Edison's Tent-Made Truck Is The Tesla Semi's Biggest Rival!

Edison Motors is developing massive electrified logging trucks designed to transport heavy loads in remote locations. What's even more impressive than these large rigs is their origin story. Founders Chase and Eric, frustrated by the delay of the Tesla Semi, decided to build their own truck. The result is a vehicle meticulously designed and built by loggers with a deep understanding of their specific needs and operating conditions. Despite its humble beginnings, this is a remarkably engineered truck. Join Imogen to discover why! @EverythingElectricShow @fullychargedshow @EdisonMotors

00:00 Tired of waiting!
01:18 Bringing tough trucks back to Canada
01:57 A hybrid shaped caveat...
04:17 The batteries
05:00 Built by loggers for loggers
08:14 Industrial logging can be controversial...
09:04 New, remanufacturing and rebuilds!
09:53 What's next?
10:55 Built by beers and mechanics!

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[ImogenBhogal]

I think I need to quit my job and pass the Fully Charged Show presenting reigns over to Chase and Eric! What a truck, what an inspirational approach, what talent and humility!! We had so much fun filming and visiting Merritt and if you're in Vancouver this weekend you can come and meet the Edison team and take a closer look at the truck at Everything Electric Live! Ticket details in description!

[nooneyouknow]

As a trucker, I'm very impressed and excited about the ethos of this company. Simplistic design, using widely-available, off-the-shelf parts. Trucks used to be made this way. You could rebuild nearly every component yourself, in the field, for minimal costs and replace most parts with other than original, with what was most available. Plastic parts were used only where they were the best choice, not because they were a cheaper choice for the OEM.

[tysoncarswell]

Really impressed by CTO Eric Little and his explanations. As a BC resident, I wish for nothing but success and to see Edison trucks on the logging roads.

[wild_lee_coyote]

Didn’t even touch on the fact that because of the power of the generator, and Edison Truck can be used as an emergency power source. Power goes out and you can run your house, emergency services, even help power a town if you have enough of them. The ability to run a welder, cement mixer, recharge a dead Tesla on the side of a road is going to be game changing. Think of all the trucks at rest stops that have to keep the engine running or fire up an auxiliary generator while they are sleeping, now silent because of the batteries. It makes so much sense.

[thesoundsmith]

"I'll call it Edison Motors 'cause we're stealin' Tesla's idea..." LOVE it...

[starwarsnerd]

one thing the video didn't mention about the generator is that because its not connected to the driveline mechanically it can always run at maximum efficiency dignificantly reducing the lifetime emissions and wear on that engine. also the engines can be significantly smaller than they would need to be on a pure diesel truck.

[leftcoaster]

I wish Edison all the success in the world. Best of all they are passionate, and love their jobs. That's awesome.

[aureliancozma]

Very cool idea to turn old trucks into trucks full of technology on batteries, congratulations to the company Edison and bravo Fully Charge for the video

[stickynorth]

This is one of those "only in Canada" stories which makes it so freakin' cool. Upcycling old trucks using modern tech and putting them to work TODAY while everyone else waits for Tesla to MAYBE one day produce a product that may or may not work for the applications required here... And making sure simplicity and ease of repair is top of mind, which is the antithesis of modern vehicle engineering. Believe me, I have to do some real gymnastics just to get the battery out of my Smart Fortwo cdi after I bricked it over a long winter...

[rklauco]

This is one of the few instances where hybrid makes real sense - end of nowhere, no charging available, perfectly makes sense.

[MrSlicks]

Calling the company Edison, sounds like a bright idea 💡

[artisan]

I'm not involved in trucking, electrification, or logging. But, I absolutely love what they're doing at Edison. I'm desperately hoping to see them do some kind of emergency services vehicle. It seems like a full blown fire truck would make sense. Maybe even an airport crash truck.

[paulc]

Janus Electric are doing the same thing in Australia. There are so many trucks that this could be done all over the world.

[NaKoa]

Love this story, particularly that they are not only just building new trucks but repurposing existing ones, great job Edison Motors.

[bikecommuter]

love it, 😄
Im retired from being a mechanic and later media work so I understand what is involved, but to see some down to earth guys doing this sort of thing, these guys are what the young people say are fire 🔥👍

[frantisekrichter]

Unlike the mining trucks when hauling down the hill with 40tonne cargo they recuperate almost enough to go back up empty. I love the efficiency

[Zirrad]

Thanks for helping to spread the word about Edison!

[gormauslander]

It's important to note that even with the generator running it's more efficient, which is better for the environment and the owners wallet. The engine is smaller and always runs at peak rpm.

[ripvanstinkle]

Imogen is a great host! Never miss one of her videos.

[gormauslander]

The crossover that was inevitable yet took surprisingly long.

Also funny because I'm subscribed to both so this was just another "oh Chace has another video" lol