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Not only are electric trucks are unprofitable, it means you switch your dependency from Middle-Eastern fossil fuels to Chinese rare earths. At least we can make
by OneDonOne 6mo ago
Not only are electric trucks are unprofitable, it means you switch your dependency from Middle-Eastern fossil fuels to Chinese rare earths. At least we can make biofuels from sugarcane
- defrost 6mo agoYou can also process rare earth concentrates on your own soil, there's no need to offshore that to China and Malaysia other than "No waste ponds in my Backyard".
- TheTxT 6mo agoYou don’t burn your batteries though. You build them once and then use them for 20 years. They will just keep working when the next war erupts on the other side of the planet.
- AnthonyMouse 6mo agoElectric trucks already have a lower TCO than diesel trucks. LFP batteries don't even contain rare earths.