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Less conservative than you might think: https://sustainability.ups.com/committed-to-more/fuels-and-f...

At 3 billion miles driven per year, there's a lot of room for experimenting with a few hundred/thousand new vehicles.

Anyway, electric freight works well for this business assuming the range is decent. There are lots of lower range freight routes with well forecasted volume, and controlled environments at both ends allows for installing charging infrastructure.

[toomuchtodo]

I agree entirely. I believe Tesla is quoting a two year payback period versus traditional diesel class 8 semis, which means they will be sold out indefinitely until production ramps.

It’s a smart move. Between passenger vehicles, stationary storage, and their semis, the Gigafactory should be fully utilized.