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R500 - R750: The rebuild option
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R 500 - Tandem
Tandem drive - 2 Drive axles
GVWR: 65,000+ KG - (143,300+ lbs)
Power: 500KW - 670HP
Output Torque: 68,400 ft.lbs
Regen Power: 388KW - (520 HP)
Gross Axle Rating: 26,000 kg (57,400 lbs)
Batteries: 175 kwh (diesel electric)
600 kwh (full electric)
Top Speed - 130km/h (81 MPH)
Truck will Keep its Original Vin Number
Remanufacturing options
Suspension: Hendrickson Primaax XE
52,000 lb Capacity
Auxiliary Power: CAT C9- 350kw
Frame: 1/4” to 1/2” Grade 100 steel
9” to 12” web with 3-4” flange
lengths up to 48’ feet
Double and Triple Frame options available
Option power steer E-axle for 8x8 drive
Twin and Tri-steer option available
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R 750 - Tri Drive electric truck
Tri-Drive - 3 Drive Axles
GVWR: 65,000+ KG - (143,300+ lbs)
Power: 750KW - (1005 HP)
Output Torque: 102,600 ft.lbs
Regen Power: 582KW - (580 HP)
Gross Axle Rating: 39,000 kg (86,100 lbs)
Batteries: 280 kwh (Diesel-Electric)
600 kwh (Full Electric)
Top Speed - 130km/h (81 MPH)
Truck will Keep its Original Vin Number
Remanufacting options:
Suspension: Hendrickson Primaax XE
78,000 lbs capacity
Auxiliary Power: CAT C9- 350kw
Frame: 1/4” to 1/2” Grade 100 steel
9” to 12” web with 3-4” flange
lengths up to 48’ feet
Double and Triple Frame options
Optional power steer E-axle for 8x8 drive
Twin and Tri-steer option available
Why replace the entire truck when you just want to upgrade the driveline?
Edison Electrification kit can be added to existing trucks
We believe in keeping trucks on the road for as long as possible. If you have an old truck with good frames, but a bad motor/driveline this is a prime opportunity to upgrade to electric for a lower price than buying a completely brand new truck.
This could be especially important in vocational applications where the cost of the body can easily outweigh the cost of the truck: such as oil and gas service rigs, crane trucks, garbage trucks, heavy wreckers or other specialized applications. Rather than spending millions to replace the entire truck and body it’s possible to just upgrade the existing driveline system.
This is also a good option if you just don’t like the style of the Edison truck, unlike other manufactures for electric truck where you’re stuck with the style they decided on. With Edison Motors you can just bring us the truck style you like and we’ll convert it into an Edison Truck. It’s all about customer choice.
There are two options in this series: Rebuild or Remanufacture:
Rebuilding
Building upon the existing cab and frame rails
If you have existing truck with good cabs, good frame rails, and good air/electrical systems but just want to upgrade the driveline to electric this is the best option for you.
We take your existing chassis and install the batteries, VCU, and electric axles.
This saves a lot of time and money from remanufacturing a truck from scratch and we believe that it is always more sustainable to recycle than remake whenever possible.
Remanufacturing
brand new frame and chassis
For all intents and purposes this is a new truck built from the frame rails up.
Everything on it but the cab and body of your choice is new from factory
This is a way to get a brand new Edison truck while still keeping the style of the truck you like.
This method keeps the original truck VIN number and if diesel-electric can be the original motor or upgraded to Tier 4 emission standards. This is the way to have a classic older than 1999 truck be electric or tier 4 emissions to meet new environmental regulations.
Payload weight
When we retrofit Carl, before we started the truck weighed: 9000KG
When we finished the retrofit kit the truck weighed: 8,800KG
This means there is no reduction in weight to the truck*
In BC you get an addition 1500KG payload allowance due to being electric which means the payload capacity increased by 1700kg by making the conversion.
Retrofitting an older truck to be diesel electric results in hauling more freight for less fuel
*fully electric only does add more weight than diesel-electric due to larger batteries
Keep your existing Truck mounted equipment
For Vocational trucks its not always about the freight that you haul but the job you do.
With a rebuilt truck you can keep all your equipment on the truck.
Our e-pto and control system can seamlessly integrate with your existing system.
This means you don’t need to replace your entire body when you just want to upgrade to an electric truck.
