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Re:Mercedes-Benz Drives Toward Solid-State EV Batteries by mc32 on Wednesday March 12, 2025 @09:48PM (#43349623)
Trains travel on semi level grades -not steep. Trucks on the other hand do, even if only counting interstates. Having a large tonnage truck going up hill lose power would not be fun. Maybe they can make them more reliable than MUNIs implementation.
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Re:Mercedes-Benz Drives Toward Solid-State EV Batteries by AtlasBarfed on Wednesday March 12, 2025 @10:41PM (#43349907)
On the flip side, when semi drivers get regenerative braking on the downhill and the far superior torque on the way up, you'll pry EV-semis only from their cold dead hands.

I still don't see why PHEVs aren't a thing in Semis so you can get regen braking, torque, efficiency, and range, but what do I know.

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Re:Mercedes-Benz Drives Toward Solid-State EV Batteries by inhumantsar on Thursday March 13, 2025 @02:27AM (#43350808)
Edison Motors is making it a thing.
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