Diesel engine manufacturer Cummins goes electric with new truck ahead of Tesla Semi unveil Without too much fanfare, Cummins unveiled the truck called AEOS. The company referred to the vehicle as “a fully electric class 7 demonstration Urban Hauler Tractor”: We are talking about a 18,000-lbs truck with a maximum payload capacity of 44,000 lbs with a range of 100 miles on a single charge enabled by a surprisingly small 140 kWh battery pack. the vehicle comes with an optional diesel range extender to add 200 miles of range for a total of 300 miles on a charge plus full tank.
Yeah, also Nikola got a head start with 1,200-mile range: Nikola One electric-truck running prototype to be unveiled Dec 2
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Best class 8 truck hybrid - in my opinion - most any fuel including LNG, petrol, diesel ... www.wrightspeed.com
If it's so efficient, I wonder why microturbine technology has not been used for trains? What kind of fuel is required?
Too small for trains US trains are diesel electric [diesel generators that run electric motors] and most European trains are all electric [overhead wires], right? My post lists the fuels you can use in a wrightspeed hybrid. Most anything that burns, it is a turbine.