Comments by "Harry Mills" (@harrymills2770) on "Tesla Semi: Delivers FAILURE!" video.

  1. I'm not sure about Tesla's math or thunderfoot's math, here. It's a strange trade-off, because the motors weigh less than an internal combustion engine, but the batteries weigh a lot more than fuel, and a diesel runs at full power on a much lighter quarter tank. Batteries weigh the same, whether they're empty or they're fully charged. Do they charge back up when they're going downhill? Do you get something back, with a real braking advantage on downhill grades? I don't know enough about the things. I think we'll all be better off if we lowered our sights. Maybe ease into less ambitious EVs, made specifically for the urban and residential environment. But I don't want to lose the ability to drive anywhere I want in the continental USA in 24 hours. One day's driving can get you from almost anywhere to almost anywhere in the lower 48. People going coast-to-coast can still do it in less than a day-and-a-half. That's going to go away, if current trends continue. But I know my little sister loves her EV bicycle for making nimble runs to work on a lot of 25 mph and 35 mph road. Almost everywhere she needs to go in the valley is well within that bike's round-trip range. As long as she's got that cheap hydropower electricity, it's quite sensible. She has a conventional vehicle for bad weather and longer trips. But she can get around town just fine. Go one level up from that, with a trike that can carry some cargo, like a big load of groceries, and that'd be practical for all her shopping needs and not burn a drop of fuel.
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