Just curious have you actually tried them yet? On a serious note.
Shunted one around the yard for 15mins one Sat morningā¦hated it.
Kept looking through windows for a mirror.
A clasic case of tech for techās sake, and why āmendā something that aint broken.
Or maybe more of me with my usual ācba anymoreā attitude. 
Range will be way down when you reduce batteries by half for the midlift axle or are we going the Chinese way with a 4x2 plus 4 axle semi-or will our friend be in in his element with everyone moving over to wagon and drags to get the battery capacity?
Either way the idea of a tractor unit bearing both the weight of a semi trailer and a locomotive battery pack aināt going to work.
You get used to them, and for blind side reversing, a lot better with the tracking. And with the MAN cams, they seem better. No flickering from other LED lights
I see but try one on the road before making a full decision, they have there pros and cons much the same way a conventional mirror does. No one gets on with them immediately cause it requires change and trying something new.
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Yeah I already manage blind sides ok thanks, no desire to try one on road, ā¦definitely no desire to get used to one.
As I said cbaā¦no interest anymore.
Cheers.
I suspect that theyāll be no good for trunking as the range will be inadequate, by comparison the LNG Volvos I used to drive where incapable of getting from Doncaster to Swindon & back, and had to be refuelled in Swindon to garantee getting back
More like a justified secpticism and resistance to retrograde technology, thatās all about putting money in the pockets of the electronics industry that doesnāt deserve it.
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What an outfit, I should imagine a country as big as Australia would be difficult for the long distance guys to find adequate chargers at present.
I was looking at the new MAN eTGX low liner unit the other day.
As soon as the first news report comes out in the world, (and mark my words, only a matter of time whereā¦it WILL !) about some poor SOB fried alive in his bunk, while the thing goes up in SECONDSā¦(as the vids of cars and buses out there going around), ā¦ these abortions will be exactly thatā¦
Aborted.!
As I said, no way in hell I would accept one until they had been used and totally proven for absolute safety to about the Mark 5 version after about 10 years.
By that time my trucking days will be over anyway.
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Trials are running on the Sydney ~ Melbourne corridor (900km) with electric trucks. Tarcutta is the halfway point, where drivers can take their mandated half hour break. Thatās just the right amount of time for a forkie to change a fully charged battery pack, into a truck, enabling completion of the trip.
Electric trucks will not be taking over the transport role, particularly longer, more remote destinations, anytime soon, but they are proving viable on busy, scheduled routes up to 1,000km
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If they go back to rigid prime movers , dedicated as battery pack and EV locomotives, instead of artic tractor units, long haul will be easily do able, with the payload of two drawbar trailers attached available.Back to the future.
They canāt/wonāt be aborted if all the diesel fuel and parts supplies and mechanics for ICE powered kit have gone.Unless we reverse the net zero scam itās a done deal fait accompli.
One for that Milliband imbecile and his ānet zeroā bullcrap.
And it aint a joke eitherā¦
Would 100% agree, being in Australia long long distances in the middle of nowhere
As for the likes of Europe itās perfect, even sending a truck away for 4 weeks with a battery change when needed in any city or country 10 minute job for half the price of a full tank of diesel
You have a big tractor unit and a big trailer all is needed is to give up a pallet or two space a
LOL Well the new clean air directive came into effect today 10th Dec 2024, The Netzero chaps are on the ball to cut tank emissions. 
"The revised Ambient Air Quality Directive entered into force on Tuesday (10 Dec), aligning 2030 EU air quality standards more closely with World Health Organization recommendations.
It is an important step toward better protecting Europeansā health and moving forward on the path to zero pollution in our environment by 2050.
The revised Directive comes with a series of new measures and stricter standards to ensure that people enjoy cleaner air in the coming years.
Cleaner ambient air by 2030
The new Directive cuts the allowed annual limit value for the main air pollutant ā fine particulate matter (PM2.5) - by more than half.
The revised Ambient Air Quality Directive updates air quality standards, lowering the allowable levels for twelve air pollutants: particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10), nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulphur dioxide (SO2), ozone (O3), carbon monoxide, benzene, benzo(a)pyrene, arsenic, cadmium, nickel, and lead."
The trial trucks are not sacrificing any pallet spaces, Iām not sure about weight. Usual configuration for diesel fuel tanks is 4x 450litre round, two on each side. Day cabs may only have one tank either side or longer wheelbased trucks, three tanks per side. Removal of the diesel tanks permits space for batteries with at least 500km range.
Carryfastās babbling about having to use body trucks and trailers is another line of proof that he has not a clue .