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The Chinese electric truck maker bringing its big rig EV manufacturing to the U.S.
« on: June 29, 2025, 05:14:54 am »
The Chinese electric truck maker bringing its big rig EV manufacturing to the U.S.

Windrose Technology, a Chinese company that manufactures electric big rig trucks that can travel 400 miles, fully loaded, on a single charge, is in the final stages of choosing a factory site in California, Arizona or Georgia.


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Re: The Chinese electric truck maker bringing its big rig EV manufacturing to the U.S.
« Reply #1 on: June 29, 2025, 05:16:23 am »
If they select California, politically it will feel more like China. :whistle:
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Re: The Chinese electric truck maker bringing its big rig EV manufacturing to the U.S.
« Reply #2 on: June 29, 2025, 12:29:40 pm »
More Chinese junk vehicles. New Byd vehicles are being used for land fill in China
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« Reply #3 on: June 29, 2025, 12:45:53 pm »
I can't imagine there would be much of a market for this truck. It seems impractical, at least, as long as we still have fossil fuels.
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« Reply #4 on: June 29, 2025, 01:37:11 pm »
Quote from: mountaineer on June 29, 2025, 12:45:53 pm
I can't imagine there would be much of a market for this truck. It seems impractical, at least, as long as we still have fossil fuels.

Imagine an EV car with removable batteries, sorta like propane canisters, you swap out the old ones, swap in the new ones, and buy more if you want. That, possibly, could be competitive with FF cars, absolutely. And I believe EV cars would absolutely be less maintenance. But for having to wait to charge, the strain on electrical grid, the weight of the vehicles IMO they're just not ready for prime time for most people right now.
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« Reply #5 on: June 30, 2025, 12:05:19 am »
Quote from: Weird Tolkienish Figure on June 29, 2025, 01:37:11 pm
Imagine an EV car with removable batteries, sorta like propane canisters, you swap out the old ones, swap in the new ones, and buy more if you want. That, possibly, could be competitive with FF cars, absolutely. And I believe EV cars would absolutely be less maintenance. But for having to wait to charge, the strain on electrical grid, the weight of the vehicles IMO they're just not ready for prime time for most people right now.
Demand for EVs seems to be in coastal areas and in the sunbelt.

In coastal areas, there is enough salt in the air to eat ordinary steel vehicles, and the idea of keeping contacts for removable batteries free of corrosion might prove to be a nightmare.
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« Reply #6 on: June 30, 2025, 01:07:54 pm »
Quote from: Smokin Joe on June 30, 2025, 12:05:19 am
Demand for EVs seems to be in coastal areas and in the sunbelt.

In coastal areas, there is enough salt in the air to eat ordinary steel vehicles, and the idea of keeping contacts for removable batteries free of corrosion might prove to be a nightmare.

Maybe, not sure.  :shrug:
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« Reply #7 on: June 30, 2025, 03:00:21 pm »
A co-worker of mine, who lives in south central New Hampshire, once owned what I called a "commie car" - an EV that wasn't a Tesla.

Needless to say, the car's charge wasn't able to last his hilly 50-mile commute in Winter ... the cold, the hills, the heat, the wipers, etc., completely drained the battery before he could reach the office.

Electric vehicles have a niche, but the technology is too immature to eliminate the internal combustion engine to be practical for interrupted (weather,traffic,construction,detour) trips.

 
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Quote from: Smokin Joe on June 30, 2025, 12:05:19 am
Demand for EVs seems to be in coastal areas and in the sunbelt.

In coastal areas, there is enough salt in the air to eat ordinary steel vehicles, and the idea of keeping contacts for removable batteries free of corrosion might prove to be a nightmare.

There really isn't a demand for EV's to be frank, except amongst some "virtuous" greeny types. I've never heard anyone say they "need" an EV except in that they are left leaning politically.
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« Reply #9 on: Today at 08:51:04 am »
Edison Motors
Edison Motors is a Canadian electric truck manufacturing startup company based in British Columbia, specializing in plug-in diesel–electric series hybrid technology for semi-truck prime-mover tractor units, full-size solid axle drive trucks, and heavy solid-axle pickup trucks, combining a generator with electric drive motors and batteries. The company was founded in October of 2021 by Eric Little and Chace Barber and is a spin-off of SEI Logistics, a solar energy innovations company.[2]

Founded with the idea to use train locomotive diesel-electric technology on forestry logging trucks, where climbing mountains empty and coming down fully loaded would make for net-zero energy use, with downhill regenerative recharging the battery power used to climb, and electric torque would obviate need for a giant diesel engine. Diesel generators and large fuel tanks would make range anxiety a non-issue..
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edison_Motors
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« Reply #10 on: Today at 12:01:26 pm »
Awesome a chicom electric big rig can go four hundred miles on a full charge(and I have a bridge for sale in Brooklyn), and a diesel rig can travel 1200 to 2000 miles on a full tank 🤔 I wonder how long it takes to refill the diesel tanks versus charge the batteries, if there is even a charge station available, and how much high heat or extreme cold affects the distance each can travel. Somehow I don’t think there will be any real interest in these rigs since they aren’t feasible for long hauls.
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