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Who is Tesla partnering with on drivetrain for truck?
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Mark's Beagle
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FCA is voted for because they are incompetent, but I think that also means that aren't competent enough to do this.
Daimler is voted for because of recent news of collaboration with Tesla, but I don't think their pickup truck would be a huge deal as KarenRei intimated.
So I think Ford, GM, or Toyota. I think Ford is out because it seems they are doing it on their own.
Toyota - I have no idea.
GM - previously claimed they weren't electrifying pickup trucks, but changed position in January. So I think it's them.
Daimler is voted for because of recent news of collaboration with Tesla, but I don't think their pickup truck would be a huge deal as KarenRei intimated.
So I think Ford, GM, or Toyota. I think Ford is out because it seems they are doing it on their own.
Toyota - I have no idea.
GM - previously claimed they weren't electrifying pickup trucks, but changed position in January. So I think it's them.
Nikola?
"You will be able to order both trucks in 500kWh, 750kWh and 1mWh options BEV."
Nikola Motor Company on Twitter
"You will be able to order both trucks in 500kWh, 750kWh and 1mWh options BEV."
Nikola Motor Company on Twitter
Funny, I think they mean the will have 6 combinations. But I've got to wonder if you have a 1MWh battery in your semi why would you need a hydrogen fuel cell to go with it. The whole hydrogen line looks sketchy if they are really looking at battery packs that big. The hydrogen infrastructure seems awfully expensive if you only need it as a range extender, but otherwise have electric charging infrastructure in place.
They claim the H2 is for long haul and BEV for inner city. But I remain skeptical. With current cell prices and battery densities, hydrogen may seem needful for long haul. But when density doubles, price falls 50%, and charging infrastructure is well developed, it may go the way of Betamax and VHS.
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I think the Mercedes Sprinter is in the top three worldwide. I tried but couldn't find statistics. I think Ford is number one.
Mark's Beagle
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You're probably right. Being Australian, I don't think of pickups as trucks, but I do think of vans, and the talk a couple of days ago had me confused.
Ha, Amazon is selling ads on their boxes? Genius!
By most advanced Silverado, do they mean they have Tesla under the hood? If so, why the chrome tips
So I say GM.
EVNow
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GM is unlikely because they already have a fairly robust EV in-house team.
Chrysler is a possibility. Do they make pickups ?
Toyota is a possibility, since Tesla used to make Rav4EV drivetrains. Just like Merc. But it's unlikely Karen would know about that.
That leaves Ford - who don't have a robust in-house EV program. Earlier they got initial design for the Ford Focus EV from Magna.
BTW, Magna is another possibility. They can build trucks - but don't have a way to distribute and service them.
Chrysler is a possibility. Do they make pickups ?
Toyota is a possibility, since Tesla used to make Rav4EV drivetrains. Just like Merc. But it's unlikely Karen would know about that.
That leaves Ford - who don't have a robust in-house EV program. Earlier they got initial design for the Ford Focus EV from Magna.
BTW, Magna is another possibility. They can build trucks - but don't have a way to distribute and service them.
Dodge and Jeep are FCA brands. So Ram trucks (Used to be Dodge Ram, but I think they rebranded to just Ram for the truck line)
bhtooefr
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Looks like @ZachShahan has a source saying it's GM: Scoop: GM Reportedly Working On Electric Pickup Truck With Tesla Powertrain | CleanTechnica
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Crap, if GM comes out with a Tesla powered supercharger enabled pickup and mine dies before Tesla's comes out...
@wk057 was working on a Sierra Tesla conversion a while back...
Crap, if GM comes out with a Tesla powered supercharger enabled pickup and mine dies before Tesla's comes out...
@wk057 was working on a Sierra Tesla conversion a while back...
Who said it would be Supercharger enabled? None of the prior joint efforts with Tesla were.
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