Forget the Tesla Semi Truck - TST Podcast #822

Ali Javidan built race cars, the Model S prototype, and a new solution for trucking.
Ali is the founder and CEO of Range Energy, which has created a bolt-on hybrid system for semi-truck trailers. This is a way to add electrification to the trucking industry without going full Tesla. He is also the former head of prototyping at Tesla. The first Model S? He built it.
He explains how that prototype came to be; why Tesla won the charging wars (and who is to blame); why it's stupid to steal cable; and most importantly, his new company's big idea to improve trucking fuel economy by up to 40% without going EV.

(Ali has also built some amazing cars for himself, including a badass 2002 and blisteringly-quick Mk1 Ford Escort) https://range.energy/

Recorded May 1, 202

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0:00 Preview
1:15 Sponsors
4:49 Show Contents
5:58 Start - Driving While Awesome
7:00 Working at Tesla
9:00 EV feel and calibration vs ICE
10:54 Why EV’s are crazy powerfu
13:05 800 miles of range?
14:19 1,000 horsepower
16:57 Why Ali is in EV developmen
22:58 How Supercharger Network was created
26:08 Factor Sponsor
28:21 Now the charging story is different
31:35 Why is a Supercharger more reliable?
38:36 Breaking new ground in standards
42:32 Fast charging challenge
43:04 EV power pack for semi trucks
49:40 41% better fuel economy
50:50 How it works
57:01 Adding advanced features through electrification
59:44 Long haul vs Local
1:02:52 25 years until autonomous
1:03:38 EV trailer + EV truck
1:05:01 How do we not just outsource our filth?
1:08:40 Tricky logistics
1:09:14 Hyrodgen in trucking
1:11:05 Fixing today vs colonizing Mars
1:14:11 Range vs Payload
1:16:14 Mobile power station
1:17:55 Consumer applications for the rest of us
1:23:40 Patreon
1:24:10 400 tractor fleet
1:26:30 EPA revisions for tractors
1:37:25 Tow vehicles
1:28:02 Managing wheelspeed
1:28:39 Managing stability
1:29:17 Emerging battery tech
1:31:40 Ranking luxury car makers
1:35:48 Watch for Girlfriend under $500
1:37:28 Unlimited budget Luft cars
1:42:06 Front windshield tint
1:43:00 TST as a sponsor for Gymkhana Grid
1:43:32 Ali’s awesome garage
1:47:51 Range Energy
1:48:40 Next 3 shows
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