Edison Motors is a Canadian electric truck manufacturing startup based in British Columbia, specializing in plug-in diesel-electric series hybrid technology for semi-truck prime-mover tractor units, full-size solid axle drive trucks, and heavy solid-axle pickups; combining a generator with electric drive motors and batteries.
[1] Founded with the idea to use train locomotive diesel-electric technology on forestry logging trucks, where climbing mountains empty and coming down fully loaded would make a net-zero energy use, with downhill regen recharging the battery power used to climb, and electric torque would obviate needing a giant diesel engine, diesel generators and large truck diesel tanks would make range anxiety a non-issue.
[2] 2016, University friends Barber and Little, after graduating decided to start a trucking company and purchased 'Old Blue', a 1969 Kenworth.
[5] December 2024, announced that a new property in the unincorporated community of Donald near Golden, British Columbia was being acquired with plans to build a manufacturing shop and 2km test track.
Converted to diesel-electric using a 3306 Caterpillar diesel generator, becoming the prototype blue truck called Carl.
[7] There are five pickup truck conversion prototypes currently in development; an International, Ford, Toyota and two Dodge Rams.
Additionally Deboss is converting a Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series, both are receiving a 2.8L Cummins diesel generator.