VE Motion electric trailer axles cut truckers' diesel fuel bills in HALF
electrek.co
Australian company VE Motion has taken the wraps off the first commercially available battery powered trailer system for heavy trucks.

Whoever complains about this is probably a diesel or oil & gas producer, or salesperson.

  • friend_of_satan@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 months ago

    Electric engines require so little maintenance, it’s possible the total maintenance burden would be reduced even with the additional engine.

    It also seems like it would be great for saving brakes:

    using an electric motor to boost propulsion when it’s most effective and recovering energy with regenerative braking