Get a horse? How about they improve the electrical grid and it’s output before forcing us out of petroleum vehicles? They are already talking about rolling blackouts in various parts of the country because the grid can’t even support what is there already. Anyone who thinks current electric cars are green are kidding themselves. Could it get there? Sure! Is it there now? It even close…
Ok, I feel like I'm shouting to the wind here, but will try one last time... let me punch it up a bit, and make a bold prediction
This forum is hdrams
This thread is death of diesel
The replacement for diesel hd rams will NOT BE BATTERY!
So, you will NOT NEED TO CHARGE.
It will NOT impact the electrical GRID.
It will NOT vastly increase the weight of the truck.
It will fuel up at a fueling station, NOT a charging station.
If you want to know why I say this, start researching what the CEO of Stellantis has hinted at. Research what other car manufacturers have announced beyond lithium batteries. Research what JB Hunt is replacing their long haul diesel trucks with.
I'd like to see this thread start to focus on the most likely replacement for the "death of diesel" instead of focusing on the current lithium batteries that happen to power Tesla's and other Light Duty applications. That is NOT what our HD trucks need.
So, someone more educated than me on the topic, what do you think? Will HD RAMS get batteries? (I hope not). Will they use hydrogen fuel cells? (which have been in development for decades waiting for attention and money to be focused on them). Or is there another technology that will replace diesel?
Thanks!
Brad