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Re:The suicide rate for farmers in the U.S. is more than dou... by toomuchtodo on Wednesday December 06, 2017 @12:42PM (#15863078)
Tesla Semis owned by a coop would be killer for this use case, with charging facilities at the elevator. Very similar to the runs Tesla is going to use them for from their lithium evap pond partner in NV and the Gigafactory.
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Re:The suicide rate for farmers in the U.S. is more than dou... by detaro on Wednesday December 06, 2017 @12:47PM (#15863126)
How does that solve the problem that "all the farmers" need it at the same time of year, and thus one shared one isn't enough? What makes a Tesla Semi notably better than a conventional one?
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Re:The suicide rate for farmers in the U.S. is more than dou... by toomuchtodo on Wednesday December 06, 2017 @12:58PM (#15863236)
Doesn't solve the contention issue by itself, but a reduction in maintenance costs (million mile warranty) and running costs make the shared coop model more tenable. Sorry I wasn't clear in my original post!
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Re:The suicide rate for farmers in the U.S. is more than dou... by luckydata on Thursday December 07, 2017 @09:59AM (#15870483)
Funny fact, Tesla wanted to use a grain trailer at the presentation but couldn't find a pristine looking one.
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Re:The suicide rate for farmers in the U.S. is more than dou... by ferongr on Wednesday December 06, 2017 @02:50PM (#15864339)
Like clockwork.
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