The Ford Super Duty was all-new for 2017 riding on an aluminum body construction. Not too long ago, Ford announced changes to its super duty line. A refreshed front fascia and was introduced along with a new 7.3 V8 N/A gas engine. The 7.3 gas engine produces 430 hp and 475 lb-ft of torque. Buyers […]
Bollinger is now showing photos of the production version of the B1 and B2 electric SUV and pickup truck. Their squarish, functional design looks somewhat reminiscent of the 4x4s that made Land Rover famous—the kind that Land Rover left behind. The Bollinger vehicles are battery-electric vehicles with aluminum bodies, dual motors, standard all wheel drive, […]
General Motors (GM) and Ford stocked up on vehicles for September, as GM faces difficult talks with the United Auto Workers (UAW). The UAW picked America’s largest automaker, GM, as a strike target this year; it extended its contracts with Ford and Fiat Chrysler (FCA) by a month so there would only be one negotiation […]
The Car Aficionado’s Jennifer Harrington thinks courteous drivers are a dying breed. Is she right, or is it a local thing? Her guess, based on personal observation of drivers refusing to let people in, yield the passing lane, and such, is that the increasing about of distraction within the car is a major problem. She […]
[the_ad id=”429″] In a nod to Spaceballs, Tesla has been recently testing a new powertrain for its Model S. The new powertrain utilizes a three-motor system which means that this powertrain will accelerate the car faster than “Ludicrous” mode. Yes, that’s right, the masterminds at Tesla plan to release something crazier than the already crazy Ludicrous mode. […]
CNN reported today that the United Auto Workers union will walk out of General Motors plants at midnight, in the first strike since 2007—which would also make it the first strike at the post-bankruptcy General Motors. Their prior contract expired this morning. The head of the union negotiating team cites large gaps on pay, health […]
Rivian has yet to produce a single truck for retail sale, but it will co-produce a truck with Ford (a $500 million deal), gained $700 million in investments in a deal led by Amazon, and just got $350 million from Cox Automotive, which will help it to market and deliver the trucks when they finally […]
Yesterday, GM announced several recalls, covering all of its brands. The sturdy, reliable truck-based wagon range was hit by a power brake vacuum pump that can fade over time; the company is recalling the 2015-17 Escalade, 2014-2018 Silverado/Sierra, and 2015-2018 Suburban/Tahoe/Yukon. Rather than change out the pump, the company will reprogram the computer to compensate. […]
Tesla has decided to launch their brand in Iceland. Likely being its only location, Tesla will offer the Model X, S, and 3 for now. Ordering has opened for those who are interested in purchasing a Tesla. Even though the population of Iceland is around 350,000, EV sales have been growing and a request to […]
This week, there were two interesting and related events in the electric-truck industry: Tesla announced it was pushing back its electric pickup to November, and Medium published a story claiming Amazon was planning to buy electric pickup company Rivian. Tesla is always pushing back its vehicles and features, so another pushback isn’t too surprising, but […]