Feature: Try Out the Advantages of a Pickup Truck
Pickup trucks have the premise of better work capabilities for drivers who need versatile features, with a significant advantage at the rear to load heavy materials or extensive tools.
Electric Trucks
News: More EVs Get Certified 200+ Ranges
Range and its attendant anxiety continues to dominate electric vehicle discussions. That discussion is about to move up to a new level as three significant new EVs received their official EPA range certifications this week.
News: GM Accelerates Toward EV Future
General Motors offered more detail about its pathway to become an EV-centric company this week, while it also dealt with battery fire issues from its first high-volume electric car, the Chevrolet Bolt.
News: Ford Introduces E-Transit Commercial EV
Ford previewed the upcoming electric version of its best-selling Transit van, putting down a marker for the company in the exploding commercial EV market.
News: GMC Hummer EV First Edition Sells Out
Welcome to the GMC Hummer EV Edition 1—combining an aggressive, in-your-face attitude carried over from the last generation of this quasi-military vehicle with the most advanced technology one of the world’s largest auto companies has to offer.
News: North American Car of the Year Semifinalists Announced
For 2021 a total of 27 news vehicles (or vehicle families in some cases) were nominated for North American Car of the Year, including a significant number of electrified models.
News: General Motors Makes Big Electric Vehicle Moves
Speculation about a spin-off of the electric vehicle-battery portion of General Motors into a separate company was muted by three actions this week that not only boosted the EV side of GM’s business, but bolstered the company’s overall standing.
News: Ford Pumps Up the Electric Volume on its Crown Jewel
The 2021 Ford F-150 has a very simple goal—maintain and expand that market lead for another year or two.
News: Electric Partnerships in High Gear
Competition has always been a hallmark of the auto industry, but the move to embrace electric drive technology has driven even the most competitive companies to seek out partners to share costs and help speed new products to market.
News: Toyota Moves into the Big Truck Business
Toyota has developed strong links with two partners—Hino, a medium- and heavy-duty truck manufacture that is a part of the Toyota automotive orbit; and BYD, the leading Chinese battery-car maker.