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[brentelledge]

Peterbilt employee at the plant in Denton, TX here. These trucks look a lot like the Hyliion trucks that we’ve built. They were powered by a Cummins X15 with CNG as well as having electric drive axles as you guys already saw. They were experimenting with this combination but the technicians we had at the plant were sent an email on a Thursday saying they were having an extended weekend and never came back. Company went under and laid everyone off. I’m willing to bet these trucks were part of that fleet. If you can provide the last 8 of the VIN I can check our systems if you have any interests.

[tbecause]

Congrats, fellas! You took an almost rolling chassis, and created a mid-80’s kit truck

[brandonfloyd]

Deboss garage and Edison motors need those axles

[REDBIRD-]

Those trucks look to be in very decent shape and clean looking. Have a good evening, Bruce👍

[warrengee-fl]

engines & battery packs are gone ... what was so wrong with them at 20K miles ?
Tim needs some aluminum 5ths for show trucks

[tcmits]

Maybe they should make the trailers hybrids with storage batteries mounted down low(to help lower center of gravity)with electric powered axles. When trailer is loaded axles could provide propulsion. When empty, axles would recharge batteries

[danielwright]

Could use one of these 579 as a rebuild project, put a engine and manual gearbox and change the drive axle

[tiredoldmechanic]

Edison Motors has a rare use that is suited to electric power. They haul trees downhill off a mountain then drive back up empty. Regenerative braking charges the batteries on the way down, supplying enough power to go back up unloaded. Electric trucks might be useful in a warehouse yard truck or a terminal to terminal situation. Electric forklifts work well if there is enough downtime to charge them or there are batteries to swap. Forklifts are used mainly on level surfaces. If they are used to carry things up ramps, the batteries run out of power quicker.

[vwauditech]

Wish I had the money for a complete rig. That would be a fun project.

[TheBarkinTrucker]

Never knew there was such a thing of electric axles learn something new everyday. That's what I get for driving old stuff

[Thorsten]

how about you take some of them electric drive axle and put them on a trailer than if need be you have two truly all wheel drives truck and trailer combination?

[sealevel]

Nothing funnier than y’all looking in that Mickey Mouse tool sack while working on heavy trucks in a monster shop

[PeaceChanel]

Thank You for All that you are doing for our Planet Earth....
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[pigdog]

Your new workshop is starting to look like a bruces secondhand wrecking yard

[pupweiller]

Never seen those before, They would make great gliders using the center sections & hubs off of the bent axel housings you have.

[tta]

LOL I was literally thinking you should contact Edison motors when you said at minute 20. Great work guys!!

[feelnrite]

Why could these not be used. What was wrong with them?

[Daermos]

Wonder if Edison motors would have any interest in the electric axels

[deanstockwell]

Why can't you sell the whole truck and let people put their own engine and transmissions in them. Bet Tim Gentry would like some

[adrianrichardson]

Would love to see the next big rig build off at mats to have a start with something like this… all the builders having the same shell to start off with then we could truly see who the best of the best is ???? Mats 2025 !!!!
Get ya 4 of these and give to the next years builders and all contestants for the challenge get to keep their creations # how-bout-it!!!