Here a hit on buying parts in chain , have Your supplier take a picture in the crate of what they send you Right before it ships. I have been dealing with China for 30 years.This helps a lot.
@@wobblysauce If you end of selling to any government agency in US or Canada you will need to supply chain cert for non conflict materials, etc. ISO9001 lead auditor
Wait. Hold the front door. Is that a concrete floor I see. You guys are legit now. Whats next, insulated walls and a solar roof. Next we are going to see you in mechanics overalls or even worse a blue plaid business suit.
Dang it. It was just the inspection station, not the tent at your parent’s house. When you upgrade to a concrete pad, get decadent and go with in floor heating. If you are going to lie on your back on the ground, might as well be comfy.
@@wild_lee_coyote actually, in floor heating would kinda make sense, it doesn't require closed doors and it heats the first 5 feet from the ground not the whole room
Terrace blocked us from moving there. We have an offer on a new shop but aren’t saying any details until it’s finalized. We only have until Nov 15th to raise the investment money though
@@trulyinfamous *Puts thermoelectric generator on engine to collect waste heat to run a pump that is sync with engine to pump exhaust through water to capture all CO2 to feed Algae to produce more fuel from* F electric..
@@MrQuick999 WTF it's not about CO2. It's about POWER and Toughness. Small turbo diesel engines burning Algae Bio Diesel driving the wheels is just weak, slow and fragile. Stick with a petrol engine as a generator.
I love the aesthetics of a 50+ year old truck not only working faithfully for its first owner throughout his life but continuing to work on building the truck of the future.
@@Sohave (55 years from now) The year 2079. Trucker with muddy boots and canadian accent "So this old truck, she's a beauty ay. She was truck 2 of the first 5 Edison production trucks. The old Cat C9 got tired so we replaced her with one of them new 20 kilogram Mr Fusion generators. Produces 1.21 Jiga-watts. Plenty of room to spare. The batteries dont care where the power comes from. Still has the original wigwag. Used her to pickup the Anti Grav units for some robot hay bailers.
7:06 "That ain't goin anywhere" is a time honored tradition. I put a new handrail on the stairs for my mom a couple days ago and gave it the old "that ain't goin anywhere".
I completely agree with your philosophy about planned obsolescence and serviceability, it makes so much more sense than keep buying new all the time. Love the front end of Topsy, great driver visibility out the cab and for the mirrors plus rugged fenders to stand on for any servicing of the motor.
This is one of the things that sets a dystopic future apart from a great and prosperous future. The more our life is filled with technology the more important it is that we continue to rule over the technology rather than become exploited by large cooperation's through the replacement and repair of said technology.
Many of us purchasing devices and machines would tend to agree with that. Business producing them for whatever reason all usually want to tow the line of not caring or making serviceability worse while denying that they're intentionally doing it. The only hope for Edison is for Chace to stay in control and keep that mandate after they get big. Actually changing the culture though is not a problem that can be handled by one man, or by one company, or by one competitor.
14:10 Wheel Slip; ABSOLUTELY CORRECT! Retired Trucker here(Canadian) I used to ARGUE with companies i worked for about Traction Control a LOT(and turned it off for safety when I drove) as the ABS functionality on Semi's was WAY to slow to react most times in winter conditions. I could NOT apply the power/brakes where/when needed due to what your saying! BRILLIANT Deduction. DAM if there was ONLY a guy like you around in my driving days to point this out to some people back then!
I like the look, the aesthetic, of having the mirrors hang from the roof. However I understand the impracticality of having mirrors you can't see out of.
Yipee, parts are here! Now we can build some trucks! This is a historic moment the true story of EDISON MOTORS starts with the First truck for a customer - here it is! Well done guys, Rich loves a challenge and fitting than "wrong" axle, won't bother him just present different challenges. It is information about how and how not to fit it, but gives options for someone else who might want that setup! All failures are learning experiences, that is the way to learn how to! Great news, go for it. From UK.
On the serviceability of the 3 or 4 in 1. Having space in the box isn't a negative. It means you can use larger through hole & higher service rated components on the individual boards. Aside from having the space to work for those who aren't blessed with 20\20 vision. You're not building a race-car, it doesn't need to be SMD and micro devices. That would actually be against your philosophy. I can fit most of that box with a DMM, soldering iron and maybe a mag-glass. Not an oscilloscope and a re-flow station.
SMD with legs and larger than 0603 are quite easy to work with. Just need tweezers, solder wick, and a great temp controlled iron. I've pulled chips one lead at a time and populated 200-300 part boards in a day. Unfortunately a fewer and fewer parts are available through hole these days. And through-hole isn't always higher reliability. Better use of any extra space is indicator LED's. TONS of them, on every logic signal slow enough to see by eye. A Forrest of blinking lights dramatically speeds up trouble-shooting. Oh and a CYA connector is a life saver. It routes all the un-used pins on the micro-controller or other high value chips to one easy to connect spot. Great for debug signals and testing new features and fixes.
Imo SMD components with legs are EASIER to solder and desolder than THT components. Every time I have to work on old THT stuff Its 30min to 1h to desolder a component vs 5min for any SMD component. I use a cheap microscope on both SMD and THT because my vision is quite bad and I use hot air most of the time but you have to have decent quality tools for any job. I wouldn't pull apart an engine with only a pair of pliers (instead of a socket set) and I wouldn't fix try to fix a pcb with a $5 soldering iron.
Wow. I’m so elated to see you guys are so much slower to getting trucks out to customers. Everything you’ve said since day one has made sense to me. Love to see it.
Down the road would love to see Chase build a Ford Ranger... old style compact... pickup. Can't get a small practical sized reliable pickup anymore. Perfect size for a lot of small jobbers and off-roaders.
@@logtolum sadly there is a lot more safety regulations to building a small compact truck than a big rig. That being said with the reduced emissions of a diesel electric truck I would love to see a small compact truck make a comeback.
Great camera work again ! 😮 Loved the road run in ole Blue. Great news on the part arrivals. Time to build another AMAZING truck with new and improved designs 😊 Keep it up Edison 🎉 CEO Chase and team for the win 🏆 👍
That small truck axle should make a narrow track truck. Chevy made a very few in the late 80's. They were 1ton dulles but they fit under a standard width service body. That would be a great project
So damn excited for this update. I work for KW Div on the Field Service side. My bucket list includes coming to visit you.and sit in Topsy! Keep up the great work!
Glad to see progress, looking great. Hey Chase, you need to build some privacy walls around that company toilet. Or at the very least, hang some tarp! Someone may walk by when in use and end up with a nasty visual embedded in memory that they will never be able to erase LOL BTW thanks for the tips on the straps, I will certainly use them!
love this man, this is the way R&D should be done! i really hope that this company will be the spark that helps to bring manufacturing back to North America. i gotta say i hate to see Chinese axles and motors on the truck but i understand that youre trying your best to make this thing happen and you had to go with the company that would work with you.. keep up the great work!!
They literally aren’t available for sale manufactured in North America. Even the North American companies all use China. The pickup axles are Dana axles, but still made in China. We need to bring innovation and manufacturing back here quick
me: talks big about keeping vehicle all original 5 min later also me: wow no ac sucks jkjk love what you and your team is doing man very noble and honorable keeping the wishes of Mr Bob close to yall's heart and that yall are bringing this mindset about how everything is ment to last back into the world I love it and wish that this continues to go into the world and prosper
Hey I liked that shot of the frame rail load. Is a reverse \ load camera a standard feature? I mean as far as Canadian law it's a requirement for passenger vehicles, but having a load cam for flat decker's or reverse cam for vocational applications would be sick.
Thanks for the like.An inbuilt optional video input on one of the screens would be clutch. hdmi output backup cameras are 50$ cad. My 24’ outback has a roof mounted cam for the rear view mirror. I’ve used it so many times to keep and eye on my flat deck loads..
Looking good guys. Building customer trucks is a huge step! I love the individual motor for each hub. Having that allows so many customization options. On the straps, two things Chase showed but didnt mention. Notice the extra length Chase created before inserting the strap in the winch, that is required to ensure you get a full 3 wraps around the rachet. Any less than 3 full wraps is not secured and can get you a ticket. The other note is the extra length folded into a pinch point is also a safety feature. If you look back and see a strap end flapping in the wind you know something has come loose.
Years ago, some of us discussed the diesel/electric 18 wheeler. We talked about hub motors, each wheel had it's own electric motor. That would include the trailer wheels. Traction control would have been handled through regen, like you said, and if the trailer wheels could be manipulated correctly, it could prevent a jack knife accident. This has been an amazing journey watching you guys build these trucks!!
A lot of that crap is pushed by legislation (safety/enviro) which has been pushed by parts co lobbying to govs. The old k.i.s.s still makes total sense.
I love the fact that you all are keeping planned obsolescence out of your products. You guys need to mount a seat for the Prime Minister on the front bumper!😂
As someone who has a lot of years in the towing industry including heavy towing I can appreciate that they are designed like for tow ability keeps your Hook up time reduced and gets you off the road quickly
@dylanvervalin4798 Yes that built in 'free wheel' axle feature is nice... when you need a tow. Rarely needed I hope, but thinking of it as part of the axle design is typical Edison motors innovation 👏 +1
Great video, I watch em all! On the 1/2 ton axle, I really hate low mounted steering bar's. Can that be flipped to prevent bending on impact? I've hit a tree stump and bent it so bad the tow in blew my tires getting home.
Random suggestion for the electrical box : Consider putting some moisture absorbing material like those silica pouches that come in shipping packages. Maybe a little compartment that can be easily opened to swap the pouch out. Corrosion is a killer that can create connection points between parts that are not supposed to be connected. Especially on PCB boards that have components spaced too closely together
To be honest, I got so excited for the shorter EAxle Especially when you mentioned it fitting in a LandCruiser I know I would absolutely love a set in my 07 FJ That’d be a dream
Thanks for the start of a new build. It's been a bit dry with all the time taken to make Topsy legal and tested. I love to wake up in the morning to coffee and an Edison video.
That’s hilarious, while some of the shops are good others are crap same as any other brand. If you find a good parts guy, get the direct number they are worth their weight in gold so you don’t tell them exactly what part number you need and get asked what your vin is.
@@jaydunbar7538 very true I am a parts number and cross reference type of person. Sometime I buy parts for something else cheaper and it’s the same thing.
I got to see topsy in person and shake chase's hand in my home town cambridge ontario at the omniflex event. ill never forget it. Hopefully one day soon i can call deboss garage to retrofit my pickup with e-axles.
Around the 10:00 minute mark. At least in the us, insurance and other costs for operating trucks is insane. The economics of one truck hauling standard freight doesn't really make sense anymore. We have so many truks chasing these loads that keeps freight rates low. Combined with the expansion of intermodal freight the past few years (CPKCS took like 60,000 loads off the roads from trucks last year) it's one thing to own a truck that doesn't break down. It's another to operate the truck profitiably. The government does not set freight rates anymore. it's sink or swim out there and a truck that does not support your busniess (say a construction company owned semi) can quickly become a financial liability instead of an asset. All that said, keep up the good work guys. Love to see what you're doing out here.
bonus points for having a super stiff suspension for the teat vehicle means everything (like mirrors) gets mounted super securely so when the suspension gets upgraded then there are no shakes at all
having each wheel on its own motor is pretty smart. makes me want to see you guys try those crazy forklift wheels that let them do all those weird slides and spins. probably not that useful in the woods, but could turn your trucks in to the ultimate yard handlers too. the undersized axel, you should put it on a heavy duty work truck, with a crane and on board welder. something you could take out to service one of the big rigs if they break, hell being able to juice a battery if something fails in the charging system etc.
Hey Blue, is my favourite colour. Wished Old Blue could be resto-mod into a series hybrid diesel with the existing diesel engine converted to a generator, with air ride suspension and air conditioning!
Everything old is so much more reliable. 15 years ago I worked somewhere with a fleet of brand new Petes and 2 thirty + year old Mack trucks. Guess which two trucks rarely broke down and were the only ones to start when it was -30.
Do as Bob did. Don't ever get rid of Topsy 1.0. I'd like to see a story 10 years from now. It's ups and downs, parts list, how reliable the first version ended up being. Versus the newest best version. You guys are doing an amazing job. You're keeping the interest how many drivers around the world. I'm on the prefers the older more reliable trucks.
I am not an owner operator truck driver, however I am a service advisor at a Peterbilt dealer. In my experience, The trucking game is now extremely difficult for owner operators. The sheer cost of the trucks themselves as well as the cost of parts and repairs, not to mention the downtime because we still don't have a robust enough supply chain, makes The owner operator field a dying breed. I would not recommend it if you're in general freight, you need to specialize. Super heavy loads, or hazmat, or something like logging - which itself is very difficult to get into as well in many areas, are the way you have to go to have a chance to survive. If you can design a truck that is very robust that goes a long way towards letting the owner operator put money towards savings as opposed to repairs. Honestly going with the Scania engine that has no DPF almost gets you halfway there, as after-treatment is probably half of the issues we have to repair.
Great video. A few questions/ideas. #1 For the tri axle setup could could set it up so when empty have the leading rear axle lift up of the ground. With no drive shafts to worry about it could be just setting up the programming to do it. #2 When the new pickip truck axles arrive will they have disc brakes instead of the current drum brakes. #3 What diesels will you be using. Can't wait to see the new trucks come together
