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Energy Needed To Charge Tesla Semi Could Power 3,200 UK Homes For 1 Hour, Analyst…

John Feddersen is the director of Aurora Energy Research, an international market intelligence and research agency. He told the Financial Times recently that the power needed to recharge one Tesla Semi in 30 minutes, as touted by Elon Musk at the introduction of the electric Class 8 truck on November 16, would power up to 3,200 typical UK homes for one hour. His calculations are based on hauling a fully loaded cargo trailer for 500 miles — the maximum range of the Tesla Semi according to Musk, a task he says would consume 1600 kilowatt-hours of electricity.

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Teva Motors — Tesla Of Electric Trucks?

If you haven’t heard of Teva Motors, it’s because it is a fairly new company that was founded in 2012. The fact that Teva hasn’t been around long doesn’t mean it doesn’t have big plans for the future. For example, it looks like Teva Motors plans to build a 7.5 ton payload electric … [continued]