Random EV thoughts.....

They stopped making them in August while they sorted out their battery problems, and haven't restarted production yet. They were due to restart in November 2021, but then changed it to late January 2022. When they get restarted, sales will improve, but I think their brand has been hard hit by the publicity of recalling every EV they've sold.

At the moment, GM only have the Bolt and the Hummer EV. The Cadillac Lyric is due into showrooms this summer, and the Chevy Silverado is due out next year, but I don't think they have anything else announced.

I'll still never forgive them for murdering Saab. That could have been a cool EV brand.

I wonder will future hubs be where power lines meet motorways or next to substations with excess power? Grid connections for those sorts of chargers or multiple shared would be insane money be relatively less next to a substation. I could see truck stops popping up in strange places where grid connections are cheap.

I think those megachargers are going to be at bases of companies who have bought semi(s). Unlikely we'll see many in the wild for some time. Very few truck drivers will want or accept a 30 min stop in the middle of a paid route.

Those rules are in the EU only

It will be the same problem as with EVs, everyone wanting a charge at the same time, a 30 minute stop is fine but what about queues, more chargers? more batteries for said chargers? or just plant the chargers right beside a mini nuclear reactor?

I think this is a better solution, smaller batteries required or even just a normal truck with an added electric motor.

Did you watch the clip? It has wheels and no sign of a rail anywhere, in fact there is a car behind the lorry.

The guy said equip 33% of the road network and it reduces 66% green house emissions of the trucks.

Its a practical solution, not some imaginary rail network that delivers to every business door, trucks are sometimes in constant use, 2 drivers sharing a cab or shift work,

I am trying to think of any successful rail delivery companies, maybe we should go greener again and use canals and barges towed by horses.

This idea already exists, nearly every city in the world has some sort of tram, the final mile delivery can be made on diesel or battery.

I give up, build your 1,5 mega Watt chargers and expand the railways

It's the same price for the Dublin - Cherbourg route. so in that instance you get about ~18 hours for €15. I suppose there is a high convenience factor of being able to get off the boat fully charged if you have a spin ahead of you.

How many cars can charge on the ferry, how many POD Point II's are on the car decks?