The efforts of Musk and Tesla made electric cars more deeply in the world, and more and more consumers began to purchase electric cars. However, a co-founder of Tesla stated that the development of electric trucks is more valuable and meaningful than electric cars in terms of energy saving, economy, and payback period.
　
The above statement was made by Ian Wright, one of Tesla's five co-founders. Ian White has now re-started the business and founded the company "Wrightspeed" to supply electric vehicle parts and components.
Ian White said that compared to cars, trucks travel longer hours each day, they consume more energy and costs, so if you can convert a traditional fuel truck into an electric truck, you can save a lot of money, invest in electric The cost of trucks is also higher than that of electric cars.
It should be pointed out that the company founded by Ian White provided a drive system for electric trucks. His position is also related to the promotion of the company's products.
Ian White told the media that cars used by individuals and families cannot use too much fuel, such as a family car, and consume 600 gallons of fuel each year. If a fuel car is converted into an electric car, it will cost US$15,000. According to the annual fuel cost savings of 1,500 US dollars, it takes a decade to recover the investment.
However, in trucks, garbage trucks, for example, consume an average of 14,000 gallons of fuel every year. If they are converted into electric trucks, they can save 35,000 U.S. dollars in fuel per year and reduce maintenance costs by 20,000 U.S. dollars.
Ian White’s appeal has attracted the attention of some large companies. Last year, FedEx and Wright’s company signed an agreement to convert 25 delivery trucks.
Ian White said that both delivery trucks and garbage trucks are suitable for retrofitting electric drive systems because these trucks frequently use brakes to generate more electricity for the battery.
Ian White stated that Tesla has achieved excellent results in promoting the concept of electric vehicles, but he believes that his current technology and efforts will really promote the wider adoption of electric vehicles.
Ian White said that the relevant system components of electric vehicles are expensive, and only in the case of saving more fuel and maintenance costs, users have the incentive to be converted into electric vehicles.
In the development of electric vehicles, Wright said that the development speed of electric trucks is relatively slow. In fact, the non-sedans vehicles that are developing faster are urban buses. For example, in China, many cities including Shijiazhuang have already opened a large number of electric buses, which also helps reduce the city’s vehicle exhaust emissions and curb air pollution.
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