Electric Trucks Are Coming! I Drive One Powered By Magna's EtelligentForce Heavy Duty EV Powertrain

Kyle is in Michigan's UP at a cold weather proving ground where Magna is showing off their heavy duty EtelligentForce powertrain. The EtelligentForce powertrain system preserves strength and functionality of pickups and light commercial vehicles while providing fully electric power with a focus on cooling and power for sustained heavy load operation.

EtelligentForce features Magna’s eDrive technology at the front and its eBeam electrified beam axle at the rear. It is designed for high-payload vehicles, capable of towing up to 14,500 pounds – easily on par with its ICE counterparts in this truck segment. It can provide a total peak power of up to 430 kW - 250kW from the rear eBeam and 180kW from the front eDrive. As a bonus, this solution omits the need for architectural changes to the vehicle and is totally customizable for automakers to prioritize key performance attributes. Magna’s eBeam replaces traditional beam axles, accommodating existing suspension and brake systems, and avoiding the need for expensive redesign of existing truck platforms. These benefits help automakers simplify the transition toward electrification of these vehicle segments.

With fewer moving parts than a traditional ICE powertrain, the EtelligentForce requires less maintenance – a direct benefit to truck owners over the life of the vehicle.

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0:00 - Intro
1:12 - Video Layout
3:52 - Pickup Walkaround / Tour
5:53 - What Is Magna eBeam For?
7:55 - Gas V8 Drifting / 4WD Auto Transfer Case
13:04 - EV Pickup Drifting / Drivetrain Control
18:45 - Under The Hood
19:23 - Front / Rear Motor Deep Dive
24:55 - EV vs Combustion Drag Race

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[amHlam]

I don't know of another auto youtuber that puts so much consideration, research, effort and forethought into their productions. Love it man! Thanks for all your sterling work. 👌👌👌

[mhazelbaker]

Magna is an awesome company. I have an I Pace and the engineering is amazing.

[darkairieal]

Man that's awesome what an opportunity! Very excited about these kinds of drop in systems. Heavy duty applications or even cheeky sleeper light cars getting a crazy HD Ebeam installed.

[JMacGyver]

This kind of solution could make sense for electrifying vehicles where the payoff for a dedicated electric platform doesn’t make sense. They’ll just need to figure out how to stuff multiple battery packs between and around the existing frame rails in order to get enough range, especially for tow vehicles.

[wiknr]

Nice work! I love it! Great solution to convert these vehicles. Magna is doing an incredible job!

[PeteLenz]

As much as I love your reviews - I LOVE this! This coolness is showing off the future of the automotive industry.

[ALRinaldi]

I want to see this in an Ambulance. We were just talking about BEV Ambulances at the squad house today. Being in a rural area, we’d need some serious advancement in capacity and recharging speed though.

[AustinFerguson]

Love that axle packaged electric motor design, really cool. Good video Kyle!

[jacksonbangs]

Excellent review of both the internal combustion engine and battery electric pickup trucks.

[mnotlyon]

Range is still very important to me. I need to tow 18, 000 lbs for at least 300 miles between charges. As soon as I can find an electric truck to do that, and I can afford it, I'll buy it.

[rod]

Excited Magna is partnered with Fisker in development and production of the Ocean SUV.

[SolveFixBuild]

The solid rear axle is awesome. A ladder frame truck seems ideal to integrate a skateboard-like battery pack into it and still leave room for a frunk, but it seems they filled the vacancy from the engine with inverters and stuff. Did they talk about being able to retrofit a gas powered truck and have some sort of functional frunk? I could see Stellantis/RAM just subbing out the whole EV architecture to Magna since they've done so little in house. Magna EV RAM with mini-frunk.

[ObserverDingue]

Really enjoyed this video! It's great to get some technical insights into what goes into making an EV drivetrain, who develops & makes this stuff and how OEMs and a company like Magna interact.
Besides Bjørn Nyland I haven't seen any other EV journalists who make this kind of effort & with this level of technical understanding 👍

[DanielHernandez-jojy]

Damn, I would love to do that to my trail boss.

[TheIncomparableGolfer]

Is it me or does anyone else notice how all EV Truck conversion Companies keep getting bad press or No press?? Looks to me like traditional automakers have some new competition. Thanks for sharing bro. 🤙🏼

[brandenflasch]

Magna, Valeo, and Bosch are some of the most import companies in electrification that very few know exist.

[madisonian]

Such a contrast between Tesla, which has a culture of engineering in house, and the legacy automakers, which are happy to turn to a tier 1 like Magna.

[seumasmackinlay]

This is a terrific option! I know it’s a prototype, but I hope they figure out how to include a good sized frunk. 👍😁

[JHay]

Apologies if I missed this, but is this architecture meant for pure BEVs or can it be adapted to a hybrid? I see HDs better adapting to hybrid tech for personal use situations. Battery for daily use, gas/diesel range extender for those cross country towing trips. Curious what others think, cheers.

[mr.spooby]

I've always wondered, could a manufacturer produce a heavy duty truck hybrid? Maybe still with a diesel motor but tuned to be super efficient to charge the battery and nothing else? I know it's a lot more complicated than that but just turn the motor into a super efficient battery charger.