Comment Comment by algo_trader > Source: I make software for trucking carriers and driversIs there a rough estimate of how many miles are mostly hub-to-hub and (can) by-pass urban zones?> keeping just 50 trucks charged annually uses as much electricity as a decent sized townMy analysis is <150KW PV per tractor. So 7MW is very C&I scale. Scheduling can be tricky.> having that same truck get to a warehouse in the center of Dallas is a nightmare even for pro driversThis is the L5 fallacy. We will get commercial viability way before L5. parent algo_trader 22 days ago
Is there a rough estimate of how many miles are mostly hub-to-hub and (can) by-pass urban zones?
> keeping just 50 trucks charged annually uses as much electricity as a decent sized town
My analysis is <150KW PV per tractor. So 7MW is very C&I scale. Scheduling can be tricky.
> having that same truck get to a warehouse in the center of Dallas is a nightmare even for pro drivers
This is the L5 fallacy. We will get commercial viability way before L5.