I've been driving Electric Trucks for 6 Weeks, and I never want to go back

[@tjp7927]

Regenerative braking downhill is what amazes me about these electric trucks. Instead of making a bunch of noise with a jake brake you put energy back in the battery while cruising downhill.

[@sneff1052]

Euro trucks don't use a J-Brake. They are far too loud. They use oil or water retarders that brake the driveshaft.

[@jellan31]

2:15 That’s absolutely ridiculous. I get you’re a bit light at 10t but to accelerate that quickly up a hill in an HGV is incredible. The driver of the yellow truck must’ve had his jaw drop.

[@ecclesmilligan8712]

Not wrong, crazy how fast it accelerated.

[@reginald6045]

What’s a loaded semi combination weigh in Europe? In Aus they are 42.5Ton?

[@kolerick]

that's the thing the petro heads don't understand... yes, it doesn't roar, yes, it doesn't smell of the burned oil... yes, it still lack on the autonomy and with the recharge time... but electric does have a better acceleration potential they slowly are erasing the cons of the electric and the petro heads are just more and more digging in the nostalgia rabbit hole there was a time when horse/oxen pulled carriages was all the rage... then we moved on and as a pedestrian/electric scooter user, I wont miss the smell of the fuel gases... and neighbors of places where trucks deliver early or late, will also appreciate the "silence" (well, there is still the refrigeration unit that are often loud on many trucks)

[@shirleycrooks7628]

Hi, I am pushing 80 yrs old, and former truck driver, I could drive that unit easy and much safer, it's the future! Your presentation is first class and so is your inpeccable English, well done😊

[@WilliamLaverick-wo1nb]

Im a retired tanker driver and the refineries will never allow a EV truck into the loading area.

[@Eiertschik]

​Why? They already have electric refuelling trucks at Stuttgart airport.

[@WilliamLaverick-wo1nb]

@ That’s not a refinery. And the do not carry fuel. And they only travel short distances.

[@Eiertschik]

@@WilliamLaverick-wo1nb What else does a refuelling truck carry? And that's and example of electric vehicles carrying large amounts of fuel in a setting that requires elevated safety levels. You on the other hand have given zero arguments as to why EVs would not be allowed in refineries.

[@WilliamLaverick-wo1nb]

@ They connect to pipes in the ground and pump fuel.

[@dualmass]

I love this channel! Thanks for sharing

[@boballen9095]

You're filling a great niche in the education around electrification of transportation, and doing it well. Wish there was more content at your level. Keep up the great work.👍

[@SigFigNewton]

I find more misinformation than information. Probably because EVs threaten profits not just of ff industry but also of legacy auto

[@Darkmatter321]

KZbin feed did the right thing by suggesting your video. Great presentation and very informative about ETrucks.

[@johnmuteti7362]

One of best videos I've watched so far. Loved how you state both KMs and Miles even though you're in Europe, nice touch.

[@andrewmcleod9312]

This is amazing. Thank you so much for the content. You are super appreciated. I live in Australia and truckin is a normal everyday thing to see and be around, particularly outside of cities. Here in OZ we have the largest Trucks anywhere but man can they be slow hauling huge 40 ton or more. ESPECIALLY when it's up a mountain range. Ever been stuck behind a truck doing 10 klm an hour up a range.... Your content is just what some of us need and want because it shows us real on the ground footage and info about heavy haulers which are Electric. Keep up the great work. Iv been showing numerous people your channel, some of whom are truckers and they just can't get their head around the acceleration and power !!!! Stay safe, keep on truckin. Mad love from OZ and god bless you brother !!!

[@SimpsonCapital]

Before getting into finance and moving to Finland, I used to drive those slow buggers haha. Anywhere from 95 tons to over 150 tons, so the uphills and downhills were painful. Often times, downhills were just as slow, if not slower, just so the engine brake would hold. As for the engine brakes, they sound great, but that's about it. No comparison against a strong retarder like the big euros have, and no doubt EV regenerative braking is much the same. Will be cool to see EVs pulling north of 75 tons in the future, it's the way to go I reckon. And they'll definitely achieve better speeds than 10km/h haha. Even being a diesel type guy (diesel technician for years, production heavy machinery operator and truck driver), I am all for EV technology.

[@Bakes-z4c]

Interesting to watch, well done. A note about grazing cows under the solar panels, they would knock it to bits, scratching themselves

[@dennisrichards7994]

The truck driving purests are not going like this video , but for me , I love the sheer power of these trucks , I rented an EV and drove it around New Zealand this was my first ever drive of a EV in my life , I am in my late sixties and loved the experience so much that my next car I buy will be an EV , loved your presentation and video !!!😁😁😁😁😁😁

[@dm285]

Europe and China are light years ahead of the US in the commercial EV truck market. In the US, companies are just starting to experiment with same, whereas in other countries they have been on the road for years, very reliable, parts are available, range is good even in cold climates/ hills....and prices are affordable.

[@iopfarmer]

Love the tone of this video, finally something positive to watch 👍

[@EdLeslie-h4w]

My son has a Tesla and as you said about the truck the thing I noticed about his car was the acceleration it was quite impressive.

[@lavsolutionsevent]

I was amazed when I heard him say "there's a gap coming up". Here in Canada, 99% of the truckers just pull out if there is enough space between 2 cars and this traps the remaining cars behind the truck until they are able to pass. Waiting for a larger gap in traffic is so civilized and does not block the traffic in cars. By the time these cars catch up to the truck, it will have passed and moved out of the way again.

[@kingx101]

That was one of the biggest culture shocks going from the US to Canada. US truckers are usually chill with a few bad apples. Canadian truckers were entitled, tailgating, and generally reckless.

[@Kr0N05]

@@kingx101 You ever watched the show Ice Road Truckers when they did some episodes in India ... that's why; a lot of drivers from India in Canada now, and they are reckless and have brought their driving habits to Canada.

[@serafinobueti7154]

@@Kr0N05 🎯🎯🎯

[@theideastring4706]

Good stuff. Things change fast. I went to fullychargedshow live in June 2019 with a friend, and the only van available was a ice conversion with about 60 miles range. We were unimpressed, and were afterwards discussing how commercial vehicles were the most important sector for electrification. 15 months later, in Oct 2020, we went back. Ford, GM, Maxus and others had their new vans, all approaching 200 mile range. The saving on maintenance, fuel and reduction in driver fatigue were obvious plus points. Now at least half the delivery vans I see here are electric.

[@markscott554]

Love that you take your dog with you.

[@qre268Zrtb]

Very true, dogs love to spend all their time with their humans. I tried to take mine with me everywhere, but not in summer as the temp was just too hot in the car.

[@vndk8r]

Love your enthusiasm for the lifestyle and the matter of fact way you present your content. Hello from Perth, Australia.

[@JanMorsø]

_I want one,_ with a home-fitted trailer, extensions, and a few bikes.

[@markmcintosh7095]

Your channel is very interesting and informative. Electric big rigs look like the future after watching your channel. I guess charging infrastructure is the key to their success . Thank you. I am looking forward to more channels.

[@sallerc]

Love your positivity 👍🙂 Keep up the great work driving and making videos!

[@HughieMunro]

I loved age of empires as a kid, it’s still good now! Never thought I’d hear it compared to electric trucking hahaha 😂

[@SigFigNewton]

Don’t collect stone that early, what are you doing?!

[@tofu_golem]

I'm American, but I spent most of my childhood in foreign countries. There is a small percentage of Germans who speak English with utterly flawless pronunciation, and it blows me away every time I hear it. I do not know what dark magic some portion of the German education system uses to achieve this, but the results are incredible. PS-the stereotypes other Europeans have of Germans are nonsensical. NO ONE drinks that much beer and lives up to a stereotype like that. I know. I lived in Germany.

[@Simon-dm8zv]

You do realize the english voice in the video is automatically generated?

[@thankyouforyourcompliance7386]

Seems like the days of complex gear boxes are gone for trucks. A bigger electric motor is easier, needs less maintenance and allows for larger recuperation which is crucial for trucks. The decision makers at Mercedes are still stuck in their ICE mindset while the guys at Nikola started with an unbiased concept.

[@kl1nk0r]

Mercedes has the eActros and he drives an Iveco. No idea how you got Nikola from that

[@sirbumblefuck]

Batteries are expensive af though

[@glaucocasadio3167]

isn't as easy as it might seems.. diesel is still cheaper (even before considering that in many contries it has 50 to 70% of tax applied..), it has a solid infostructure, batteries in truck still needs to be proven (you can easily do 1 million km with a diesel truck, we need to see how good will be the status of the betteries, if they can hold that much), has a higher payload capacity (even considering the extra 2 ton regulator gifted to ev trucks), ecc

[@Jeddin]

@@kl1nk0rThe Iveco uses the Nikola truck re skinned as Iveco. They had actually merged their operations but recently separated with Iveco retaining rights to use the IP in Europe and Nikola in North America,.

[@larsradtke4097]

@@kl1nk0rIVECO produces the NIKOLA trucks in Europe.

[@brentmcgillis]

I am absolutely fascinated by the march of technology changing the heavy equipment world. I love your channel, and I find your content to be excellent and well put together. I subscribed and look forward to watching much more of your great content. I own an old Detroit Diesel 6V92 40ft RV in Creston, British Columbia, I am mesmerized by the possibility of converting to electric because the cost of Diesel in Canada is absurd. We are surrounded by 5000ft+ mountain passes. Watching you accelerate with the tractor empty really caught my attention.

[@Kr0N05]

Amazing job! Like you say, it will be interesting if Electric trucks can last the same as a diesel (700,000 km etc). Battery tech is changing all the time; it will be interesting. Loved your acceleration passing those other trucks up the hills.

[@jylpah]

There are less moving parts (well, bearings and the axle), no clutch, no gearbox. Thus electric powertrain will eventually be more reliable than diesel/gasoline powertrains. Battery technology gets better and cheaper. Already now batteries charged and used in the correct way (depends on the chemistry) will last several thousands of cycles. For stationary LFP batteries, the manufacturers promise 10k+ cycles as warranty. But I don’t know where the heavy trucks’ EV tech is today.

[@dr.feelicks2051]

Ped elec 250W Bosch drive with panniers here. I love my personal horse that keeps me fit and takes the dread out of hills ✌️

[@IXISSV]

Thank you for another trip around Germany 🍻👍

[@AntonHu]

Now Germany just has to work out how to get a lot more electricity into a much upgraded grid. Going to be trcky at night if there's no wind...

[@JJSmith1100]

Does the wind not blow at night in Germany?

[@AntonHu]

@@JJSmith1100 In land-locked Bavaria, often not during the day either! I gave up on the idea of regular sailing there; unlike UK clubs, most don't even attempt to race weekly.

[@victorosborn3348]

Is the capacity of the grid not the highest during the night?

[@AntonHu]

@@victorosborn3348 If by that you mean the demand is lowest, maybe now, but when everyone is recharging vehicles and running heat pumps? Quite a bit of 're-wiring' will be needed, I reckon

[@victorosborn3348]

@@AntonHu , well, normally, 1/3 of the consumption falls during the evening/night. Heat pumps are normally running in intervals day and night because it's hard just to heat up maximum during the night for no use. Exceptions are those who can accumulate heat in water storage tanks and hot water. And yes, charging EVs and trucks should mostly be done during the night because of these reasons. In Norway we pay for consumptions per hour and we utilize these factors. We even get paid to let the EVs be connected in scenarios to balance the grid. I got 100 euros so far and free fuel for the EVs in 2024. In those situations, I wished I could charge more than 4,5KW. Maybe one day I get my backup 6KW in my storage tanks connecting to the same system making me money. It's Just a matter of time. But first of all, Germany should be divided into more price regions reflecting your capacity restrictions in your power grid so the other countries can benefit from lower prices or we have to cut off some cables, we are self-sufficient, but Germany is often not. It could be an advantage to pay per hour to change behavior and utilize extra grid capacity during weekends and nighttime, especially when EVs are getting more common. Instead of paying producers not to produce and waste energy, let them produce, if there too much wind: EVs can balance the grid and neighboring countries will be more happy to be connected to low exporting countries with one price region.....

[@Cyrribrae]

Alex from TechnologyConnections did a video (maybe last year?) about the brake lights not coming on when using regen braking. He was scathing in that review (US of course) and rightfully so. Very very unsafe and clearly something that needs to be changed. If a truck is (rapidly!) decelerating, the people behind you should know.

[@ioannis69k]

Nice video ! Thanks for sharing. One thing I don’t get is the software update push from car companies while driving !!!

[@davidunwin7868]

Glad you're back! I noticed I didn't have a video to watch last week... Also, those charge covers are great. I have a Kia Niro EV, and the way Kia has designed them isn't the greatest. They get in the way when you're trying to plug in a CCS2 DC Charging cable.

[@artlewellan2294]

My concern with all-battery BEV long haul truck tech is overall battery resource distribution. Compared to PHEV (or PHEV+H hydrogen tech), BEV trucks may deliver 200k miles goods transport vs 1 million miles goods transport with PHEV tech. How so you ask? The PHEV pack is roughly 1/5 the capacity but can deliver 150k to 200k miles of light duty service while retaining EV advantages. PHEV+H hydrogen tech further reduces emissions and can be either combustible in an ICEngine or hydrogen fuel cell. Liquified Natural Gas may eventually serve as a stepping stone to combustible hydrogen. Lastly, because of the safety hazard of "thermal runaway," Lithium-ion battery tech may be replaced with Sodium-ion. Thanks BTW for the fine report on BEV long haul trucks.

[@Don.Challenger]

Very fine episode in all ways.

[@obi-wankenobi8462]

We don’t even have electric busses in Los Angeles yet!

[@ShaunieDale]

Greetings from the UK! Thank you for a fascinating video.

[@michaelenglund]

Love your curiosity and interest for nerdy details. That you challenge yourself when running fits totally with you being an early adopter. Like the challenges and being positive. I see myself in that. You should be a consultant for truck producers, chargeing hub companies and planners for infrastructure.

[@MrBusdriver63]

I like the lifestyle and the matter of fact way you present your content it is excellent. Hi from Maffra, in the state of Victoria ,Australia.

[@markgarnett3521]

Good video and great comments. I expected to read lots of hate and FUD but your matter of fact delivery seems to calm the doubters. I’ve been in EV (cars) since 2016 so have no doubt that trucks will be EV too.

[@Cyrribrae]

Man. You've only been driving for 6 weeks? Lol, feels like it's been longer. Glad to be on the ride

[@intruder313]

The brake light issue is indeed massive and I think the reason Kia/Hyundai had to recall some of their cars

[@mikevic]

First time watching your content. One suggestion I have for your trip planning is to use a route planner such as ‘abetterrouteplanner’. With ABRP you can customise the length of stops etc and even if they don’t support trucks you can just input your average consumption and battery capacity and it will use that rather than generic values.

[@KingLarbear]

Holy cow, Texas is like two Germanys that's crazy

[@christopherj2231]

Really good video. Thank you.

[@ryanwatson263]

Love these videos.

[@230919600]

very interesting enjoyed your video Happy Xmas

[@wimpoelmerelbas9660]

The trailer you mensioned on 8:20 is a so cald breaker trailer. You can ditch the back half when driving with a 20 feet container

[@scots_knight4706]

Thanks, that was really interesting and good to see an electric truck is working for you. I have my own wind turbine (just a 20kw) on the farm and often wonder about an electric vehicle, I'm not 100% sure if Scotland has such a good infrastructure as Germany seems to have. I wonder if you've heard of Eddison Motors in Canada, they have built an electric Hybrid truck with a diesel engine that powers the charger. A rather interesting project. I've just subscribed so hopefully catch up with future videos. Greetings from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@leelizington9501]

The skeleton trailer you saw is to carry 2x 20ft containers,the trailer will split and give access to both containers.

[@romelec]

4:50 Agro trucks are used instead of tractors when the delivery is far from the field, because they can drive faster on the road

[@drunkenhobo8020]

I've heard it said that the first set of tyres on an EV last half as long as the second set, because the first few thousand miles are spent flooring it at every opportunity. I suspect this may be true for trucks as well...

[@KerryJudy-i2l]

It’s a weight deal….

[@aquactrl1484]

I used to be very anti EV. Honestly, my EV hasn't let me down. Even during storm gas shortages. I could charge at home until the powers out. Then switch to a small propane backup gen. I can charge 3000 miles off of my home propane tank before needing a fill.

[@dac545j]

You don't explain your context well. We have to presume you live in a very rural place with no mains electricity.

[@billclarke5109]

So interesting! I deliver cars, mostly electric to customers always to different locations so always finding new chargers; plenty in the UK. So great to see truck charging infrastructure in Europe.

[@G15Movies]

So toll zu sehen das du im englischen Sprachraum so eine große Reichweite hast.

[@martinwinlow]

Very interesting (and pleasing) to see e-trucking actually happening in the real world - and from a European perspective. I would be interested to hear the Trucker's thoughts on where hydrogen trucking is going in Germany nowadays, given the huge hype the German government was creating about H2 only a few years ago...

[@peterhelmer396]

Nice Sunday video 😝

[@Birko64]

It is amazing that some people watching this have sat at home and by power of logic alone have proved beyond doubt that electric vehicles cannot possibly work. The whole field of electrical engineering will immediately end when this fact becomes widely known. Michael Faraday will be denounced and Nikola Tesla will be discredited.

[@itsprivate4360]

Its early days... the technology and infrastructure are making headway and new improvements on a daily basis. If you're hoping electric vehicles will fail then you're in for a huge disappointment... !

[@cbdp]

We will see what the future holds. Being certain about one over the other does not seem to make much sense yet. The lack of infrastructure is one thing. The reliability of the electric trucks is also not fully known yet. There are pros and cons.

[@juliusfucik4011]

I am an electrical engineer and treating EVs like they are a religion and that they will "save the planet" is equally as ignorant. There are valid use cases for EVs as well as ICE powered vehicles. The world isn't black and white 🤷‍♂️

[@-felt]

People said the same about horse drawn carts, steam driven locomotives, electric trains, cars with an electric starter, unleaded fuel, lpg, electronic fuel injection etc.

[@cbdp]

@-felt There are probably also a few revolutionary ideas that were popular at some point, that for some reason raised the doubts of some people. Many supposedly revolutionary ideas don't live up to expectations and you can't be certain that the problems with EVs can be fully ironed out in the near future. There are numerous problems that for some use cases are a complete show stopper. If those problems get solved, most people will forget about combustion engines.

[@MikeKlaar]

Why am I not surprised that "Electric Trucker" doesn't want to go back to thermal. lol But seriously hopefully there will be more electric trucks in our streets.

[@dac545j]

"Thermal" -- nice. I'll use that.

[@nuwayser]

LOL I read the title of this video and thought you meant, "I've been driving Electric Trucks for 6 weeks, and I never want to go back to driving Electric Trucks."

[@laura-ann.0726]

"EV driving range comparable to a diesel truck" - That's great news! I have been driving a Toyota plug-in Hybrid since 2019, and have come to love driving in EV mode: the vehicle is whisper silent, incredibly energy-efficient, and here in central California, I can charge at home, overnight, for 12¢/kW-hr. This works out to a cost per mile for electricity that is 1/3 the cost per mile for gasoline or diesel fuel, and EV's don't need regular oil changes every 10,000 km. 5 liters of motor oil costs about $25 (25 Euro more or less), so EV's save money there. In a typical EV or PHEV car like my Rav4 Prime, you change the transaxle oil only every 90,000 km. My car uses 4 liters of Toyota WS-ATF fluid that costs about $15/liter. For 90,000km of driving, that cost for transmission oil is negligible. If IVECO can build an electric semi-tractor that can go 4 hours at 100 km/hr, I'd much rather drive an electric than a diesel.

[@verttikoo2052]

It is just amazing how fast that truck accelerates l 😮

[@RWBHere]

Taking a full minute to reach 60 km/h whilst carrying a partial load must seem like going back in time, after driving around in an electric truck. Times are changing. Thanks for the video. 🙂👍

[@carl6589]

I had a piggyback forklift on my truck in the Army, super convenient and we had 8 trucks who shared one forklift.

[@wobblysauce]

Yep, you don't need many of them but when you do need one they are super handy.

[@Stan-at-KangarooIslandTV]

You should try and be the first person to drive an electric semi truck around Australia, although if you look it up Jon Edwards just drove his Hyundai Mighty 7.3 tonne electric truck around Australia. He was doing it the same time as I was doing it in my Polestar 2 in September. My trip took 33 days, backed up by a trip to Tasmania.

[@JoshuaStringfellow1]

Two new Milence truck chargers have just opened between Berlin and Nuremberg, the first of many in Germany!

[@velotill]

He did a segment on them at the opening, EN auto-subtitles shouldn't be a problem kzbin.info/www/bejne/eHLbqoCem5yNnLssi=eMihy93Elypl8bN-

[@gregdean8441]

Mean while real trucks will keep delivering stock while you are completely idle waiting for a charge.

[@JoshuaStringfellow1]

@@gregdean8441 oh no a truck is idle while charging during a mandated rest break lol

[@rjmunro]

How do you charge the electric piggyback forklift? Can it charge from the truck or do you need to use 2 chargers? It would be great if you can tie the battery system of the electric forklift to the main truck - as you have to carry the weight around anyway for balance purposes, you may as well get a few more kWh for driving.

[@Peasant102]

What about the battery life especially in winter? After a few year’s I’ll be interested in seeing how you feel about this.

[@sabakag]

Batteries are much more reliable and don't degrage as much as in the past. And truck manufacturers put a huge reserve in these batteries. Not sure about winter driving as you still would need to heat the cabin.

[@nicosmind3]

Well battery manufacturers are discovering that batteries do much better in real life than in the test laboratories. That's cause they just continuously cycle the batteries up and down, while real life has acceleration, regen, and plenty of downtime

[@PinkFZeppelin]

Something like this it doesn’t really matter. The battery will almost always be in a conditioned state.

[@harpoon2445]

In the cold there is normally a big drop in range, about 25%-30%. That has nothing to do with batteries and cold, but it is because of added drag from denser air. All vehicles have this added drag, but due to inefficiency of combustion engines, it translates to a much smaller drop in consumption compared to electric.

[@Bee4.2know]

I need to he honest: I started watching because of E-trucks. NZ has a new Chinese one, then this video popped up. AND then you mentioned to drive to my hometown: Bremerhaven. And the first 3 times you pronounced it wrong, like Newhaven. So, I'm like, should I say something, should I not. I am curous where your going to land in BRemerhaven, so I keep watching and at 15:00 you pronounced it correctly. It's an a like in Banana, and I get why you would say it diffferently, the e after the consonent would do the trick - but not with Bremerhaven. Good lukc in you new job.

[@ianwright308]

We need many many many more of these videos, thank you. I haven’t checked, but get some vids of driving in winter to show the anti EV people what they are like in cold weather.

[@ThEvltwn]

Love your content, do you do the voice-over yourself or? Is your German audience bigger than the English-speaking? Keep up the awesome work, and trucking 💪🏽

[@velotill]

OMG, his German channel blew up to 38k in six months, is all the rage in relevant circles and he was name dropped by our federal minister of economy Robert Habeck. There's nothing better and up to date out there anywhere (forget about those Edison guys ; ) If you wanna skip ahead and see his 7000km journey to Malaga in Souther Spain and back you should watch the DE channel with EN auto-subtitles, works great youtube.com/@elektrotrucker?si=IqUt3iXpIoc9gNPv

[@miktr7664]

as far as I know the english translation voice is AI and the script is also translated automatically, but looked over by a human to ensure it doesn't have nonsense in it

[@davidc8735]

Great content, very interesting and thanks for the English translation!

[@Cyrribrae]

Yea he said it was a AI elevenlabs voice, which they check over before releasing. That surprised me. It's really good quality with natural intonation and pronunciation (for what I assumed was simply a non-native speaker), especially with all these proper names. They're definitely doing good checking work on the backend, I think.

[@stephenredfern7536]

Infrastructure is well ahead of the UK. The only truck charging on the road i know of is Markham Moor.

[@ekkehardgroskreutz5400]

The Kassler Bergen have always been a challenge for truckies uphill and down. It would of interest what the SoC is with a fully loaded truck before and after the descent? Would you gain more from generative braking than what you started with?

[@JJSmith1100]

How would you like to give the Tesla Semi a go? The acceleration in your Iveco with and watthour load in this truck is amazing.

[@TheDigitalHorizon]

20:42 the driver of the white Skoda at the traffic light must have muttered: 'What the hell... ?!' 😂 Overall a great video, loved the information about electric trucks in the charging infrastructure in Germany. Also can't go without mentioning - dein Englisch ist perfekt. Grüße aus Ljubljana, Slovenia

[@shepherdsknoll]

Truckers are still ignorant as to the advantages of the EV semi. While charging my Tesla car at a truck stop in Texas, I noted grit in the soap in the restroom. The fellow next to me said, “truckers need the grit to get the oil and grease off”, I replied that us EV owners didn’t need it. He laughed and I added that when he drives the Tesla Semi , he will think he had died and gone to heaven. He replied that electric motors didn’t have the longevity of a diesel. I told him that wasn’t true and he could go up any grade at 65 mph, would not jack-knive, and the windshield would never crack, his reaction was clearly one of disbelief. As Tesla ramps their EV Semi I hope more and more truckers “get it”. Driving freeways in Texas is tough for the auto crowd, the trucks behave like they own the road and will routinely pull into the left lane to pass another truck because they are going 1 mph faster - very frustrating for auto travelers.

[@peterjohn5834]

Superb report.

[@TheDaf95xf]

I drive a dirty diesel DAF Truck like the one you have just driven 😮 So watching you in this E Iveco is really interesting 🤔 I retire next year so the chance of me driving one is nil 🤪 How’s the difference in cost between electric compared to diesel? Love your video especially as you’ve taken the time to translate it to English 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Cheers Stevie 👍🏻

[@x...CrankyOldMan...x]

ps putting emojis in your sentence makes you look and sound like a child...

[@laura-ann.0726]

Here in central California, we have a not-for-profit Municipal electric company. Their overnight rate for residential EV charging is 10¢/kW-hr from October 1 to May 31, and 12¢/kW-hr from June 1 to September 30. In a typical EV car like a Tesla, Nissan Leaf, Chevy Bolt, or Toyota BZ4X, the electric power costs about 4 to 5¢/mile. In a similarly sized gasoline Hybrid, like a Prius, you would pay about 7¢/mile, and in a non-Hybrid, like a Subaru Outback, 14¢/mile. In the IVECO semi tractor shown in this video, it takes 750 kW-hr for a full charge, to go 400 miles. That's 1.9 kW-hr/mile, or 47.5¢/mile at 25¢/kW-hr. Compared to a diesel truck getting 5 miles per gallon, diesel fuel costs $4.50/gallon, so that's 90¢/mile. The EV truck doesn't need engine oil changes costing $400 every 25,000 miles, so you save money there, too. In Europe, diesel fuel costs $9.00/gallon, so an electric truck would be 4 times less expensive, assuming charging at the same 25¢/kW-hr.

[@jaykhan0101]

Charging is around 30-35 cent in Europe, but it still saves quite a bit compared to diesel and in Germany you pay no road tax with an ev truck and that makes a big difference.

[@cbdp]

@jaykhan673 I suspect that the "no road tax"​ thing is only temporary.

[@JakobFischer60]

@@laura-ann.0726 Wow, that is cheap. In Germany we pay 30 cent/KWh from the grid and about 30 to 80 cent on the road fast charging. That is why they build their own PV to save money.

[@VedaSay]

I want to drive an Electric Truck!

[@mazdaram226]

You’ve got to love the Germans , always sort things out brilliantly 🇬🇧🇩🇪

[@kapytanhook]

Always

[@Guds777]

Of course you are overtaking the other trucks if you only got measly 10 tons, they may have up to 40 ton on bord. I would like to see you on a track racing the new 770 HP Scania...

[@potter2702]

Loved your video, its really interesting to see how things are changing in haulage. I have only been a BEV car driver for just over 18 months, but I've decided I never want to go back to ICE as its so much more relaxing driving my car, is it the same with trucks? It's so good to see BEV trucks, I wonder what the future will bring.

[@johnlesoudeur3653]

Out of curiosity why is it so relaxing?

[@potter2702]

The instant torque which is so smooth, the regen and the quietness, I don't have to have the radio on to drown out the engine noise which applies to the manual or automatic cars I've had. This all adds up to a much more relaxing (for me, maybe not everyone) driving experience. Best of all it costs us £17 on average to charge both our cars (Zoe & ZS) for a month.

[@johnlesoudeur3653]

@@potter2702 Thanks for the feedback. I was wondering because I also do not use the sound system, engine is very quiet (mostly tyre/wind noise), automatic and is as relaxing to drive as you want it to be. Lots of rear space for my bike and low depreciation ATM. Car is a Skoda Octavia VRS. Interesting contrast. Thanks.

[@rhiantaylor3446]

In my experience destination charging costs

[@Felix-st2ue]

In germany the gap in prices is not that big. You can get 39ct/kwh on a public charger. Private residential prices are around 25-30ct . Of course a commercial contract might be a bit cheaper and even more so if you have your own solar plant. But the dffference no where near 10x

[@WoodHead0815]

​@@Felix-st2uecommercial contracts are mostly way below 20ct/kWh. If you need big amounts it can get as low as 10ct/kWh

[@KD-cg9iq]

4 minutes driving time left on arriving at the charging station, i would suffer from range anxiety all the time . This is pure HORROR.

[@alasdairfinlayson]

I wouldn't worry about going back, it's an electric truck you're driving!

[@peterdockerty8077]

Still unsure on what payload you can carry? I remember the problems when Euro6 trucks were being touted. After doing research I refused to buy any because I would have had to reduce the payload meaning buying more trucks to carry the same payload. Yes it got sorted as the radiator and exhaust systems were reengineered. But can I carry 24ton as I would with a diesel. If I ant then it’s pointless

[@kapytanhook]

Yeah, it's pulling teeth getting the truth out of these fanboys. We all think it's cool. But hiding the downsides just going to get blowback

[@TassieEV]

What there needs for you and your e-Trucker colleagues is truck charging stations with the new MCS standard so you won't hog a charger say overnight it'll fill up your battery as fast as a EV car and cars can't use them as it's a different connector to CCS. You should use your audio from your camera instead of doing VO as means we can hear what it sounds like inside your truck when you're driving and the other ambient noises. Fantastic to watch another of your videos. I'm not a trucker just a EV nerd. :)

[@velotill]

He keeps adressing MCS but sofar has concluded that with the way things are (i.e. limited driving times, 600+kWh batteries) whats really needed are al LOT of 350+kW capable CCS truck chargers with enough space, He just did a segment on the new Milence truck charger kzbin.info/www/bejne/eHLbqoCem5yNnLssi=eMihy93Elypl8bN- check out his original German account from which these vid are derived. Switch to automatic EN subtitles, works great and you're more up to date on his latest endevour : ) youtube.com/@elektrotrucker?si=IqUt3iXpIoc9gNPv

[@Eiertschik]

he's from Germany and his videos are in German originally so he has to dub over it all unless he finds a way to record his voice separately from everything else while driving 😅

[@phillyphil1513]

2:01 - electric forklifts (ref: Crown Stand-ups and Toyota's forklifts they used to prototype the first Prius 30 years ago) are ideally positioned for all day indoor use inside Warehouses, etc due to their lack of emissions, which technically you would still have when using Propane. again the basic technology already existed 30 years ago, so what we're seeing with EV cars and trucks is simply the fitting of SOFT RUBBER WHEELS (instead of hard polyurethane wheels) to the technology.

[@Mainbusfail]

You are really enjoying your work arent you! I like it when people who work physical jobs like you and I do find the joys in the journeys even when things go nips up. Thank you for sharing and dubbing to English so I could really enjoy the video as it should be.

[@xrider3732]

Would be nice to hear more of the truck. What about the batteries clicking that you love? How about hearing it on the highway? There was one spot where you overtook but that was about it.

[@abelincoln3261]

I must assume your batteries are fired up via a drive unit... I retired from Nucor Steel Corp in the US I worked in the Maintenace dept. we use a lot of Siemens drives and most everything was run using PLCs I assume your truck motors and battery bank system are using much of he same tech.. So engaging your batteries in phases / stages avoids blowing out your fuses and connectors... like shutting down a mill.. it's done in stages and start up is also done in stages... We had some of the largest electric motors ever built onsite.. General Electric (GE) has built some of the largest electric motors used in steel mills, including motors with power ratings up to 10,000 horsepower (HP). These high-power motors are typically used in main stand motors for rolling mills, which require significant power to drive the heavy machinery involved in steel production

[@JonDecker]

607kw recuperation?! Wow!

[@keesdenherder9396]

Thank you, very good presentation and very informative.

[@EVMYT]

Surely a piggyback battery you could use to add range to the truck would make more sense.

[@velotill]

didn't you watch the videos, the limiting factor is NOT the battery but rather the legal driving hours in Europe, and he uses the mandatory 45min brakes to top up during the day. He does talk about self powered trailer a bit in later episodes on the German channel, but so far running out of juice hasn't been an issue at all youtube.com/@elektrotrucker?si=IqUt3iXpIoc9gNPv

[@paulwood4142]

Great. But how is the manufacturing bottleneck for these batteries?

[@alexforay9239]

hi, thank you for the work you are doing, do you think it could be possible to do the same process with wax instead of metal? and so using clasic carbon fiber and not pre preg which don't need to be heat.

[@randyoake3495]

The problem with EVs in Canada, is the grid and production of electricity.

[@Eiertschik]

Have a look at Edison Motors from BC. They have built their own hybrid electric logging truck that can bring down logs from the mountain all day while on batteries (they get back enough energy from braking downhill to go back up again after unloading) and if they have to go that extra mile they can fire up a diesel generator range extender under the hood to never run out of range.

[@AntonHu]

I suggest all viewers check out the "Electric Vehicle Total Cost to Transport Analysis" by Ryder Logistics, which runs 250,000 commercial vehicles.

[@Jerbod2]

20:37 had me smiling

[@abelincoln3261]

I've followed ETs ECs EBs E trucks car bikes.. EMs motorcycles for years now. It appears that the 64 cents per kwh is an average charging rate in several countries. I hope the rates can reflect a balance as well as an affordable rate across the board... making electric transportation a reasonable choice benefits everyone. BTW in SC charging at home runs about 10 cents per kwh...

[@johnglynn4175]

Great video always keep your hands on the wheel when you’re driving

[@ErikTheVikingMechanic]

As a EV mechanic and also Diesel truck mechanic, I can tell you that yes, it's cheaper to run and refuel the EV, however you'll overpay in repairs and maintenance. For example charging 24V system AC to DC converter €2500. The alternator is €400. AC compressor EV €1900, for diesel €500. Charging socket assembly €5000, for diesel fuel tank cap €45 Everything is more expensive, labour, parts, fluids, diagnostic etc. Repairs cannot be made roadside like a diesel truck, everything is a recovery to dry EV capable workshop. Downtime is weeks not days.

[@callumcurtis15]

That is almost all to do with the economy of scale, if we had as many EVs as diesel trucks it should be only maybe 10-20% more to repair these things.

[@veden3383]

These aren't good comparisons, how much oil is used in the electric motor? Will the turbos go? What about the exhaust cleaning system?

[@desertstar223]

​@veden3383Please keep your ignorance to yourself. This guy is directly involved with the trucks, he's not sucking data from thin air. Go back to arranging flowers.

[@clivestainlesssteelwomble7665]

Take a look at the Electric, hybrid logging truck Topsy and Edison motors of BC Canada... 100tonne loads...off-road and off the shelf parts and fast maintenance turn round.

[@AdamTreier]

All those things sound insignificant compared to hundreds of dollars a day in fuel compared to dozens of dollars worth of electric.