Re:Photocatalyst splits water into H and O2 at quantum effic...
by elihu on Saturday December 26, 2020 @03:32PM
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The other possible option to work around range issues with electric vehicles is to electrify our major highways so that battery capacity is no longer a concern. That would require expensive infrastructure upgrades and new standards for how to charge a moving vehicle, but it would mean vehicles could be substantially lighter and less expensive.
Re:Photocatalyst splits water into H and O2 at quantum effic...
by bumby on Saturday December 26, 2020 @01:11PM
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>36 hours non stop driving by a shift of truckers. But that would be negligible in the grand scheme of things.
Can you elaborate on why you’d consider trucking to be a negligible edge case? What I could find online shows it’s over 40% of commercial miles and over 60% of transport for delivered goods.
Re:Photocatalyst splits water into H and O2 at quantum effic...
by adwn on Saturday December 26, 2020 @01:48PM
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You left out this important qualifier in your quote: "[...] some fresh produce delivery route that requires 36 hours [...]". yholio was talking about a particular niche case, not about trucking in general.
Re:Photocatalyst splits water into H and O2 at quantum effic...
by bumby on Saturday December 26, 2020 @03:00PM
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Ahh, ok, I read it as two separate cases (produce delivery and long haul trucking). Thank you for clarifying
Re:Photocatalyst splits water into H and O2 at quantum effic...
by ogre_codes on Saturday December 26, 2020 @02:42PM
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Trucking is 40% of commercial miles. Most trucks are parked for hours/ day so the driver can sleep. It'll be interesting seeing how this changes as autonomous driving becomes more common.
Re:Photocatalyst splits water into H and O2 at quantum effic...
by bumby on Saturday December 26, 2020 @03:02PM
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Some trucking companies are using a “local” model where a driver will drive 4 hours one way, drop off the trailer to another driver for the next leg, and pick up a trailer to drive back home to be more efficient
The bottom line: electrics are quickly overcoming the 1000Km/charge barrier, in the next 10 years it will probably become the norm. That's a charge level that can last you a full day in almost any conceivable usage mode, so it can cover 99% of real world tasks.
Sure, there will still be very specialized tasks where 2 hours of downtime per day is unacceptable, or some fresh produce delivery route that requires 36 hours non stop driving by a shift of truckers. But that would be negligible in the grand scheme of things.