616 kWh of usable energy.

MCS charging at up to 750 kW

For perspective, that's roughly the same as powering a modern "global north" village of 150 people for a day or two.

I'm not saying it shouldn't be done (we absolutely must decarbonise however we can), but that is an eye-opening amount of energy, materials and technological capacity we're dedicating to shuffling our niknaks around on roads...

Scania, the Swedish truck maker owned by the Volkswagen Group, is now offering a battery solution that boosts the driving range of its electric big rigs up to 447 miles (720 kilometers). That’s more than most truck drivers in Europe will ever have to experience between mandatory breaks, but Scania has done it anyway.

American truck drivers at around roughly 700mi/day (up to 11hrs at roughly 65mph, depending upon the company's set limit - independents hit more like 75-80mph when they can):

😲