Tesla Truck?

[q1wer4ty]

Why can't we have a truck that is fully electric? I would be a nice to have an truck like that because of the way that is uses the battery.

Talking about the battery, it is mandatory to have a charging stations at outside the garage or the same place as a normal Gas station.

It would be a new experience for old and new players in the game. They / We look forward to hearing how the engine sounds like since it would be the first time that we have a fully electric Truck.

My ideas are:
-Big GPS screen
-Digital Mirrors
-Auto drive system (but only for 10 - 20 mins can be set by the player) but the cost of that is minus 20% - %10 of the reward for the job that you took.
-hydraulic suspension?

pls?

[Wolfgang]

That thing isn't even in production.

Also, using batteries for trucks is not a suitable thing as these things are getting way too heavy to reach what a normal truck can reach.

[mojo_musica]

"Tesla Truck?
Why can't we have a truck that is fully electric? "
Because the Tesla truck is Musk vapourware, and is not a commercial proposition.
Even if it was real, would you like to negotiate a licence for it with Tesla?

[Wolfpig]

Originally posted by SingaporeSV:

Why can't we have a truck that is fully electric?

Main reason would be that there is no Truck out there which is fully electric...as far as i know.
I only know about a testing area in germany (no idea if it is still ongoing...saw that a few years back in tv), but those trucks are semi electric and use the part of the motorway like electric trains.

They / We look forward to hearing how the engine sounds like since it would be the first time that we have a fully electric Truck.

You would not really hear much of the engine, as electric ones barely make a sound

[Sandhill]

The Cascadia is entering production in USA, I'm sure Euoropean manufacturers are at least close.
I'm with mojo_musica, I doubt a Tesla heavy truck will ever be produced.
Some electric vehicles have systems built in to create noise as they can be so silent that they are a danger to those used to the sound of vehicles being a warning of their proximity.

[q1wer4ty]

Originally posted by Wolfgang:

That thing isn't even in production.

Also, using batteries for trucks is not a suitable thing as these things are getting way too heavy to reach what a normal truck can reach.

Even if it's not in production you saw the whole truck from the outside. There are many pictures of it so you can model it base on that.

2nd Point: Then what's the point of making a truck when you can handle heavy weights? There is no reason for tesla to create a truck to show off that they are able to make it. There are wasting $$$ just to build to create one and what's the point of making but not using? Get my point? If you telling me 800-1000hp is not enough...i think you should check again on diff trucks

[q1wer4ty]

Originally posted by Wolfpig:

Originally posted by SingaporeSV:

Why can't we have a truck that is fully electric?

Main reason would be that there is no Truck out there which is fully electric...as far as i know.
I only know about a testing area in germany (no idea if it is still ongoing...saw that a few years back in tv), but those trucks are semi electric and use the part of the motorway like electric trains.

They / We look forward to hearing how the engine sounds like since it would be the first time that we have a fully electric Truck.

You would not really hear much of the engine, as electric ones barely make a sound

The sound of the engine was a joke.

I mean we could have one electric truck in the future but for now I mark your words.

[Wolfgang]

Originally posted by SingaporeSV:

Originally posted by Wolfgang:

That thing isn't even in production.

Also, using batteries for trucks is not a suitable thing as these things are getting way too heavy to reach what a normal truck can reach.

Even if it's not in production you saw the whole truck from the outside. There are many pictures of it so you can model it base on that.

2nd Point: Then what's the point of making a truck when you can handle heavy weights? There is no reason for tesla to create a truck to show off that they are able to make it. There are wasting $$$ just to build to create one and what's the point of making but not using? Get my point? If you telling me 800-1000hp is not enough...i think you should check again on diff trucks

So you suggest doing it without any licence? That is asking for a lawsuit.

The problem with the batteries is that you need a certain battery to go some distance. But since this battery weighs a lot you now need another battery to actually get you to that distance again. And so on. Have fun with a truck that alone classifies as overweight.
You are better of using Hydrogen.

[Angoril]

Originally posted by SingaporeSV:

Even if it's not in production you saw the whole truck from the outside. There are many pictures of it so you can model it base on that.

2nd Point: Then what's the point of making a truck when you can handle heavy weights? There is no reason for tesla to create a truck to show off that they are able to make it. There are wasting $$$ just to build to create one and what's the point of making but not using? Get my point? If you telling me 800-1000hp is not enough...i think you should check again on diff trucks

They could just copy the truck's design and add it in the game... and then face Tesla's legal department because they don't have the rights. It's illegal to copy a car, a truck, a bus... anything. Racing games can get away with it because there are so many of them that it's not efficient, or cheap, for any company to go after them all. Mods are also illegal but for the same reason, companies don't bother.

Marketing and experimentation would be the point. The same reason why we have tech demos. Gets people interested. Even if that new product is nothing but a prototype that was never planned to go into production, it gets a lot of eyes on the company and everything else they already have going on. It's quite common in the car industry as I am sure you have seen at least a couple concept cars that get shelved after the show.

[Briannospam]

Originally posted by SingaporeSV:

Why can't we have a truck that is fully electric?

Maybe we can do that one day in the future ...
- and perhaps especially if people stop being so Tesla-only fanatical in their thinking?

From what I can understand, does Tesla truck exist so far only on the drawing board?
And it should not surprise me if it turns out that the real Tesla's truck, like other American truck models, is not suitable for European roads due to size and weight.

But there are actually already electric trucks out on the real life roads.
They come from Scania, Mercedes and Volvo
https://www.scania.com/dk/da/home/products-and-services/trucks/our-range/scania-battery-electric-truck.html
https://www.mercedes-benz-trucks.com/da_DK/emobility/world/our-offer.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gc9_n2tBxUE&t=78s

Originally posted by Sandhill:

Some electric vehicles have systems built in to create noise as they can be so silent that they are a danger to those used to the sound of vehicles being a warning of their proximity.

Yes, in Denmark it is a legal requirement that electric vehicles must make enough noise to e.g. blind people can hear them.

Originally posted by SingaporeSV:

Even if it's not in production you saw the whole truck from the outside. There are many pictures of it so you can model it base on that.

2nd Point: Then what's the point of making a truck when you can handle heavy weights? There is no reason for tesla to create a truck to show off that they are able to make it. There are wasting $$$ just to build to create one and what's the point of making but not using? Get my point? If you telling me 800-1000hp is not enough...i think you should check again on diff trucks

Why am I now thinking about why a Tesla car should be sent into space?
It can hardly have been a completely cheap project, although I have a hard time seeing the usefulness of that project (when you disregard the advertising value)

[Angoril]

Originally posted by Briannospam:

From what I can understand, does Tesla truck exist so far only on the drawing board?

It does actually exist but no clue how many of them they have produced, if that ain't the only one.

https://twitter.com/Tesla/status/1371125797671538688?s=20

[soldier6661111]

Originally posted by SingaporeSV:

Originally posted by Wolfgang:

That thing isn't even in production.

Also, using batteries for trucks is not a suitable thing as these things are getting way too heavy to reach what a normal truck can reach.

Even if it's not in production you saw the whole truck from the outside. There are many pictures of it so you can model it base on that.

2nd Point: Then what's the point of making a truck when you can handle heavy weights? There is no reason for tesla to create a truck to show off that they are able to make it. There are wasting $$$ just to build to create one and what's the point of making but not using? Get my point? If you telling me 800-1000hp is not enough...i think you should check again on diff trucks

You never hear of concept cars?

[Sandhill]

Originally posted by Angoril:

Originally posted by Briannospam:

From what I can understand, does Tesla truck exist so far only on the drawing board?

It does actually exist but no clue how many of them they have produced, if that ain't the only one.

https://twitter.com/Tesla/status/1371125797671538688?s=20

I think that they hand built one or two or three as demonstrators, not in any sort of a production facility. Each year they say production might start next year, currently they're saying maybe 2022. By that time there will be hundreds of all electric trucks on the road from major truck manufacturers, and I doubt that it will make sense for Tesla to get into the game so late.

[[JPN] Tutomu Shikigami]

Originally posted by Sandhill:

The Cascadia is entering production in USA, I'm sure Euoropean manufacturers are at least close.
I'm with mojo_musica, I doubt a Tesla heavy truck will ever be produced.
Some electric vehicles have systems built in to create noise as they can be so silent that they are a danger to those used to the sound of vehicles being a warning of their proximity.

But FreitghtLiner Cascadia and MACK Anthem are available in Australia too.
Proof?
Check Them in Freightliner Cascadia in Australia[www.freightliner.com.au],
MACK Anthem in Australia[www.macktrucks.com.au] they are not Only in North America.

[Sandhill]

Originally posted by JPN Tutomu Shikigami:

Originally posted by Sandhill:

The Cascadia is entering production in USA, I'm sure Euoropean manufacturers are at least close.
I'm with mojo_musica, I doubt a Tesla heavy truck will ever be produced.
Some electric vehicles have systems built in to create noise as they can be so silent that they are a danger to those used to the sound of vehicles being a warning of their proximity.

But FreitghtLiner Cascadia and MACK Anthem are available in Australia too.
Proof?
Check Them in Freightliner Cascadia in Australia[www.freightliner.com.au],
MACK Anthem in Australia[www.macktrucks.com.au] they are not Only in North America.

I was just pointing out that the electric Cascadia was entering production in USA. I don't know about the electric in Australia. Several European manufacturers seem to also be near production.

[ginomoto]

Originally posted by SingaporeSV:

Originally posted by Wolfgang:

That thing isn't even in production.

Also, using batteries for trucks is not a suitable thing as these things are getting way too heavy to reach what a normal truck can reach.

Even if it's not in production you saw the whole truck from the outside. There are many pictures of it so you can model it base on that.

2nd Point: Then what's the point of making a truck when you can handle heavy weights? There is no reason for tesla to create a truck to show off that they are able to make it. There are wasting $$$ just to build to create one and what's the point of making but not using? Get my point? If you telling me 800-1000hp is not enough...i think you should check again on diff trucks

Just remembering that electric motors are much more powerful than internal combustion engines, make less noise and do not pollute, observe the electric locomotives that weigh approximately 100 tons and how many wagons they can drag.