Canada’s Edison Motors has revealed that it’s going to begin promoting electrical conversions for traditional gas-guzzling pickup vehicles in a bid to maintain them on the street for so long as potential.

When you could not have heard of Edison Motors earlier than, the corporate just lately developed an electrical conversion package for Class 8 vehicles that replaces the unique powertrain with a diesel generator, a big battery pack, and an electrical motor. It is going to quickly begin promoting an identical package deal for quite a lot of pickup vehicles, like a sq. physique Chevy or a basic Ford F-Sequence.

To put in the brand new powertrain, Edison removes the unique axles and swaps in both one or two of its electrical axles, relying on what the shopper desires. These fitted with a single e-axle can be good for 350 hp whereas examples outfitted with two electrical motors with pump out 500 hp. The unique driveline and transmission are changed and swapped out for a Caterpillar diesel engine that serves as a generator. A lithium-iron-phoshate battery pack both 60 kWh or 90 kWh in capability is then put in alongside an inverter management unit.

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Edison says that its system runs on a 600-volt electrical structure and that essential management modules can be housed inside a big toolkit-inspired storage unit within the mattress. It is going to additionally provide single-rear-wheel and dually choices and describes its retrofit fashions as “torque monsters” with 8,000 lb-ft (10,846 Nm) of twisting power and able to hitting round 140 mph (225 km/h).

Apparently, the Canadian firm notes that the electrical conversion may theoretically even be executed on a brand new truck however admits that doing so can be tougher given the extra software program and applied sciences present in newer fashions. Licensed Edison sellers will be capable to set up and repair the kits.

The package gained’t be low cost. Whereas costs will fluctuate relying on the truck and what components the proprietor desires, Edison estimates it’ll value about half or one-third the value of shopping for a brand new pickup.