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VE Motion electric trailer axles cut truckers’ diesel fuel bills in HALF (electrek.co)
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Whoever complains about this is probably a diesel or oil & gas producer, or salesperson.

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[–] friend_of_satan@lemmy.world 10 points 5 months ago

Electric engines require so little maintenance, it's possible the total maintenance burden would be reduced even with the additional engine.

It also seems like it would be great for saving brakes:

using an electric motor to boost propulsion when it’s most effective and recovering energy with regenerative braking