Re:Two-minute battery changes push India’s delivery riders t...
by DerArzt on Tuesday March 22, 2022 @10:45AM
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Tom Scott did a video[1] on this that tackles the problem of electric trucks in a different way. Instead of charging somewhere or swapping out a battery, what if we charged them while they were in a specific lane of a highway.
Re:Two-minute battery changes push India’s delivery riders t...
by everforward on Tuesday March 22, 2022 @12:51PM
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I'm wondering how well that will scale if all/most of the trucks become electric. I would think the friction would create issues from both heat and mechanical wear.
Re:Two-minute battery changes push India’s delivery riders t...
by tim333 on Tuesday March 22, 2022 @09:39AM
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Also it's normal with trucks to have a bunch of stuff kind of bolted on the bottom eg https://media.istockphoto.com/photos/fuel-tanker-truck-pictu...
Truck yards usually already have equipment for heavy lifting, and the batteries need not be tailored to the car aesthetics and space constraints. Also, a narrower industry has a better chance to come up with a common standard.