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Did you know that 7% of global carbon emissions come from road #freight transportation? 🚚
And that @Tesla's Semi truck has almost 2x the range of its competitors?
A short🧵 on the up-and-coming disruption of trucking courtesy of @elonmusk
1/ Trucking needs disruption 🚚💥
7% of global carbon emissions come from road freight transportation, aka trucking.
This is comparable to that of the global aviation industry, and arguably much easier to #decarbonise.
Data courtesy of @OurWorldInData
2/ Tesla are NOT the first 🥇
Improvements in battery #tech have gone leaps and bounds, to the point where traditional trucking companies like:
@freightliner
@VolvoTrucks
@KenworthTruckCo
and new ones:
@BYDCompany
@nikolamotor
have all released their own electric trucks ⚡🔋
3/ So far, not good enough 😔
But NONE of them have reached the magic 500-mile range...
The US #congress research service deems this as the optimum range before drivers legally need a rest...
But recent news is showing that the #Tesla Semi Truck may have just made it...
4/ 500-mile range 🤯
The Tesla Semi Truck recently completed a 500-mile fully laden journey between Freemont, CA and San Diego, CA.
Which included a 4000ft pass...
And it still had some battery left...
5/ Range compared... 🚚
This range is significantly higher than any of its competitors, and by a large margin...
Leaving them playing catch up with the Tesla, who seem to be leading with their in-house #techstack
6/ Efficiency Compared ⚙️
Official figures on the truck haven't been revealed, so some are speculating based on leaked info and Elon's tweets.
And all guesses give the #TeslaSemi bragging rights.
More efficient, longer range, larger battery...you name it.
7/ ...but how about charging it? 🔋
It's true that #electric trucks can't disrupt until the infrastructure is properly set up...⛽
The world's >40k Tesla #Superchargers are not powerful enough to charge the Semi in minutes...
A large network of 1000V Megachargers is required.
8/ TESLA SHIPS 🛳️
The good news is that Tesla has already built a vast network in record time, so there is certainly a precedent for delivering the undeliverable.
Climate change requires #URGENT action, so we welcome effective builders...
Unlike our friends over at #COP27...
9/ A paradigm shift 🧠
Tesla delivered its first units to @pepsi on 1 Dec
Tesla is providing unprecedented efficiency and range...
Tesla's Semi Cabin is a total re-think; drivers can even stand up in it...
Let the revolution continue! 🤯💥
10/ Takeaways 📋
👉 Decarbonising trucking would greatly reduce #emissions
👉 The Tesla Semi is significantly better than its competitors
👉 The first units have been delivered to @pepsi
👉 Only missing a global network of Megachargers to support it
👉 Tesla are chronic builders
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