8-12 mpg, 180-250 gal tank.

Navistar and others are already doing this. Electric trucks are already in commercial use.

A semi-tractor has 1,000 miles of range (8-12 mpg x 180-250 gallons).

It is high up, because it pulls a 9.5' high cube container sitting 48" off the ground, so it needs to provide aerodynamic fairing for something that totals 13+ feet tall. Having extra aero drag for a low cab uses extra energy.

Start with the notion of…

Note that local driving already pays relatively little, due to lots of drivers wanting the same routes that bring them home at night and on the weekends. At least, that’s what SoCal is like.

Oh, yeah, be aware that you are making a huge mistake when you conflate “long-haul” (over the road - OTR) with “semi-tractor”. A box truck can do OTR coast-to-coast, but it is usually more economical to use a semi tractor, simply for the larger amount of cargo per driver - the (human) driver being the primary cost…

I’m kind of assuming that is precisely the usage - most trucking is local. So FedEx, UPS, USPS are obvious. Along with local food delivery and other logistics. Here in SoCal, port traffic to intermodal distribution centers is a huge business. The commonality - all of these trucks go home at night.

I love how Tesla is finally getting on the bandwagon here. Plugin trucks are already available from Navistar (and others), and FedEx is already using them:

I dunno about y’all, but this is a fantastic train wreck.

Write-ins are accepted everywhere.

Sorry, I hadn’t checked Autotrader before I posted. I just knew that they were under $20k.

It would be funny if the Legendaries could only be found in the grass leaves, never at a Pokestop...

If every hood rat can manage it for WSHH, you can, too!

Buy a used Chevy Volt. It’s less than $20k, and will accomplish most daily drives with hardly any gas.

Evolve first - you might catch a better one as your level goes up.

He’s saying that “close” counts, and I’m taking that to it’s obvious conclusion.

Damn, all that for a leg grab? Imagine if he’d have stuck a finger up his ass.

Well, if he was “close” to being injured, but not actually injured, it’s OK?

What broken leg? The guy was running...

I’ve seen peds after they get hit by a car, and they’re lying on the curb, screaming in pain with their shoes in the street (peds get knocked out of their shoes).

Actually, no. I borrowed it from the library. :P

How come she wasn’t inflating the Otto pilot?