I think there's a lot of negativity about Tesla in general, a lot of it rightly deserved by the company itself..and Musk, the "great showman", who you absolutely cannot take at his word.Dormouse wrote: ↑09 Dec 2022, 11:31 Tesla have issued a video of one of its Semi Rigs doing a 500 mile journey on one charge saying that if it wasn't for the hills on the route it would have been nearer 600 miles.
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There is a lot of negativity online about Tesla trucks. I just can't sort out how much is purely aimed at Elon Musk and how much will be true.
Parts availability is one thing that comes to mind. Saw a guy on YouTube the other day who was told by Tesla that windscreens for whichever model he had were on backorder, and were due in about six (!) months. There are similar stories about the big screen in the console which controls heating, audio, etc.
I wonder how many haulage companies could afford to take a truck off the road for months while they wait for something as simple as a windscreen?
In Europe Scania already have electric models on the market (albeit with a 350km range), but I think most potential electric truck buyers would go with a known player and an established service network: https://www.scania.com/group/en/home/pr ... truck.html