Nikola stock craters after cancellation of major garbage truck order

Re:Nikola stock craters after cancellation of major garbage ... by molszanski on Friday December 25, 2020 @05:32AM (#25535625)

I don’t think so. AFAIKR electric vehicles suffer from a rocket fuel and payload problem. The more weight you carry the bigger batteries you need. But maybe for short range it is acceptable. Would love to be wrong

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Re:Nikola stock craters after cancellation of major garbage ... by exged on Friday December 25, 2020 @06:21AM (#25535829)

Garbage trucks should be possible. They are heavy but no heavier than a semi truck, with a tiny fraction of the range (150 miles vs 500+). Plus, low speed city driving is much more efficient than highway driving with an EV drivetrain.

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Re:Nikola stock craters after cancellation of major garbage ... by snypher on Friday December 25, 2020 @10:15AM (#25536894)

Do you have any thoughts on high torque repeated starts with a full load? This ain't city driving in a Prius. There's also a anti-rocket problem here in the vehicle is at its heaviest at it's highest battery depletion. Makes for some interesting problems.

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Re:Nikola stock craters after cancellation of major garbage ... by Tsarbomb on Friday December 25, 2020 @02:29PM (#25538461)

Don't electric motors have their full torque at 0 rpm

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