Re:FedEx reserves 20 Tesla Semi all-electric big rig trucks
by JshWright on Monday March 26, 2018 @10:01PM
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I believe the superchargers use on-site batteries to buffer demand to the grid. Perhaps the local battery was depleted, so they backed off charge rates to avoid hitting the grid too hard.
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Re:FedEx reserves 20 Tesla Semi all-electric big rig trucks
by toomuchtodo on Monday March 26, 2018 @10:33PM
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Some do, some don’t. Usually only where Tesla is charged demand charges for peaks by the utility.
Re:FedEx reserves 20 Tesla Semi all-electric big rig trucks
by amluto on Monday March 26, 2018 @11:38PM
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As far as I know, none do. The big one in Gilroy has a big battery pack that seems to sell storage and VARs to the grid.
In CA, basically every commercial rate structure includes peak demand charges.