Hi All!
As all of us here are aware, I think the reveal of the new design was impressive along with the range and 0-60 times. What I think we can all have a go at on this forum is to work out the technical specs of the Semi-Truck as I think these will no be disclosed for a while, it will help us all compare the specs with other proposed electric semi trucks that are in the pipeline so we have a fair comparison.
So I think there are several sections we need investigating:
Thanks!
Leigh.
As all of us here are aware, I think the reveal of the new design was impressive along with the range and 0-60 times. What I think we can all have a go at on this forum is to work out the technical specs of the Semi-Truck as I think these will no be disclosed for a while, it will help us all compare the specs with other proposed electric semi trucks that are in the pipeline so we have a fair comparison.
So I think there are several sections we need investigating:
- What kWh rating do you think the battery pack is in the 500 mile model? My assumption at this point is 500kWh
- It looks like they are using a lot of model 3 parts, do you think there will just be multiple model 3 battery packs in the floor plan or a special battery kit for the Semi?
- What will the motors likely be in kW? (they mentioned there are four of them)
- There was also some talk of Megachargers? do we have an idea of the KW rating of these chargers? Elon said that these would be powered by solar and tesla powerpacks (they would need to as utilities would cry at these power levels constantly switching on and off)
- They mentioned a 400 mile charge in 30 minutes, we can assume this is to 80% SOC, do we think this will be at 300-400 volts or do you think they will go to higher voltages like 800 volts (makes sense to go higher as the charger cables will be thinner, however this would make this system completely separate from the rest of the Tesla fleet and electronic parts will be much more expensive on 800v systems)
- The Megachargers seemed similar to the superchargers in physical size, was there an indication of a different connector to charge?
Thanks!
Leigh.