[HN Gopher] A Tesla Semi has already traveled 250k miles in 1.5 ...
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       A Tesla Semi has already traveled 250k miles in 1.5 years
        
       Author : guerby
       Score  : 16 points
       Date   : 2024-09-17 19:08 UTC (3 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (electrek.co)
 (TXT) w3m dump (electrek.co)
        
       | guerby wrote:
       | full video:
       | https://twitter.com/TheEVuniverse/status/1836068971990102429
        
         | Glant wrote:
         | YouTube copy of the video https://youtu.be/52HFCr-I9HA
        
       | addicted wrote:
       | Does this address whether the payload was basically PepsiCo
       | shipping bags of chips which are the lowest density items they
       | have and was definitely what they had limited the Tesla semis to
       | at least in the beginning?
        
         | ethagknight wrote:
         | at 5min mark of the full video linked below, the presenter says
         | those miles were done at "American gross vehicle weight limits
        
           | sushid wrote:
           | That doesn't really answer the question. At most, it just
           | confirms that they ensured compliance with the legally
           | mandated carrying capacity limit.
        
             | snapetom wrote:
             | This exactly. However, they did say there was "no
             | compromise in payload."
             | 
             | If they can get those numbers at full payload, that would
             | be impressive. Current generation of trucks can max pull
             | _half_ of the minimum weight of a shipping container. That
             | 's a huge headache for everyone in shipping from the
             | trucking company to the terminals to the ships.
        
               | mywittyname wrote:
               | If they aren't providing hard numbers, then we should
               | infer that to mean the figure is on the low side and
               | failed to meet expectations.
               | 
               | Nobody is vague about a home run. OTOH, "there was no
               | compromise in the number of swings the batter took"
               | sounds an awful lot like a strike out.
        
       | test6554 wrote:
       | That's an average of ~19 miles per hour continuously.
        
         | genocidicbunny wrote:
         | Or about 60mph for 8 hours a day, which is not an unreasonable
         | average speed for a semi truck if you factor in the first and
         | last miles.
        
       | hyggetrold wrote:
       | But how much did it pull?
        
       | EricE wrote:
       | Great - more 24+ hour shutdowns for highways in the future...
        
       | janalsncm wrote:
       | I want to know more about the economics of it. How much does this
       | Tesla semi cost, and how much does a regular class 8 semi cost?
       | 
       | A back of the envelope calculation says you save a dollar for
       | every 3.1 miles the Tesla semi drives, given current diesel
       | prices and electric prices. But idk if these would have the same
       | prices for electricity or not. If Tesla was smart they'd build
       | out fast charging stations for semis to guarantee a low price.
       | 
       | I guess the other question is distance. If they truly get 1000
       | miles of range that's 15 hours of driving which I assume is
       | enough but I know nothing about trucking. It is probably lower if
       | they tow a heavier load.
        
       | more_corn wrote:
       | And caught on fire three times
        
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