PepsiCo employee says the Tesla Semi is a “disaster” & does 400 miles “at best” with round-the-clock servicing by Tesla engineers
PepsiCo employee says the Tesla Semi is a “disaster” & does 400 miles “at best” with round-the-clock servicing by Tesla engineers
The article is kind of unfounded garbage.
Here’s a better source that actually breaks down the math behind the Tesla semi, weaponizing the true specs behind Tesla’s intentionally-obfuscated figures against the Elon Musk reality distortion field:
https://youtu.be/o3dCDNIRM34?si=UQ4Qta12RLhemncl
In conclusion, even with an impossible 100% increase in battery efficiency, a battery-powered Tesla semi would only be able to (at best) pull 2.5 times less than a standard diesel semi. Normal semis pull around 20 tons and in Tesla’s demo video, the “fully loaded” Tesla Semi was towing just 5 tons. AN impossibly optimistic 100% increase in efficiency would bring that to 8 tons total. It’s sad but true that even the most promising battery technology just can’t compete with the energy-to-weight-ratio of internal combustion.
Just because Elon Musk tells you that a technology is ready for prime time, doesn’t mean it’s true. Do the math. EV isn’t ready yet. I’d love it to be. But it’s really not….and companies like Honda and Toyota have been saying that for years. Hybrid is viable but straight EV is a joke with current (or 2x better future) battery tech.