By 2030, you will see very few diesel trucks on the road

[Bob Blaylock]

By 2030, no one that has a future in trucking will be using diesel powered trucks;

 

[Taz]

Where do you think all that electricity is going to come from?

Windmills, solar, and grid scale storage.

In 10 years? Not a chance. Our electric grid is maxed out already in a lot of places, with brownouts and the like. An all electric truck fleet is for the distant future, unfortunately.

 

[petro]

That truck is ugly as hell as are 95% of all electric vehicles.
Is there a requirement that an EV must be hideous visually?

 

[Captain Caveman]

By 2030, no one that has a future in trucking will be using diesel powered trucks;

I thought the human race ends before then? Who's driving these trucks, monkeys? Cockroaches?

Apparently the doomsters believe we have 12 years before the earth fries itself, lol

 

[westwall]

Where do you think all that electricity is going to come from?

Windmills, solar, and grid scale storage.

Sooooo, when are you going to stop being a luddite and get away from windmills. Old, old tech, and they suck the big wahzeeny.

 

[initforme]

Dang trucks ruin roads.

 

[Old Rocks]

Where do you think all that electricity is going to come from?

Windmills, solar, and grid scale storage.

Sooooo, when are you going to stop being a luddite and get away from windmills. Old, old tech, and they suck the big wahzeeny.

And when are you going to get a brain?

 

[anynameyouwish]

By 2030, no one that has a future in trucking will be using diesel powered trucks;

nonsense

they said the same thing about horses and buggies

 

[Old Rocks]

Where do you think all that electricity is going to come from?

Windmills, solar, and grid scale storage.

Sooooo, when are you going to stop being a luddite and get away from windmills. Old, old tech, and they suck the big wahzeeny.

The rate of increase in wind energy in the US is indictutive of what the utilities think of it.

U.S. total annual Electricity generation from wind electricity generation in the United States increased from about 6 billion kilowatthours (kWh) in 2000 to about 300 billion kWh in 2019. In 2019, wind turbines in the United States were the source of about 7.3% of total U.S. utility-scale electricity generation.Mar 24, 2020

 

[Old Rocks]

By 2030, no one that has a future in trucking will be using diesel powered trucks;

nonsense

they said the same thing about horses and buggies

When was the last time you took a horse and buggy on an Interstate?

 

[anynameyouwish]

By 2030, no one that has a future in trucking will be using diesel powered trucks;

nonsense

they said the same thing about horses and buggies

When was the last time you took a horse and buggy on an Interstate?

i was being facetious.

i agree with you and look forward to progressing into the future

 

[airplanemechanic]

By 2030, no one that has a future in trucking will be using diesel powered trucks;

Until you can charge a battery as fast as you fill a fuel tank, this is nothing more than a pipe dream.

Yea no kidding, My range is 1200 miles on full fuel. Batteries won't last that long so we aren't going anywhere soon.

And the truck pictured is autonomous. That hasn't worked and companies trying to do it go out of business.

 

[anynameyouwish]

By 2030, no one that has a future in trucking will be using diesel powered trucks;

nonsense

they said the same thing about horses and buggies

When was the last time you took a horse and buggy on an Interstate?

back

By 2030, no one that has a future in trucking will be using diesel powered trucks;

Until you can charge a battery as fast as you fill a fuel tank, this is nothing more than a pipe dream.

Yea no kidding, My range is 1200 miles on full fuel. Batteries won't last that long so we aren't going anywhere soon.

And the truck pictured is autonomous. That hasn't worked and companies trying to do it go out of business.

batteries will get better

electricity can be sent wireless

some day youll have to give up your horse and buggy

 

[Old Rocks]

Keep in mind, in the world of commercial trucks, OTR's are a small minority. Most trucks are relatively local, and electric is a perfect fit. Gobs of torque, and the weight of the batteries is not an issue. I think a major transition by 2030 is a good bet.

Do know how many lithium mines are in North America?

One producing at present. And Tesla has purchased 10,000 acres with a huge reserve of lithium in Northern Nevada, and has worked out a deal with a company that will be mining spodomene in the Piedmont region of the East Coast.

Lithium Nevada says it will start mining at Thacker Pass in 2022, initially producing about 30,000 metric tons of lithium carbonate. It will begin production on its second phase in 2025, doubling that number. Officials say it will provide 25% of the world's lithium and will have a mine life of at least 46 years.

Nevada Mine Could Produce 25% of World's Lithium

The largest known lithium deposit in the United States is in northern Nevada, and a mining company says it has big plans for the property.

www.ktvn.com

 

[Old Rocks]

Keep in mind, in the world of commercial trucks, OTR's are a small minority. Most trucks are relatively local, and electric is a perfect fit. Gobs of torque, and the weight of the batteries is not an issue. I think a major transition by 2030 is a good bet.

Do know how many lithium mines are in North America?

Now this article has considerable doubts concerning Tesla's claims about the methods used to remove the lithium from the clay, however, given Tesla's past successes, I would not bet against them.

https://seekingalpha.com/article/4377181-teslas-lithium-mining-plans-take-pinch-of-salt

 

[Likkmee]

The US population will be under 100 million by then. tThere wont be much of anything on the road.Bicycles and shopping carts.

 

[Old Rocks]

By 2030, no one that has a future in trucking will be using diesel powered trucks;

Until you can charge a battery as fast as you fill a fuel tank, this is nothing more than a pipe dream.

Yea no kidding, My range is 1200 miles on full fuel. Batteries won't last that long so we aren't going anywhere soon.

And the truck pictured is autonomous. That hasn't worked and companies trying to do it go out of business.

The present range of the Tesla truck is said to be 620 miles. By 2030, given the present rate of increase in energy storage in batteries, it will easily exceed that 1200 miles. The present Tesla's are capable of being both driven, and operating autonomously. However, as pointed out previously, most trucks trips are well within the range of the present 620 miles. The advent of practical EV's is less than two decades old, yet the present EV passenger cars outperform the ICE's in every aspect other than price. And that will change before 2025.

 

[westwall]

Where do you think all that electricity is going to come from?

Windmills, solar, and grid scale storage.

Sooooo, when are you going to stop being a luddite and get away from windmills. Old, old tech, and they suck the big wahzeeny.

The rate of increase in wind energy in the US is indictutive of what the utilities think of it.

U.S. total annual Electricity generation from wind electricity generation in the United States increased from about 6 billion kilowatthours (kWh) in 2000 to about 300 billion kWh in 2019. In 2019, wind turbines in the United States were the source of about 7.3% of total U.S. utility-scale electricity generation.Mar 24, 2020

Sure thing. And as the people figure out your propaganda is bullshit, they will stop.

 

[anynameyouwish]

Where do you think all that electricity is going to come from?

Windmills, solar, and grid scale storage.

Sooooo, when are you going to stop being a luddite and get away from windmills. Old, old tech, and they suck the big wahzeeny.

The rate of increase in wind energy in the US is indictutive of what the utilities think of it.

U.S. total annual Electricity generation from wind electricity generation in the United States increased from about 6 billion kilowatthours (kWh) in 2000 to about 300 billion kWh in 2019. In 2019, wind turbines in the United States were the source of about 7.3% of total U.S. utility-scale electricity generation.Mar 24, 2020

Sure thing. And as the people figure out your propaganda is bullshit, they will stop.

progress is not propaganda

be a visionary
invest in the future
get rich

 

[theHawk]

By 2030, no one that has a future in trucking will be using diesel powered trucks;

Until you can charge a battery as fast as you fill a fuel tank, this is nothing more than a pipe dream.

I don't know how feasible that is... But hell... This mother fucker lands rockets ... Something that likely should have been happening for decades. So..............

Tesla is not SpaceX.