Companies like Edison Motors are attempting to build a truck that will last 20+ years using Scania engines. Scania doesn’t have DPF or EGR or VGT I believe. Edison Motors is building heavy duty off road like logging trucks. They will build anything someone wants. They are building diesel engines truck with electric drive axles. They are building their first 10 trucks. It nothing you can order today but maybe in 5 years. They don’t use plastic on their truck so they should last 20 or 30 years is their plan.
I just seen company called Revolt is trying to build regular OTR trucks. They are also using Scania engines going with the same ida as Edison Motors. Both going with diesel electric setup, They just use the diesel engine to recharge the batteries.
Scania has a test/show truck in USA with it factory 770HP V8 engine and it put out 2700 torque I think. It a cabover truck to show their build quality vs USA trucks. If people would actually buy them they might sell them in US.
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