Impressive. Thanks for sharing. If he can deliver the figures...

Impressive. Thanks for sharing.

If he can deliver the figures quoted then these could fundamentally alter the road freight industry. It is a bit like reading PFS figures though, easy to have attractive numbers in the glossy brochure.

The pitch summarised:

16% cheaper per km than a diesel truck at USD$0.07 kWh​

Future potential for one driver to operate multiple trucks in a convoy – quoted as 47% cheaper per km than a diesel truck if three trucks are operated in a convoy​

Significantly better on inclines - think of every time you've been stuck behind a truck doing lower than 100km/h uphill, on any of these routes there will be time efficiencies​

Acceleration 3-4x that of diesel trucks - 0 to 100km/h in 5 second unloaded, 20 seconds loaded​

Max grosse vehicle weight of 36.2t - this is a bit lower than Australia's upper semi limit of 45t, and nowhere near what our road trains and B-doubles can do (max 135t)​

800km range fully loaded​

30m recharge for 643km range - Australia's heavy vehicle legislation requires a 15 minute break every five and half hours, or two five minutes breaks every eight hours​

Engineered out the potential for jack knifing​

Lower centre of gravity​

No clutch or changing gears​

No brakepads to maintain​

Drivetrain guaranteed for 1.6million km​

Production 2019​

I wonder if electric agricultural machinery is on the cards? E.g. tractors and harvesters.

Short term - battery metals
Medium to long term - battery metals, whoever provides the charging infrastructure, freight companies, undeveloped and developed mining projects with high road transport costs

Note current Australian commercial electricity prices may prevent these being adopted here.