We’re back and finally live! In this episode of the Edison Podcast, Chase, Theron and Jordan dive deep into the world of truck manufacturing, emissions compliance, and the challenges of building trucks in today’s regulatory environment.

- Emissions Compliance Madness – Chase shares his frustration with ever-changing laws and the battle to meet highway vs. vocational truck standards.

- Truck Design & Aerodynamics – Why vocational trucks don’t need sleek designs like highway tractors and how Edison is navigating the rules.

- Building Edison’s Future – Updates on our latest truck builds, battery delays, cab production, and the big Golden Property expansion for our new shop.

- The Door Handle Conspiracy?! – Why some manufacturers employ 15 engineers just to design a door handle and make it proprietary.

- Fake Facebook Scams & Bitcoin Fraud – The insane amount of scam accounts impersonating Chase and how one follower lost $9,000 to a fake Edison Motors investor pitch.

- Ram Ranch Housing & Workforce Shortages – Why we’re setting up employee housing and how labor shortages are shaping our industry plans.

- Should We Open a Truck Stop? – Pros and cons of allowing truckers to park at our facility and the nightmare of keeping it clean.

- Edison’s Hybrid Truck Innovations – The latest on EV cooling, hybrid retrofits, and how we’re revolutionizing work trucks.

- A social media scam that cost a young guy his savings

- How investment laws protect gamblers but not entrepreneurs

- The challenges of scaling up production responsibly

- The absurdity of emissions regulations for our hybrid trucks

- Why right to repair should be a standard in the industry

- Updates on our Golden, BC shop and upcoming merchWe wrap it up with some laughs about firearm laws, gun ranges, and whiskey saloons (because why not?) and take live questions from our awesome community.