to me, this makes way more sense than pure electric. No range anxiety and much better fuel economy. This would make a much bigger impact than a few trucks going 100% EV.
He can still plug in, too, and the same set up can be combined in different ratios for range anxiety... Like a regular electric vehicle with a built in diesel generator in a rear door panel or in a body panel for emergency only.
@@joshmanis9860 once it hits production, the laws will be changed fast to eliminate any loop holes that allow it to cheat Taxes or emission requirements
That's what gets me. Battery technology is going to need time to evolve, I'm talking decades, before it can surpass combustion technology for distance. So it makes perfect sense to have a system like this that "bridges the gap" between combustion and electric. And out of all the electric vehicle ideas that keep falling short, this one solution that actually works AND is more environmentally friendly is the one that all the captains of industry are ignoring...
Over half the provinces school bus fleet is electric here in PEI and to be honest the tire noise is as loud as the diesel buses at cruising speed. But in town they have a musical tune that plays when they reach intersections and are going to turn for safety. It ties into the large amount of Wind Turbine power made on PEI. We generate about 98% of the electricity we use with wind farms on the island but sadly about 60% is sent to the US market. Private corporations some from Europe came here and built wind farms just for the export market. We have to import hydro power from Quebec or Nuclear power from NB to replace what we export, makes no sense to me but the US pays more per MW for some reason than we do.
The ASMR aspect of the truck followed by the cacophony created by whatever the loading rig is highlights exactly why we need to move to cleaner and more sustainable energy. Me: that's a pretty sweet rig... I know it doesn't matter, but it's shiny and good looking too... 145,000 lb that's some power baby... Grrrr blah blah blah blah! Me: ahhh it stop!
That is so cool, can't believe a new truck brand is on the edge of the horizon, for some reason can't wait to see one with a V8 scania and a manual transmission in it, are you guys also thinking about getting a scania transmission in it they are so smooth and out here in Europe we don't even want to go back to manuals, that's how good they are, keep it up team Edison 💪!
@@Doc-n7uthey're using scania engines as their primary generators, you don't need beefy components if it's running at a set RPM to run a fancy generator
Maybe a beeper and a light like most construction equipment when in reverse but just leave it on the whole time your driving around the yard. Then turn it off on the road
@@sackywacky Beepers are going out of style. Newer equipment uses "broadband" noise generators, because it's hard to determine which direction a mono-tone beep is coming from.
That is so awesome guys! Y'all did a great job and made a beautiful heavy hauler. Topsy is just the beginning of something big. I know I'm just a nobody but I wanted to tell Great Job!
Automatic Huge thumbs Up every time I see your rigs. Your innovation is TOP NOTCH. Bringing it into the states for the 3/4 - 1 ton trucks was awesome. Though just wish I had the funds to have my heavy 3/4 ton converted.
@@maxratzlaff8333you’re forgetting it’s diesel-electric. It carries its own generator. You could run twice the distance between fuel stations with this setup. It’s literally perfect for road trains.
@@maxratzlaff8333 You also have your own companies that build electric trucks but have Quick swapping batteries. No reason why you could not run both systems and as a lot of Australian rigs run box or curtain sided trailers. Trailers can also be motor slave units with solar on their roofs.. perfect for chilled and refrigerated loads. 🦘🤷🏻😎🧙🏻♂️
The engine loads/duty cycles for road trains are unique. The Edison truck could definitely be scaled up, but on such a high load cycle, you might get into diminishing returns
You know what comes to mind when I see this, and it is a big term of endearment? TRUCK!!!! It just does its job, no drama, while being a bad ass about it. This is just fucking awesome.
Definitely how it should be done. Built what you want and you're using it to make money. Anyone else wants one can just look at how things are going for you and can order one. The proof of function is right out in the open.
Congratulations Edison. Keep up the good work. I still think the Janus system makes more sense but it's good to try different ideas and see what works for what application.
@@Triaxx2 Exactly my point. They use them for cement truck in Australia along with road trains over some pretty long distances. The great thing is they don't need to build new trucks, existing trucks have their engine and fuel tanks removed and an electric motor bolted up to the existing transmission. The drive train and breaking system stays original as well meaning the conversion time is minimal. The big advantage is the battery system goes where the large fuel tank was and is changeable in just a few minutes. So a company can keep a truck going all day by changing the battery in less time than a normal fuel up. If the owner has solar or wind turbines or other green power on site or along the usual route the cost per mile is extremely low making the cost of changing over quicker to recover. Don't get me wring I think Edison's project is very important and hold great possible information for the near future, we don't need to put all our eggs in one basket do we? I just think the Janus system or a form of it would be great in Canada. But another thing that gets me for all the talk from the various governments about investing in a green future we have just 75KM of Electric train system in Canada. Even Russia has thousands of the technology in use. Electric rail service is a logical direction for a country this size with so much green electricity potential.
@@jimdavison4077 That's definitely awesome. Especially if it becomes a standard, where you don't have to recharge the trucks, you just roll up to a station, and swap the discharged batteries for charged ones and roll on. It could take one of the big issues of EV's entirely out of the equation, which is charge times.
F@@@@@@@€€€€€K YAAAAAAA!!! WOOOOO HOOOOO!!! love it boys! That is absolutely awesome! When do you drag them out of the bush? 🤔 FRICKEN stupendous! Keep up the great work gentleman.
I would love a quick reel showing you going down the road hauling while in pure electric and then switching on and loading the generator while driving if that's possible which I assume it is. Just so we can hear the sound difference between hauling electric and hauling electric with generator running
For the longest time I believed that hydrogen fuel cells will be the way to go due to their quick fulling up nature, and i think I still do believe this is the future. It will take a long time to get there, so seeing what gou guys are doing I think is the best way to get us there. Keep up the amazing work!
I just saw on Facebook that Dave, the face and voice of Smart Trucking has passed away. Thought that you may want to know. I enjoyed the interview of the two of you guys.
@@jokuvaa2552while it can run on full battery, it still has an onboard diesel generator, the question is what sort of mpg does it get if the generator is keeping the batteries charged
I don't think they will. You need to have long thick wires and it costs more. Chace has talked about how he liked the idea since it makes it better for the driver. But the ones planning the forestry operations got excited to have the loggers work in wise conditions and steeper hills.
The electric drive being silent messes with me 😂 I drive a pretty quiet international, but the idea that taking off or running down the road, the only noise in the tires and suspension is so weird, no gear whine, no turbo whistle, just the wind and hum of 40s spinning on asphalt 😳
