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  on Scania’s new battery solution enables 720 km range in c/buyeuropean@feddit.uk · 3d ago

• It sounds like it. I’m sure you’re able to provide a comprehensive list for such locations?

  on Scania’s new battery solution enables 720 km range in c/buyeuropean@feddit.uk · 3d ago

• Scotland, mid-wales, lot of places in rural England? There’s strict laws around how long drivers are allowed to drive for, so driving a couple of hours out of the way might not be an option.

  on Scania’s new battery solution enables 720 km range in c/buyeuropean@feddit.uk · 3d ago

• Yeah, but I’m thinking about areas not near motorways.

  on Scania’s new battery solution enables 720 km range in c/buyeuropean@feddit.uk · 4d ago

• Or just have them charge overnight slowly when the driver is asleep. A single basic 100 KW DC charger would suffice to do it in 6 hours.

  Assuming they can get to a charger. Lots of trucks pull up in laybys, instrustial estates and other random locations so the driver can sleep, and there’s strict laws around how long a driver can drive for.

  Maybe existing petrol stations would pivot to being more like truck stops, where trucks can stop overnight and charge.

  on Scania’s new battery solution enables 720 km range in c/buyeuropean@feddit.uk · 4d ago

• I wonder what the future will look like for long-distance haulage. These solutions should be fine for trucks that always return to their depots within 24 hours, but what about those that are away all week? Haulage companies will want confidence that they can have their trucks charged anytime, anywhere.

  on Scania’s new battery solution enables 720 km range in c/buyeuropean@feddit.uk · 4d ago

• Something like 40% of our electricty in the UK is from renewables - on some days it’s 100%! There are days where we’re having to pay wind farms to NOT generate electricity as we already have an oversupply. I honestly don’t see energy supply as a bottleneck for EV uptake.

  on US to announce sharply lower vehicle fuel economy requirements in c/technology@lemmy.world · 2 Sep 2026