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Old 01-01-2024, 05:24 PM
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Electric Mandates Have California Truckers Charging Overtime - WSJ

Electric Mandates Have California Truckers Charging Overtime - WSJ

Not thinking that this scenario was the intended outcome, but then again, CA govt was a bulb that has never lit up to be seen.

Not sure which link will work, or if either link will work for everyone, posted with no guarantee of visibility. This was a link which I clicked on and was visible to me and i read, and I was not logged into the WSJ, so apologies if it doesn't work for you. . has to be a disclaimer as someone turned me in for a link which was behind a paywall for them, but not for me and I don't know why i could see it and they couldn't, even when not being logged into the site. I will copy and paste the article if requested if the link doesn't work
Good thread subject to talk about.Right now at this point in time the article made the point that the drivers are making less money with the electric rigs than with diesel rigs. OK, but let us NOT forget that electric vehicles are in their infancy compared to gas and diesel vehicles that are like OLD men. AT one point the driver had to drive about 30 miles out of his way to find a charger. That will certainly be improved in the next FEW years even without any technology improvement. It is hard to put a price on CLEAN air and quieter roads and quiet for the driver. CLEAN air certainly in the future will extend the useful lives of humans from fewer chest cancer problems and other health problems.
........Electric motors have the potential to have MUCH lower maintenance costs than the internal combustion engine. This will be a BIG factor in favor of E-vehicles in the future. With E-vehicles you are getting clean air and less maintenance. Anyway in 20 years there may be zero oil.