Tag: trucks
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Samsung Will Create Chips For Tesla’s Next-Gen Self-Driving Computer
Tesla is expected to source its next-generation chip from Samsung Electronics. The forthcoming Tesla Cybertruck will debut with Tesla’s new Hardware 4 computer and according to The Korea Economic Daily, Samsung is set to beat out Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. for the contract to build the chip used in this computer. “Tesla and Samsung’s foundry…
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Toyota Camry Driver Bizarrely Slams Head-On Into Aussie Trucker
The dashcam of a truck has captured the moment that the driver of an old Toyota Camry slammed head-on into the truck in South Australia. The accident was filmed last month and initially shows the cammer driving along the road. A large truck can be seen pulled over to the side of the opposite lane.…
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Elon Musk Confirms Tesla Cybertruck Has Been Delayed Until Late 2022
Elon Musk has confirmed that the Tesla Cybertruck will not hit the production line until late 2022. When first unveiled in November 2019, Tesla stated the Cybertruck would hit the market in 2021. However, the automaker revealed its plans had been pushed back until 2022 during its Q2 2021 financial results announcement in August. Musk…
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Tesla Semi Production Line In Last Stages Of Preparation, Says Report
The timeline between Elon Musk announcing a new product and that product hitting the market is as long as it is unknowable, but we might be approaching a time when actual Tesla Semis are genuinely on the road. An unnamed source told Electrek that the drive axle production line for the Tesla Semi is ready…
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How Much Will The 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning Cost, Trim Options And More
The new 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning was revealed last night, and among its many impressive features, the most shocking perhaps was its starting price, at just under $40,000 before any destination fees and the EV-related federal and state tax credits. The new all-electric Ford F-150 will be available with a single bodystyle, namely the four-door…
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Ford Leans on its High Performance Legacy for Name of its New Electric F-150
Who says lightning never strikes twice in the identical location? Ford announced today that its eagerly anticipated all-electric F-150 is going to be called Lightning, exactly the identical name of its own high-performance street truck that was accessible for nine, non-consecutive model years from 1993 through 2004. Along with the title announcement, Ford released an…
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Hennessey’s Mammoth 1000 Ram 1500 TRX Hits The Dyno
Hennessey Performance has been busy tuning the Ram 1500 TRX and has just tested its 1,000 hp upgrade package on the dyno for the first time. The Ram 1500 TRX leaves the factory with the 6.2-liter supercharged Hellcat V8 that’s rated at 702 hp and 650 lb-ft (881 Nm) of torque. Having that kind of…
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A wave of electric workhorses is coming
A wave of electric workhorses is coming Katie Fehrenbacher Wed, 04/21/2021 – 01:45 When most folks think of the electrification of transportation, they naturally think about electric cars. And all those new models coming out — from Ford’s Mach-e to Volkswagen’s ID.4 — are super exciting. But of equal importance is all those other vehicles…
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Pickup Truck Left Dangling Above Idaho Gorge In Terrifying Accident
Two people have been extremely lucky to survive a frightening incident in southern Idaho that left their pickup truck dangling above a gorge. The incident occurred on Malad Gorge Bridge on I-84 earlier in the week when the driver of a 2004 Ford F-350 pickup truck towing a caravan lost control. Witness say the truck…
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Tesla Puts The Long-Awaited Semi To The Test At Its Track
Tesla has recently released a video demonstrating an all-electric Semi prototype being put through its paces in the company’s test track. The electric automobile manufacturer first introduced the Semi into the world in November 2017 and while the first program was to get deliveries to start in 2019the truck has been repeatedly postponed and won’t…