We’ve been following Canadian startup Edison Motors for a while now, however their newest providing caught us a bit off guard– their BDE-sieries truck will probably be provided first with out the electrical hybrid drive that first peaked our curiosity. They make case for why within the video embedded beneath, by which the manufacturing prototype tows round a junked Nikola semi as a kind of momento mori of what Edison doesn’t need to find yourself as.
Now, make no mistake: Edison Motors goes to be promoting the series-hybrid model of those large rigs finally. That truck can have a Scania diesel rated at 500kW driving electrical motors rated at a mixed 1800 kW peak energy– that’s 2400 ponies. Together with the diesel generator, these ponies will probably be pushed by a giant o’le battery– however none of that’s within the truck within the video. It’s the identical cab, and the identical body, however with the intention to get some income in whereas leaping regulatory hurdles and dealing the kinks out of the hybrid drive, they put a traditional Cummins diesel and 16-speed transmission within the “Massive D” because the truck is understood.
The enterprise case is smart: they don’t need to have their single new product hit a snag, presumably require a recall, and fall out of business the way in which the electrical truck firm Nikola did. The standard drivetrain additionally lets them show their engineering prowess to corporations which may like the concept of a Made-in-Canada truck, however be nervous about new know-how from a brand new firm.
If you wish to know extra about the entire diesel-electric scheme, we lined that final yr. Edison additionally has plans to supply its hybrid drive know-how for smaller vans in equipment type, which is probably essentially the most thrilling half from a hacker perceptive.
Because of [Keith Olson] for the tip!
