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Re:Tesla Semi, a Deep Dive by bombcar on Monday December 05, 2022 @08:16AM (#33865186)
There’s also potentially cheaper maintenance - no engine to keep running, and less brake usage.

That could add up. Companies will be looking at these even if they just buy one to use as a yard shunter at first.

If the economics are there it’ll take off like wildfire.

Re:Tesla Semi, a Deep Dive by bluGill on Tuesday December 06, 2022 @08:56AM (#33879760)
A little cheaper, but in the parts that are different between an EV and a ICE are very reliable. You miss oil changes, but most routine maintenance is still needed (though few people rotate their tires as often as they should)
Re:Tesla Semi, a Deep Dive by aperson_hello on Tuesday December 06, 2022 @07:35PM (#33889174)
Mostly brake maintenance! But that's rounding error. Most of the savings is fuel.