Electric Trucks
topic on 2 shows · 4 statements across 3 episodes
4 statements about Electric Trucks, every show
Cohen: Electric trucks cost up to $500k versus $150k-$250k for diesel
“They've been, the electric trucks themselves have been fairly expensive in some cases, four or 500,000 dollars. A truck today, a tractor today is Somewhere between one 52 50 depending on the on, on what you're buying.”
St. John: Short-haul freight trucking is totally electrifiable now
“I think it does prove that short haul, kind of run and return type trips are totally electrifiable now, and that maybe even some of the longer haul
Freight routes are totally possible in the realm of possibility.”
Preston: Electric trucks offer massive opportunity for local commercial work
“I think there's a massive opportunity for people using the trucks for work in town. The Ford Lightning, for example, I mean, you know, if you're basically going to a couple of job sites, you're using tools at the job sites, you can plug them into your truck, t…”
Preston: EV debates overlook psychological identity tied to diesel engines
“And that kind of muscle memory and auditory cue becomes part of your identity in, in a really significant way. And I think that is at play also with the big diesel trucks in many rural states is that engine kind of clanking away in the background, kind of chug…”