Founders & Directors of Edison

  • Chace Barber - Founder & CEO

    Chace is a truck driver with 14 years of experience.

    Chace and Eric hauled started their own trucking company in their 4th year of university by restoring a 1969 Kenworth.

    The trucking company transitioned to hauling and installing electrical generation systems to designing and engineering hybrid diesel electric power systems.

    Never letting go of his passion for trucking, restoring classic trucks and driving Chace was the one who came up with the idea of Edison Motors by combining their hybrid power systems with the classic trucks they restored.

  • Eric Little - Founder & CTO (chief technology officer)

    Eric is a power systems engineering genius.

    After university, Eric helped manage the trucking operations with the plan to use the revenue from trucking to grow the company and pursue their goal of becoming power system designers & engineers.

    Eric’s passion since a kid has always been energy generation, solar and battery technology.

    He has become a respected industry leading expert on solar, batteries and hybrid power generation and was able to help apply those idea’s into the chassis of a semi truck.

  • Theron Groff - CMO

    Therons had driving jobs since he got his license at 16 years old and has been a Class 1 Driver since 2005, with 10 years spent logging in British Columbia.

    Having driven many types and styles of trucks, Theron recognizes that Edison Motors trucks are far superior in any application that he has been involved in and the appropriate first step towards fully Electric Trucks in the Vocational industries.

  • Ray Matkin - Director / tradesman

    Ray has a brilliant mind for engineering, batteries, diesel and electric drive lines. He brings a passion for energy efficiency and power distribution as well as practical mechanic skills to work in the shop as a mechanic. This combinations of skills allows Ray to design and oversee construction of his projects

  • Matt Elliott - Director

    Matt Elliott is a logger up from 100 mile BC. He’s been driving truck for 14 years before coming to Edison.

    Long days behind the wheel turns the gears in his head of how we can do trucking better and more efficiently. Specifically he’s been a huge fan of the advantages of electric drive in the industry.

  • Ted Verras - Director

    Teddy Verras is a heavy hauling expert

    He shares a passion for power, and is an electric drive train nerd along with Chace and the rest of the team. His knowledge of US truck regulations, heavy haul application and passion for better trucks makes Ted a valuable asset to Edison Motors design team

  • Jordan Willey - Director

    Jordan is a young entrepreneur who started his first company at 15 years old. He now owns an earth works construction company in Manitoba which operates a different array of equipment and trucks.

  • Matt Antifay -

    Matt Antifay - Director

    Matt is Owner of Mattco Excavating; based out of Vancouver BC. He started in the construction industry as a truck driver at 19 years old, he is both a heavy duty mechanic and equipment operator. He is experienced in business management with his own company and hopes to bring that talent to Edison Motors. He has an understanding of the equipment we build and what the customer needs.

  • Cedar - Shop Supervisor

    Cedar is a good boy.

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