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kurthr
on Aug 14, 2022
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The Economics of the Tesla Semi
I think there's a unit issue here. The likely speed of a semi is ~60mph, which conveniently is 1mile/min. So even if you're using 20kW (>25hp) continuously or more likely 120kW (>160hp) you'll travel 60 miles in a hour.
So 2kWh/mi = 120kWh/60mi.
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So 2kWh/mi = 120kWh/60mi.