Tobi has already turned into the electric prophet 😂 in germany, austria and switzerland with his videos on his german speaking channel. Now go and spread the word in english as well. 😄
Thank you for making this recording. Now I follow an electric truck driver, and I love it. I thought that couldn't happen. Now it has happened. Thanks.
In the US, we still don’t have many chargers compatible with electric semis. It’s great to see what other countries are doing to support the transition. Here, charging options for electric semis are mostly limited to depots, making the infrastructure much more restricted in comparison.
Yes such big states with high anmounts of sun and wind must subsidise charges at every logistic spot Where drivers could charges when loading and waiting for loading. Companies producing electricity must subsides charges too it will alow them to sell much more energy.
Which chargers do semis in the US use. I know cars there either use CSS1 or NACS. In Europe every car now uses CCS2 and the trucks also use CCS2 at the moment.
@@Warrior6350I do not know about any vendor that would make EV Trucks in the US. I mean there is Tesla Semi, but that is still not in production. So they can only import vehicles from EU and those would have CCS1, analogically to the EU cars being made with CCS1 for US market. I guess there is no demand for that right now. I have seen several car youtubers complain about non-tesla chargers relaibility, also Supercharger network is just superior there - both in number of chargers per location and number of sites. However, there are several options for CSS1->Tesla Supercharger (NACS) adapters avaiable now. So it should not be an issue.
Hilly areas is where electric shines compared to diesel! They can actually recoup the energy used to climb, while with diesel, you must convert it to heat (whether in brakes or in the motor cylinders, doesn't matter). Can't see why someone would consider it bad for electrics.
Nice version with voice-over translation (of original video that I had seen already some time ago). Hope this documental series about making electric lorry experience will reach even more viewers than it's German edition. Tobias is a smart pioneer. Keep on electric trucking!
@@NicMediaDesignDon't know. It's possible, but that's not necessarily what the disclaimer says. It might just mean that the original audio was altered. However, if it's AI I'm impressed.
@@ElectronTinkerer Nowadays, there are tools that can sample one's voice and sythetize it in different language. There are even tools that can create video as well (again from samples with fake background) and match mouth movement and hand gestures to the speech. I have seen the result and it was very impressive.
My truck does about 44 litres of diesel per 100km. Typically driving 750km per day which works out to around $600 in fuel. Some jobs are 5000km and unfortunately no where to charge an electric truck just yet.
Very nice Video Tobi and very good Englisch translation! Maybe one suggestion from my side: I think the German videos are so successful because of your very charming, humorous and positive vibes that are transported through your euphoric voice. The dubbed version sounds sometimes a bit “boring” and “dry”. Maybe you could try to bring more of your giggles and your positive vibes into the translated version.
Oh, and I almost forgot: It's only for the US, but since it's a giant English speaking market, it seems to be a good idea to also mention imperial units for distance, speed and consumption.
Yes, there is a lot of imperial thinking persons but it makes absolutely no sense in my oppinion to convert it to the strange units. UK gallon and US gallon isnt even the same.
Great video. I also drive "curtain-side" until my rotator cup started giving me problems. Not easy to get a roll of strap between the load and the roof of the curtain-side. I was born too soon so I won't get the chance to drive a electric semi, but I owned 2 hybrids and 2 Tesla Model 3. I envy your opportunity to introduce EV trucks.
That is a great map, I cant wait to see it populate over time. 11:41 tuck the tails under the edge and you have a protector and you deal with the tails at the same time. 1 vs 2 stops is great, as the more full the battery is the longer it takes to increase %, then when you are lower it is more about how long it takes you to get off the road like a pit stop, going down pit lane. Above 80 km/h the drag from air increase is noticeable... Note that the power needed to push an object through a fluid increases as the cube of the velocity. A car cruising on a highway at 50 mph (80 km/h) may require only 10 horsepower (7.5 kW) to overcome air drag, but that same car at 100 mph (160 km/h) requires 80 hp (60 kW). With a doubling of speed the drag (force) quadruples per the formula. Exerting four times the force over a fixed distance produces four times as much work. At twice the speed the work (resulting in displacement over a fixed distance) is done twice as fast. Since power is the rate of doing work, four times the work done in half the time requires eight times the power.
I already follow the original german channel, wich is ahaed. There will be a lot of interesting insides in the future. Nice voice over. Wish you all the best for this channel.
ich finds geil, wie du... ah wait... english... i think it's really cool how you leave part of your original voice track in the Video. but maby don't do it in every shot. Grüße aus München
@@JanNovak-pg8oe it's supposed to be. there are also a number of actor that are busy building charging networks for this standard along the major routes in europe and scandinavia. initially they have opted to install highend ccs (400kw) chargers on charging spots aimed to heavy vehicles with trailers. they have very clear ambition to upgrade to mcs given thatbthe standard matures. the new generation if electric trucks (2025 model year) from Mercedes, scania and volvo all support mcs and way longer ranges. and then you have the player no one dates to talk about, tesla, which is on their way with their semi in europe. that thing not only have mcs but a range upward of 800kilometers at full load.
I think there are plans to electrify the highways with induction loops. I know Renault have been testing such on a test road, so it will be interesting to see how the road infrastructure shapes up over the next few years. I’m assuming your road trip is to gather enough data to setup a new company in this area?
I keep telling people "...the future was here five years ago"! Commercial EV trucks are few, but they are slowly becoming main stream; AMAZON has EV trucks in their delivery fleet.
But you need a Swap Battery wherever you are when the battery runs low. Do you think that’s more realistic than using your driving break for recharging? For me, putting a cable anywhere you ought to recharge the truck seams to be a much easier job than putting spare batteries there. In the context of regular route freight transport, it could be a whole different ball game. For on-demand freight transport, as is common on long-haul routes, flexibility is essential. The way Tobias is doing is more likely to be how everybody will be doing this in the future except for that every delivery point will be equipped with chargers to reload while the trailer is being unloaded.
@@G0bus Like you misunderstood what I meant.Has a battery that can be swapped It doesn't mean the truck can't be charged.So you can still charge it like a regular electric car. But if there is a battery swap station near the shipping route.Surely the drivers will use it because no matter how much battery power is needed, the time to change is only 5 minutes. Charging a 300-500 kwh battery Truck with a 500kwh fast charger can take 2 hours . Moreover, the capacity of the battery will be higher and the charging process will also be longer. Not to mention that fast chargers make the battery degrade faster. It is better to charge at a station with a slower speed.In order to extend battery life .
@@JunitafluxcyfatriciaJunita ok, that’s a point. But if we think of NIO they didn’t put that much effort into Fast Charging because they have the Battery Swap Stations.
Cool video, and I'll be following your adventures. but maybe it's a good idea to disclose that the voice over is AI generated? Not a huge problem for me at all, I'm just thinking out loud :-) Might help you connect authentically with your audience!
The "Altered or synthetic content. Sound or visuals were significantly edited or digitally generated." warning TH-cam shows refers to the removal of his original voice.
@@Nono11121 it's AI generated. It's very very good, but it's AI. the fact that he has been liking comments in this comment section in the past 12 hours without addressing this issue confirms it. I don't hate it, in fact I think it's very cool and very well done, but it would be nice to have some clarity.
Now, all Tesla fans out there. Look how things are to be done. In real life. This is a system that actually WORK! Now. Previous year. Year before that too. And so on. Volvo have i think now seven different BEV truck models. That you can buy. Today. Not some fiction. Not a hype. Not full of lies. With a full service network all around. This is real. And a good interior adapted for real life work. Not some fancy scaled down shit that is crap for the driver.
I believe you are somewhat right. In saying that and I am no Musk fan of late, but Tesla really started the process and trend and now Volvo and Scania have picked it up and run with it. It would be interesting to know if there wasn’t any Tesla where would we be. Hey be less angry. Have a good day
It’s a pity that not more high quality German channels have an international English translation or at least subtitles! Well done tobias
Tobi has already turned into the electric prophet 😂 in germany, austria and switzerland with his videos on his german speaking channel. Now go and spread the word in english as well. 😄
Thank you for making this recording. Now I follow an electric truck driver, and I love it. I thought that couldn't happen. Now it has happened. Thanks.
In the US, we still don’t have many chargers compatible with electric semis. It’s great to see what other countries are doing to support the transition. Here, charging options for electric semis are mostly limited to depots, making the infrastructure much more restricted in comparison.
What do you mean "not compatible with semis"? He uses the same type of charger cars use.
Yes such big states with high anmounts of sun and wind must subsidise charges at every logistic spot Where drivers could charges when loading and waiting for loading. Companies producing electricity must subsides charges too it will alow them to sell much more energy.
Which chargers do semis in the US use. I know cars there either use CSS1 or NACS.
In Europe every car now uses CCS2 and the trucks also use CCS2 at the moment.
@@Warrior6350I do not know about any vendor that would make EV Trucks in the US. I mean there is Tesla Semi, but that is still not in production. So they can only import vehicles from EU and those would have CCS1, analogically to the EU cars being made with CCS1 for US market. I guess there is no demand for that right now.
I have seen several car youtubers complain about non-tesla chargers relaibility, also Supercharger network is just superior there - both in number of chargers per location and number of sites.
However, there are several options for CSS1->Tesla Supercharger (NACS) adapters avaiable now. So it should not be an issue.
Hilly areas is where electric shines compared to diesel! They can actually recoup the energy used to climb, while with diesel, you must convert it to heat (whether in brakes or in the motor cylinders, doesn't matter). Can't see why someone would consider it bad for electrics.
Weiterbildung für ganz Europa ! Ich bin so stolz auf unseren e-Trucker !
Way to go Electric Trucker!
Just good real world data you are providing. Thanks for going to all the trouble doing these videos (and in multi languages!).
Nice version with voice-over translation (of original video that I had seen already some time ago). Hope this documental series about making electric lorry experience will reach even more viewers than it's German edition. Tobias is a smart pioneer. Keep on electric trucking!
1.17 kWh/km = 1.87 kWh/mile
300 km = 187 miles
500 km = 312 miles
practical = useful, handy
165 kWh/100km = 2.64 kWh/mile
165kWh/100km = 12.7 MPGe
113kWh/100km = 18.5 MPGe
Poor Americans...😂
9 BTUs/ Mile in nonsense units 🤣
@@mckiwen now we just need to know in grams. 😁
Incredible, how much work you put into the dubbing. Really well done.
Isn't it AI generated? Read the disclaimer beneath the video.
@@NicMediaDesignDon't know. It's possible, but that's not necessarily what the disclaimer says. It might just mean that the original audio was altered.
However, if it's AI I'm impressed.
@@ElectronTinkerer Nowadays, there are tools that can sample one's voice and sythetize it in different language. There are even tools that can create video as well (again from samples with fake background) and match mouth movement and hand gestures to the speech. I have seen the result and it was very impressive.
Doesn't sound like AI (text to speech), but I could be wrong
The numbers on the trip computer are crazy. In one day, your truck has consumed amount of energy that I am billed for living in my flat in two years!
Now consider that diesel trucks are doing the same, at 30% efficiency...
My truck does about 44 litres of diesel per 100km. Typically driving 750km per day which works out to around $600 in fuel. Some jobs are 5000km and unfortunately no where to charge an electric truck just yet.
Very nice Video Tobi and very good Englisch translation! Maybe one suggestion from my side: I think the German videos are so successful because of your very charming, humorous and positive vibes that are transported through your euphoric voice. The dubbed version sounds sometimes a bit “boring” and “dry”. Maybe you could try to bring more of your giggles and your positive vibes into the translated version.
Good suggestion, so its him talking english here (not some AI generated voice)?
Yes I think it’s him. You hear him every now and then talking in German. But he has a totally different intonation in German :)
Interesting to follow this journey of yours with a electric truck.
Thanks Tobias. It sounds as though you have settled into your new job very quickly. 🙂👍
Oh, and I almost forgot: It's only for the US, but since it's a giant English speaking market, it seems to be a good idea to also mention imperial units for distance, speed and consumption.
Yes, there is a lot of imperial thinking persons but it makes absolutely no sense in my oppinion to convert it to the strange units. UK gallon and US gallon isnt even the same.
Great video. I also drive "curtain-side" until my rotator cup started giving me problems. Not easy to get a roll of strap between the load and the roof of the curtain-side.
I was born too soon so I won't get the chance to drive a electric semi, but I owned 2 hybrids and 2 Tesla Model 3. I envy your opportunity to introduce EV trucks.
Fascinating, interesting and inspiring!! Thank you! 🙂
Subscribed. Keep doing what you are doing.
Echt spannend was und wen du alles erreiche kannst. Great Informtion about the Future is now.
It is just awesome to witness the first steps of change. Keep going!
That is a great map, I cant wait to see it populate over time.
11:41 tuck the tails under the edge and you have a protector and you deal with the tails at the same time.
1 vs 2 stops is great, as the more full the battery is the longer it takes to increase %, then when you are lower it is more about how long it takes you to get off the road like a pit stop, going down pit lane.
Above 80 km/h the drag from air increase is noticeable...
Note that the power needed to push an object through a fluid increases as the cube of the velocity. A car cruising on a highway at 50 mph (80 km/h) may require only 10 horsepower (7.5 kW) to overcome air drag, but that same car at 100 mph (160 km/h) requires 80 hp (60 kW). With a doubling of speed the drag (force) quadruples per the formula. Exerting four times the force over a fixed distance produces four times as much work. At twice the speed the work (resulting in displacement over a fixed distance) is done twice as fast. Since power is the rate of doing work, four times the work done in half the time requires eight times the power.
Viel erfolg mit dem Chanel :) wenn du mal in bremerhaven bist und ne Dusche und schlafsofa für ne Nacht brauchst sag bescheid ^^
Thanks!
I already follow the original german channel, wich is ahaed. There will be a lot of interesting insides in the future. Nice voice over. Wish you all the best for this channel.
Very pleasantly surprised that the energy efficiency for the trucks are so good. Approx 110 kWh/100km is better than that of regular passenger cars.
7:40 I think it’s called One-Pedal-Driving. One-Pedal-Feeling sounds like kind of a placebo or something. 🤓
Great video and good English!
Pretty sure it's an AI translation
@@jooptablet1727
Is it? It sounds good
@@jooptablet1727 Um, no.
@@DanMansson Yes almost too good! If it's real, that's amazing! Maybe Tobi can clarify :-)
@@DanMansson I think so too. CarManiac also uses an AI for his translations, maybe its the same Tobias is using for his videos.
Keep Up the excellent content :)
ich finds geil, wie du... ah wait... english... i think it's really cool how you leave part of your original voice track in the Video. but maby don't do it in every shot. Grüße aus München
Agree 👍
Vamos Tobi🎉
Volvo ❤
Very nice!
Cool content, I love it!!! Hope in future came more chargers so you dont nees take trailler off 🚒⚡️⚡️💪🏻
Cool video, consumption seems low
Let’s go electric
Awesome!
the new 2024 fmh comes with about 600k. range. and mcs charging
I hope MCS will be a game changer. I hate diesel exhaust fumes.
@@JanNovak-pg8oe it's supposed to be. there are also a number of actor that are busy building charging networks for this standard along the major routes in europe and scandinavia. initially they have opted to install highend ccs (400kw) chargers on charging spots aimed to heavy vehicles with trailers. they have very clear ambition to upgrade to mcs given thatbthe standard matures.
the new generation if electric trucks (2025 model year) from Mercedes, scania and volvo all support mcs and way longer ranges. and then you have the player no one dates to talk about, tesla, which is on their way with their semi in europe. that thing not only have mcs but a range upward of 800kilometers at full load.
why not line the roof with solar panels
Let's go Trucking
I think there are plans to electrify the highways with induction loops. I know Renault have been testing such on a test road, so it will be interesting to see how the road infrastructure shapes up over the next few years. I’m assuming your road trip is to gather enough data to setup a new company in this area?
Nice Vid!
I'm missing the quirky jokes and the frequent laughter. I guess it's hard to do the spontaneous stuff in a voice over...
Can't be done with AI voice. 🙂
✌️✌️✌️
I keep telling people "...the future was here five years ago"! Commercial EV trucks are few, but they are slowly becoming main stream; AMAZON has EV trucks in their delivery fleet.
👍🏽
I need china truck ev with swap Battery. So i don't need charger
But you need a Swap Battery wherever you are when the battery runs low. Do you think that’s more realistic than using your driving break for recharging?
For me, putting a cable anywhere you ought to recharge the truck seams to be a much easier job than putting spare batteries there.
In the context of regular route freight transport, it could be a whole different ball game.
For on-demand freight transport, as is common on long-haul routes, flexibility is essential.
The way Tobias is doing is more likely to be how everybody will be doing this in the future except for that every delivery point will be equipped with chargers to reload while the trailer is being unloaded.
@@G0bus Like you misunderstood what I meant.Has a battery that can be swapped It doesn't mean the truck can't be charged.So you can still charge it like a regular electric car.
But if there is a battery swap station near the shipping route.Surely the drivers will use it because no matter how much battery power is needed, the time to change is only 5 minutes.
Charging a 300-500 kwh battery Truck with a 500kwh fast charger can take 2 hours . Moreover, the capacity of the battery will be higher and the charging process will also be longer.
Not to mention that fast chargers make the battery degrade faster.
It is better to charge at a station with a slower speed.In order to extend battery life .
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@@JunitafluxcyfatriciaJunita ok, that’s a point. But if we think of NIO they didn’t put that much effort into Fast Charging because they have the Battery Swap Stations.
out of interest, would u guys in the comments tell below, from were u are watching thx from germany
New York here but planning a site in Silicon Valley for electric trucks
Still waiting for a Tesla Test Drive 😊
Tesla Semi is too long for Europe.
@@NicMediaDesignexcept there will be a Euro version too of course
Cool video, and I'll be following your adventures. but maybe it's a good idea to disclose that the voice over is AI generated? Not a huge problem for me at all, I'm just thinking out loud :-) Might help you connect authentically with your audience!
Does not sound link AI generated.
this is actualy his real voice.
he dubbed it himself.
It's a voice over with his own voice. I'm following his german channel for quite a while.
The "Altered or synthetic content. Sound or visuals were significantly edited or digitally generated." warning TH-cam shows refers to the removal of his original voice.
@@Nono11121 it's AI generated. It's very very good, but it's AI. the fact that he has been liking comments in this comment section in the past 12 hours without addressing this issue confirms it. I don't hate it, in fact I think it's very cool and very well done, but it would be nice to have some clarity.
Now, all Tesla fans out there.
Look how things are to be done.
In real life.
This is a system that actually WORK!
Now.
Previous year.
Year before that too.
And so on.
Volvo have i think now seven different BEV truck models.
That you can buy.
Today.
Not some fiction.
Not a hype.
Not full of lies.
With a full service network all around.
This is real.
And a good interior adapted for real life work.
Not some fancy scaled down shit that is crap for the driver.
driving tesla for 5 years, never missed a thing
Hater alert
@@jooptablet1727Naaw. Did i hurt your feelings?
I believe you are somewhat right. In saying that and I am no Musk fan of late, but Tesla really started the process and trend and now Volvo and Scania have picked it up and run with it. It would be interesting to know if there wasn’t any Tesla where would we be. Hey be less angry. Have a good day
@@jooptablet1727 Why do you hate other companies that actually does things, that Tesla do not do?