 mpg that gave me an effective range of 1200 to 1500 miles. Until electric truck get close to that range they will have only limited application.
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Electric trucks, IMO would be perfect taking trailers from terminal to terminal.
IMO What they should have tried starting with is straight trucks instead of jumping right to semi's