Electric trucks are the future, despite wishing otherwise. In a mere 12 years (for Europe and the UK) no more brand new Class 2 combustion vehicles. In 17 years, no more Class 1.
Electric propulsion is infinitely better for our environment, our public health, and our total power consumption for road traffic.
Unladen trucks will need to be a 3-4 tons heavier for a good while, as battery technology has not had the 100+ years of R&D that ICE has so far. Governments will likely legislate additional gross weight to accommodate.
All that torque will be magnificent for us drivers, and the free energy from regeneration will play well into those drivers who only know full throttle and hard braking.
For those trucks doing big miles 24x7, adaptions will need to be made to planning to accommodate charging but even charging an HGV within a 15 minute break is very possible with today’s technology. Needs investment in very high power chargers though of course.
I am not sure Tesla will threaten the established HGV players too much until they prove that their semis can last the 1 million plus miles that many need - but they are taking risks and innovating faster than Daimler et al.
Martin (new C+E driver, but old engineer of electric cars).
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