The battery-powered utility segment is heating up, with New Jersey-based technology company Triton Solar unveiling it’s first-ever EV SUV. Dubbed the Triton Model H, the new utility is framed as a premium, high-horsepower offering that will rival the upcoming Cadillac Escalade EV.
Developed over the past 18 months, the Triton Model H will offer seating for up to eight passengers, with the “rear seats having comfort similar to front-row seats,” according to the company. The SUV will also have cargo areas located up front and in the rear with 200 cubic-feet of cargo room available. The wheelbase measures in at 130 inches, matching that of the extended-length 2020 Cadillac Escalade ESV.
Most impressive are the Triton Model H’s performance and powertrain claims. The SUV is said to utilize four electric motors, with one motor per wheel. Total output is rated at 1,500 horsepower, while the sprint to 60 mph takes just 2.9 seconds. Range per charge is in excess of 700 miles, while towing capacity is set at 15,400 pounds.
“This makes it capable to carry and pull heavy loads along with giving a controlled driving feel,” the company states.
Unveiled in a series of digital renderings, the Triton Model H is available for pre-order now. The first 100 pre-orders will receive the special Founder’s Edition, which will come with “unique additions to the standard specifications which shall never be manufactured again,” according to the company. A $5,000 credit card payment is required, as well as a $135,000 wire transfer within five business days.
That’s certainly not chump change, and whether or not Triton Solar can follow through on its claims remains to be seen.
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Source: Triton EV
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The 2021 Fraud ESV!!, the 1st 5 buyers get to appear on an episode of “American Greed”….
This post is a couple weeks late, would have been great for April Fools’ Day.
Lol. A delivery will never be made.
I’ll wait until it is really unveiled.
I wonder if they’re going to get a single pre-order with dumb demands like that. $5k refundable pre-order….maybe. $135k wire? That sounds like highway robbery.
Alex Bowman (#88) would love this thing…
(Wait for it….You’ll then not be able to un-see it.)
Wha…How!?
How the hell do they expect people to be able to tow 15k lbs, with a vehicle the size of an Escalade?! Its not possible! The size of the vehicle alone does not offer the driver enough control.
This thing will NEVER take off. art of the Escalades success is legacy based.
Cadillac has been out of sync with the rest of the industry and reports of their Celestriq EV is further proof because one has to wonder how many Celestriq will Cadillac manage to sell at $200K each.
Everyone just going to ignore the fact that this itself looks like a hacked up escalade?
THANK YOU!
This sounds super shady. Wire some company nobody has heard of $140k for a (probably nonexistent) vehicle with outrageous specs?
Well, many foolish millionaires do buy more expensive imported sports cars unseen. Like the saying goes “A fool and his money are soon parted”, and that has been going on for over a century.
This like taking a pre-order bride, sight unseen.
And I have ocean front property in Arizona!!
“Founder’s Edition is no longer being offered as 100 was sold. For now please us your info to contact you when normal orders will be taken. Thank you ”
So professional.
You too can come up with a digital render and ask for 140k.
One main problem with attempting to build a SUV that has too long of a wheelbase, it stops looking like a SUV and starts looking more like a minivan which destroys what a SUV is supposed to not aspire to being.
This thing looks like a hodge-podge of Suburban, Yukon XL and ESV in one. You know what they say, “imitation is the sincerest form of flattery”. I see ’21 Escalade front end w/ current design of Yukon XL and Suburban.
As a Suburban owner I love the looks. The specs seem incredible. While other manufacturers are struggling to get 350 miles of EV range, this company is claiming 700? I’ll believe it when I see it.
So, it looks to me that a few Zimbabweans took a page from Atlis Motors and Photo shopped a cool rig. The BIG difference is that Atlis is not playing the old – send us all your money in exchange for some BS story ( a too good to be true SUV in this case). In fact, Atlis at least has a small chance in hell in pulling it off, and I hope they do – not only because I am invested in them but mostly because I really want one of their trucks!