A Tesla Semi electric truck traveled over 1,000 miles in a single day in a real-world test for a new independent study.
There have been a lot of doubts about class 8 battery-electric semi-trucks. Many didn’t think that they would ever be able to compete with diesel trucks.
Bill Gates was amongst those doubters. Gates argued that all-electric semi-trucks like the Tesla Semi would “probably never” work because batteries would be too heavy.
He didn’t see them achieving a range of 500 miles, which is needed for long-haul trucking.
Tesla proved him wrong last year with a 500-mile trip with a load on one charge.
The North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE) has been conducting a study as part of its new Run on Less program to test several electric trucks in real-world conditions and release the data in real-time.
There are three new Tesla Semi trucks in the program this year, and we reported on the first data coming earlier this month.
Now, the 18-day study has concluded, and on the second to last day, the Tesla Semi #3 managed to travel a record 1,076 miles in a single day:
Michael Lohscheller, Nikola Motor’s new CEO, said just last month after one of its hydrogen fuel cell trucks traveled 900 miles in a day:
‘I defy anyone to find another zero-emission vehicle truck anywhere that can run up to 900 miles in a day.”
Well, I found one. The Tesla Semi.
The data-gathering part of the study has just concluded, and we expect NACFE to release more conclusions from the data soon.
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