GMC 1000 HP Convertible Super Truck

[woodland]

Why 1000 horse power? Why? In a passenger vehicle?

Because they can?

Why not in a highway tractor?

Oh.....because needing 500 horse power won't get you 560 kms?

More battery storage?

What will the range be at -20??
We all know what happens to battery capacity as the temp drops.......

[the big wheel]

What will the range be at -20??
We all know what happens to battery capacity as the temp drops.......

Diesel heaters will keep the batteries warm.

[biglentil]

What will the range be at -20??
We all know what happens to battery capacity as the temp drops.......

The battery temp is maintained with electric heat. While parked in cold temps they must be plugged into 120v or range will degrade. For sask a heated garage would probably necessary. It may not be suitable for every persons requirements however there are a number of exciting new battery techs on the horizon that will change that. Anyone here use gas motors on their aeration fans?

[the big wheel]

The battery temp is maintained with electric heat. While parked in cold temps they must be plugged into 120v or range will degrade. For sask a heated garage would probably necessary. It may not be suitable for every persons requirements however there are a number of exciting new battery techs on the horizon that will change that. Anyone here use gas motors on their aeration fans?

I plug my aeration fan in to a power supply that doesn’t need a battery so not really a comparison. But I do believe there will be better batteries if there is enough funding to develop it. And if politics stays out of it developing.

Klaus it’s very difficult to keep politics out of this debate since it is politics that will determine things such as subsidies, infrastructure development etc that will either make or break this industry. It won’t be the technology it will be rhe politics. If it was technology we would have been electric already because it would have been supported to develop a long time ago.

[burnt]

I plug my aeration fan in to a power supply that doesn’t need a battery so not really a comparison. But I do believe there will be better batteries if there is enough funding to develop it. And if politics stays out of it developing.

Klaus it’s very difficult to keep politics out of this debate since it is politics that will determine things such as subsidies, infrastructure development etc that will either make or break this industry. It won’t be the technology it will be rhe politics. If it was technology we would have been electric already because it would have been supported to develop a long time ago.

I was kinda wondering the same thing but didn't want the thread to disappear.

But since you raised the question, when was science, physics or simple, hard reality last practically considered in any contemporary topic such as this...

[LEP]

What a waste imo. Why not build in a regular 2500 chassis? Also why 1000hp. Sales will be right up There with all the muscle cars. They may even get to 4 or 5,000.

If they built a 3/4 or 1 ton that had 2/3 the hp and torque you could add another zero to the sales figures.

[burnt]

Am I alone in wondering what the hell the practical value of this thing is?

rest of original post deleted. Respect to klause.

[farmaholic]

Why not improve its "energy mileage" and reduce the HP and torque and increase its range.

Yup, a waste of energy.

Does it matter what form it comes in or how it was produced?

[furrowtickler]

It does show that electric vehicles are about to make some noise .
Will know in two years how these hold out in a Canadian climate. Let us know Zephyr 👍.
I will wait for the 500hp version or less and a few years. Also if we can actually get a crop without drought , hail , frost or snow ... maybe next year lol .
Electric tractors finally starting to make some headway . The JD autonomous one looks most interesting to me.
But all this will come down to reliability and price though .
Something needs to change because the extreme cost of current emission systems on farm machinery, continued escalating carbon tax’s is going to drain profitability too much in the near future .

[chuckChuck]

The big three have been making huge profits off their over the top very expensive trucks that many people drive without a good reason. They have great marketing programs!

They are doing the same with electric plans. All we need is range and something practical to get the job done.

Its great to see all the support for EVs on Agriville! The times must be changing! hahah