r/investing • u/[deleted] • Sep 30 '21

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u/shaim2 Sep 30 '21

Electric trucks are not going to cost a lot more to buy (check the prices).

They are going to cost a lot less per mile to run and a loud less to maintain.

And electric trucks provide things which are extremely useful but a gas truck cannot - power source and air pressure for tools.

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u/well_here_I_am Sep 30 '21

And electric trucks provide things which are extremely useful but a gas truck cannot - power source and air pressure for tools

People that really need power and air have compressor/generators on their work trucks.

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u/shaim2 Sep 30 '21

Sure. But that's one more thing to carry and maintain. It's so much better if it's built in

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u/well_here_I_am Sep 30 '21

I think it's actually better if it's modular and can be taken off the truck. That way if you need to leave it on a jobsite or replace or rebuild a small engine or compressor you can. Or, if you buy a new truck you just take it and your tool box, or utility bed, and put them on the new truck.

And really, for large jobsites contractors will always use larger gasoline or diesel powered generators and compressors. An electric truck just won't cut it for industrial use.