Sudre
Active Member
I think the 7 cents a kWh is from averaging out the wholesale cost of electricity being purchased off the grid plus (or actually minus) any green tech Tesla throws in. If I am purchasing my retail power for my house here in the midwest at 10 cents the grid wholesale price is probably around 5 cents maybe 7.
What I am curious about, because my trucker friends I asked for input from brought it up, is TARE weight. The total weight a 5 axle truck can weight without paying fines in the US is 80,000 pounds. What is the weight of the Tesla Semi tractor? If it weighs 5000-10000 pounds more than the diesel tractor then many long haul drivers will not be interested because it limits their options.
Day drivers will mostly be fine. Hauling chips or miscellaneous items to stores probably doesn't hit max weight. Tesla can still have thousands of customers in this area. I know the major beer company in my area runs truck after truck load of empty bottle from the plant out of town in to the plant in the city where the beer is made. This would be a really good option for them. Big plus if it ever become autonomous. Same route day after day... autonomous heaven right there.
What I am curious about, because my trucker friends I asked for input from brought it up, is TARE weight. The total weight a 5 axle truck can weight without paying fines in the US is 80,000 pounds. What is the weight of the Tesla Semi tractor? If it weighs 5000-10000 pounds more than the diesel tractor then many long haul drivers will not be interested because it limits their options.
Day drivers will mostly be fine. Hauling chips or miscellaneous items to stores probably doesn't hit max weight. Tesla can still have thousands of customers in this area. I know the major beer company in my area runs truck after truck load of empty bottle from the plant out of town in to the plant in the city where the beer is made. This would be a really good option for them. Big plus if it ever become autonomous. Same route day after day... autonomous heaven right there.