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Originally Posted by Martinjlm
Truth. But in this case you get to a point where you’re adding battery volume to haul around battery mass. I think that Escalade EV will likely come from whatever GM is working on wrt a truck EV platform, not T1XX. And that’s gonna take some time. Doubtfully within this architectural cycle. So considering T1XX utilities have yet to launch, you’re looking at 4 - 5 years.
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Oh, I agree completely. Reminds me of a couple of years ago, I was doing some back of the envelope calculations regarding an all electric semi. The conclusion I came to was that with current battery tech, it would take something in excess of 80% of the payload capacity to get a meaningful range. 1 pound of cargo taking over 4 pounds of battery to move. Thats not something that'll get widespread adoption until there is a revolution in battery mass efficiency. Thats about the time I got sold on fuel cells for anyone that wants to make a green semi. A lot of the hydrogen problems go away with big trucks, and you don't run into the issues of mass-scaling that self propelled batteries have to deal with.