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Comment Re:Makes sense (Score 1) 79

You wouldn't be allowed in entire Europe to do so! We call everything above 3.5 t a truck and there are strict rules forcing you to drive no more than 4 hours without mandatory breaks and no more than 9 hours a day. After that 9 hours, you are oblige to do a 9 hour rest. On sundays, you are not allowed to drive the truck anyway.
That are the rules for driving. On top of that are work hour rules, that limit the weekly working times to 50 hours and a biweekly maximum of 90 hours. and apply to all work including non driving work as loading and unloading, maintenance, paper work, ...

Comment Re:Makes sense (Score 1) 79

Addendum:
In most european countries there is road charge for trucks on highways and most of the discount that charge for electric trucks. In Germany this charge amounts to 0.35€/km and it is discounted to zero until end of 2031.
At 200 working days per year and an average travel distance of 600 km/day, this amounts to an annual advantage of 42000€ per truck and per year compared to a diesel powered one.

Comment Re:Makes sense (Score 1) 79

That's exactly what happens in Europe on distinct relations, the railway operators hav specialised wagons for quick loading and unloading bare trailers.
The problem is, that in the last 30 to 40 years, the street transport has been preferred in politics over the railway and so the rails were neglected. Only exception is Switzerland, who have rails into even the smalest village as far as feasible.

Comment Re:Makes sense (Score 2) 79

There are strict rules for driving time and mandatory breaks. All over Europe, a driver must make a 45 minute break after every 4 h driving time and there is a hard limitation on driving time per day 9 h. Furthermore there is a limitation of 40 h of worktime per week. A Daimler eActros 600 semi has an average range of 700 - 800 km. At an average speed of 80 km/h, you drive ca. 300 km in 4 hours and recharge about 250 km at 300 kW in that 45 minutes break. In most countries in western and central Europe, the network of charging stations is so good, that you would have to be very negligent to run out of juice on the road.
Watch the videos of the "Electrotrucker" on youtube.

Submission + - SPAM: Australia just found the largest iron ore deposit in the world

walterbyrd writes: In a monumental discovery that promises to reshape both the mining industry and our understanding of geological processes, scientists have unearthed a massive iron ore deposit in Western Australia, valued at trillions of dollars, sparking global economic and scientific intrigue.
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Submission + - Existing EV batteries may last up to 40% longer than expected (stanford.edu)

fahrbot-bot writes: Consumers’ real-world stop-and-go driving of electric vehicles benefits batteries more than the steady use simulated in almost all laboratory tests of new battery designs, according to a Stanford-SLAC study – published in Nature Energy and discussed in a Stanford Report article.

The batteries of electric vehicles subject to the normal use of real-world drivers – like heavy traffic, long highway trips, short city trips, and mostly being parked – could last about a third longer than researchers have generally forecast, according to scientists working in the SLAC-Stanford Battery Center, a joint center between Stanford University’s Precourt Institute for Energy and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.

This suggests that the owner of a typical EV may not need to replace the expensive battery pack or buy a new car for several additional years.

Almost always, battery scientists and engineers have tested the cycle lives of new battery designs in laboratories using a constant rate of discharge followed by recharging. They repeat this cycle rapidly many times to learn quickly if a new design is good or not for life expectancy, among other qualities. The study finds that this is not a good way to predict the life expectancy of EV batteries, especially for people who own EVs for everyday commuting.

Submission + - Trump Admin Used Signal for War Plans and Included Journalist (theatlantic.com) 1

josmar52789 writes: âoeThe world found out shortly before 2 p.m. eastern time on March 15 that the United States was bombing Houthi targets across Yemen.

I [Jeff Goldberg], however, knew two hours before the first bombs exploded that the attack might be coming. The reason I knew this is that Pete Hegseth, the secretary of defense, had texted me the war plan at 11:44 a.m. The plan included precise information about weapons packages, targets, and timing.â

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