project Details

Truck Conversion Kit specs:

• 500 Hp - 4x4 - 8,800 ft-lb torque

• 350 Hp - 2x4 

• 6,000 Kg axle load

• CAT® Diesel with Generator

• 60-90KWh LiFePO Battery

• CCS1 Port - DC Fast Charging

• Disc brakes standard

• 600V HV System

• Available as Dually or SRW

• Drop in box to bed crate package

What Do I Get For Reserving a Kit?

• You help fund the development of a pickup truck kit from Edison Motors

• You reserve a place in line to purchase a kit or become a dealer

• This place in line is transferable but not refundable

• You get project specific merch - Kit name will be voted

• The amount for the reservation is deducted from final purchase price

Product goal?

• Convert any existing pickup truck with solid axles to electric drive with diesel generator - no range anxiety

• Creating a Edison Motors dealership network supported by fans who have a real passion for trucks

• A crate delivered, pre-assembled & tested kit - installed & serviced by Edison dealers throughout North America

• Restore the classic truck you love, or find something new to you

• A high torque electric powertrain with range & reliability of a diesel engine

What is the production timeline?

• We are going to build the first production protype based on Topsy's power electronics

• All parts have been chosen, supplier agreements in place  

• Estimated prototype completion by September 2024

• Once testing is successful, we will begin kit roll out with dealers  

• We estimate entering production by mid 2025

What is the Estimated cost of a retrofit kit?

• Depending on options, the kit will ideally retail for a third to half the cost of a new pickup

• Fuel savings of 30% anticipated, helping drive economics

What additional steps are required after signing up to become a dealer?

• Attend Edison Motors training session(s)

• Have the facility & tools adequate to perform pickup truck conversions

• Purchase a minimum of 1 kit to be trained & certified on conversions

• First build be inspected by Edison Motors technicians at dealer’s facility

• Attended ongoing training remotely

• Must uphold Edison Quality Standards & Register all kits installed for serviceability

• Budget available for spare parts inventory, staff training & additional tools  

• You must meet all these requirements to become a certified Edison Dealer

What do I receive from being a dealer of pickup kits/parts?

• Ability to officially represent Edison Motors as a supplier

• Ability to sell Edison trucks in your area

• Can install retrofit kits

• Can sell pickup kits and retrofitted pickups

• Become a parts distributor for Edison EV components in you area

• Be approved to service and work on Edison trucks

• Receive training

Are kits only for sale in Canada?

• The Kits will be exclusively distributed in Canada & The United States following production in 2025

• We anticipate growing our dealership network internationally, driven purely from demand

Where will the money raised go?

• Building a pickup truck conversion kit with the same technology and design approach as our semi trucks

• Creating & supporting a growing dealership network through to production

• Establishing robust installation & service tools for dealers & kit owners

• The more money we raise, the faster the kits will reach production

Our pickup truck conversion kit will use Existing Edison Semi Truck technology

delivering great performance for less fuel