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While other major truck companies look at fuel cells and electrics with massive batteries, Scania is experimenting with the possibility of solarized plug-in hybrid trucks. As the “hybrid” part makes clear, the solar panels won’t be able to power the fu… Continue reading Scania tests out solar panel-covered plug-in tractor-trailer
Having put hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered trucks to the test around ports in Los Angeles over the past few years, Toyota has now announced plans to take the technology further afield. The Japanese auto giant has teamed up with truck subsidiary Hino to deve… Continue reading Toyota and Hino team up on hydrogen fuel cell truck for North America
TuSimple is an autonomous trucking startup with some big ideas, and lately we’re starting to see how big those ideas really are. After revealing plans to establish a nationwide network for self-driving trucks in the US just a few months ago, TuSimple h… Continue reading TuSimple teams with VW’s Traton to bring autonomous truck tech to Europe
Ford has announced that the Ranger will receive a Tremor off-road package for the 2021 model year. The new Ranger Tremor will have significant upgrades for off-pavement driving, and takes its name from the much-anticipated Ford Tremor heavy-duty off-ro… Continue reading Ford adds off-road-ready Tremor package to the Ranger pickup
Back in July, Volta Trucks released some specs and rendered images of its upcoming Zero electric truck. Now the start-up has revealed the first prototype, with trials due to start next year ahead of full production in 2022.Continue ReadingCategory: Aut… Continue reading Volta Trucks reveals electric truck built for inner city cargo hauling
Scout Campers, the latest RV brand from Adventure Manufacturing, has hit the scene with an absolute vengeance this year, starting with the mid-line Olympic camper this (Northern Hemisphere) spring before moving forward with the lightest pickup camper a… Continue reading Scout’s lightweight, modular HD pickup camper brings the bathroom
A little bit mini pickup camper, a little bit wheel-less off-road camping trailer, a whole lot pickup-specific camper-in-a-box, the new VenturePack from Idaho’s Talus Expedition Gear presents an interesting alternative to existing off-grid camping opti… Continue reading Talus off-road camper trailer loses the wheels, rides in a pickup bed
There’s a new “apex predator of the truck world,” Ram declares in introducing the new 702-hp 1500 TRX. Read that, “Pull to the side, Ford Raptor, and try not to screech in agony while the alpha truck takes over.” More than just some extra horsepower (o… Continue reading $70K Ram 1500 TRX puts 702 hp to work ripping the Ford Raptor apart
As the world grapples with the spectre of the so-called “hockey stick” graph of climate change, there have been a variety of solutions proposed to the problem of carbon emissions from sectors such as transport which have become inseparable from the maintenance of 21st century life. Sometimes these are blue-sky …read more
No offense to Volkswagen’s ID. Buzz, a successful design in its own right, but when we close our eyes and imagine an all-electric Volkswagen Type 2 for the 21st century, it’s the new eBussy that we see. That was true before we knew it existed, and it’s… Continue reading Modular eBussy is the adorable German e-van and camper of our dreams