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A lot of those old ones were selling kits that used overbuilt golf cart motors. They worked, but were underwhelming. As EVs became more mainstream, people started pulling EV drive trains from wreaks and either DIYing it or hiring an independent shop to do it.
Edison has done real world, on road testing of their semitruck drive train with a loaded(and maybe overloaded) haul of logs. The family that owns Edison Motors also owns a logging company, so they're interesting is using what they're making. They're also shipping the first full size pickup truck kits to their partners for testing.
They also teased a smaller drive axle that would work with smaller trucks or jeeps.
That sounds promising about Edison's background. It sounds like they have both personal interest in getting the projects to be successful, and also real world experience with the types of industry things they're looking to improve. I'll have to check them out.