Batteries used in electric vehicles are typically heavy, and in the case of a truck, can reduce the payload capacity. If the Tesla tractor with a 500-mile range carries a 10,000 pound battery pack, that would "almost certainly cut into the payload capacity of the truck," according to Baudendistel. That’s even after discounting the comparable weight of a diesel engine, transmission and fuel in a traditional truck with an internal combustion engine.The author makes the point I have made.
Add in the weight and the infrastructure and electrics will do more global warming than internal combustion for some time. And, biofuels are likely to advance farther, in the long term, than ionic storage of energy.
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