tazzieman Posted 30August, 2017 Report Share Posted 30August, 2017 The less dirty diesels the better!https://www.forbes.com/sites/joannmuller/2017/08/29/take-that-tesla-diesel-engine-giant-cummins-unveils-heavy-duty-truck-powered-by-electricity/#2b4fb4a878f1 With a 100-mile range, the Cummins electric power train is being targeted at urban delivery vehicles (like a beer truck or food delivery truck) as well as for short haul trips in and around ports and other terminals. It can be recharged in about an hour at a 140 kWh charging station, and Cummins' goal is to get that down to 20 minutes by 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airhead Posted 31August, 2017 Report Share Posted 31August, 2017 Saw the headline and thought I'd see a video of a big truck crushing a Tesla. Disappointed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzieman Posted 31August, 2017 Author Report Share Posted 31August, 2017 Saw the headline and thought I'd see a video of a big truck crushing a Tesla. Disappointed. Insert hated marque here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coastr Posted 31August, 2017 Report Share Posted 31August, 2017 Time is money and I don't see this succeeding at all. 4 hours recharging for 400 miles driven. Also no mention of GVM vs diesel equivalent.faster recharge time is a good goal but if it won't haul the goods it will get nowhere.They should start in the small city/urban delivery market - Suzuki carry size like cities such as Hong Kong seem to have everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzieman Posted 31August, 2017 Author Report Share Posted 31August, 2017 Companies such as Mercedes don't truck around when it comes to engineering and viability of new technology, whether it be cars or trucks (and they have a long heritage with trucks as you know ,first diesels etc)https://www.daimler.com/products/trucks/mercedes-benz/mercedes-benz-electric-truck.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coastr Posted 31August, 2017 Report Share Posted 31August, 2017 Oh yeah? When was the last time a triple rotor c111 overtook you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzieman Posted 31August, 2017 Author Report Share Posted 31August, 2017 Oh yeah? When was the last time a triple rotor c111 overtook you?One of the later ones passed me yesterday. My V8 wasn't quite as snappy as his , but I'm only driving a Porschehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jk4H1eV9JuYI got the model C111 when it was released back when, and hoped they would produce them in numbers so one day they might become available to cashed up boomers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coastr Posted 1September, 2017 Report Share Posted 1September, 2017 ...no wankel 4 rotor or 3 rotorNice Mercedes corvette...original prototype was a failure - the prosecution rests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzieman Posted 1September, 2017 Author Report Share Posted 1September, 2017 I like proper up and down pistons and i cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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