Tag: trucks

  • GM could resurrect iconic brand Hummer – Report

    GM could resurrect iconic brand Hummer – Report

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    GM may be likely to reintroduce Hummer, its iconic manufacturer for pickup trucks and SUVs, reports Reuters. This could occur in 2022, suggests the business news book in its report. GM can revive the Hummer new as ancient as early next decade. Back in May 2010, GM rolled from the Hummer available to a customer…

  • Musk Says Tesla Pickup Will Be Like A Futuristic “Armored Personnel Carrier”

    Musk Says Tesla Pickup Will Be Like A Futuristic “Armored Personnel Carrier”

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    Elon Musk has teased Tesla’s forthcoming all-electric pickup truck once again, revealing it will be akin to a “armored personnel carrier. ” The automaker also published an teaser image of this pickup some time back, prompting fans. Asked on Twitter if the truck will probably resemble one of these renderings, Musk gave a firm ‘rsquo…

  • UPS has been quietly delivering cargo using self-driving trucks

    UPS has been quietly delivering cargo using self-driving trucks

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    UPS has had autonomous vehicle startup TuSimple hauling freight because of it between Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona, since May as part of a newly publicized partnership between the 2 companies. The delivery giant made the statement now alongside the information that its enterprise arm is taking a minority stake at TuSimple. Terms of the deal…

  • The Tesla Semi Would Make A Very Spacious, And “Green”, Motorhome

    The Tesla Semi Would Make A Very Spacious, And “Green”, Motorhome

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    It has been almost two decades because the Tesla Semi was unveiled, yet it has still yet to reach on the manufacturing line, let alone get to the hands of customers. But Vanlifer has opted to envision what it might look like when it had been converted into a motorhome. So as to make the…

  • Elon Musk Says Tesla Pickup Will Be Revealed In Two To Three Months

    Elon Musk Says Tesla Pickup Will Be Revealed In Two To Three Months

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    Tesla chief executive Elon Musk says the long-awaited Tesla pickup truck will soon be unveiled at another two to three weeks. We’ve understood for quite some time that the pickup would bow before the close of the year, however, Musk’s tweet will not supply us with a clearer notion of when the wraps of the…

  • GM Trying To Avoid Some Takata Recalls For The Fourth Year In A Row

    GM Trying To Avoid Some Takata Recalls For The Fourth Year In A Row

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    General Motors has filed a request with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) arguing that some of its own vehicles should be deducted from prevalent Takata airbag recalls. The Detroit News reports that the automobile manufacturer argued for its fourth year in a row that the airbag defects are ldquo;inconsequential” to the safety of…

  • Thou Shall Not Overpass: Transporter Misjudges Height, Car On Top Gets Smashed

    Thou Shall Not Overpass: Transporter Misjudges Height, Car On Top Gets Smashed

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    When it comes to car carrier trailers, a double-decker design can allow for greater transport capacity. The downside? It leaves cars vulnerable to the elements, be they natural or man-made. This completely avoidable incident took place this past weekend in Norwalk, Connecticut. The semi truck packed with automobiles was traveling Northbound on I-95 when all…

  • GMC mulling plans for electric pickups, SUVs

    GMC mulling plans for electric pickups, SUVs

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    2019 GMC Sierra AT4 Following Ford’s announcement that it intends to electrify its entire F-Series lineup with hybrid and corded models, a GMC executive tells CNBC that the truck brand is “taking a close look” at a possible line of electrical pickups and SUVs. ”Certainly, it’so something we’re considering,” GMC vice president Duncan Aldred told…

  • Rivian’s battery-powered RT1 pickup goes 0-60 in 3 seconds, is designed with storage in mind

    Rivian’s battery-powered RT1 pickup goes 0-60 in 3 seconds, is designed with storage in mind

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    Though we’t seen intriguing battery-powered electrical pickup designs from businesses such as Workhorse and Bollinger, not to mention the rumored mammoth model Tesla is working on, the very compelling model we’t seen is from a company named Rivian. Built atop a common “Skateboard” stage, Rivian has introduced its R1T pickup and R1S SUV for a…