Thread: Electric Overland trucks

Originally Posted by Jojo

Exactly there where you are getting your fuel for the trip.

Its just that the electrical supply required to run a motor in a fuel bowser is vastly lower demand than that required to charge an EV. Most remote fuel stations use solar or diesel generation and these cannot supply enough power to charge up multiple EVs....

Originally Posted by cjc_td5

Its just that the electrical supply required to run a motor in a fuel bowser is vastly lower demand than that required to charge an EV. Most remote fuel stations use solar or diesel generation and these cannot supply enough power to charge up multiple EVs....

As long as there is only the occasional EV around coming for a charge it will suffice. As soon as demand increases the servos will adapt and eventually develop into charging stations. Remember that in the beginning of motor transport there were no servos either and filling up was done at pharmacies, but very soon the relevant infrastructure was built up.

2000 km between refueling is normal for the trips I do and I go to places that nobody else travels. If you do not have the experience or knowledge then admit it and move on.

You can’t bring a trailer. The terrain in much too hard for that. Never mind that you have not done the math on the size of a 400 kW-h battery pack.

2000 km between refueling is normal for the trips I do and I go to places that nobody else travels. If you do not have the experience or knowledge then admit it and move on.

No I have never done 2000km between refuelling and this is definitely not normal for the trips I am doing. Would not even be feasible doing with my truck, given the fuel consumption of 10l/100km (standard driving that is, not even loaded for overland travel) and without any long ranger tank or such. Easy to admit. I figure the majority of people haven't done those trips and are not planning any either.
The thread was not started to convince you that just you should convert to using an EV for overland travel and your application rather to make a point that in the very near future this option will exist. If someone should move on, it's you. Literally speaking...
Cheers

Have you actually done any off road travel?

Sure. Several overland trips during the last 2,5 decades, using a variety of vehicles sporting the 'Green Oval'. 'Nuff said. Case closed.

And what is the farthest you have travelled off road between cities?

A stone throw. One could still see the chimneys. I'm just a bl**dy rookie compared to you. Of course.