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Chrysler and Dodge to Recall 26,000 Cars
A new recall announced by the Chrysler Group in the USA. The recall will affect 26,397 owners of Chrysler and Dodge brand vehicles includes certain 2010MY Chrysler 300 and Sebring, and Dodge Charger, Avenger, Challenger and Journey, and some 2011MY Ram pickup trucks, because a power steering pres. . .
Found : on 21/10/10.
Big Crocs, Big Trucks and Big Magnets in Oz
Our mate Jeremy Hart wraps up his around-the-world drive with some wild adventures and Aboriginal art Down Under.
Found : on 19/10/10.
How to Restore a Vintage 1959 Ford Firetruck
Its firefighting days long over, two brothers look to bring back a 1959 Ford Truck for a head-turning ride—and the fun of old-fashioned hands-on restoration.
Found : on 19/10/10.
Sweepstakes offers $2,500 trip to 2011 SEMA as grand prize
The SEMA Challenge asks you to name who will win the SEMA Award which is a new award where exhibitors pick vehicles out of three distinct categories. The SEMA Award will be given in “Hottest Car”, “Hottest Truck”, and “Hottest 4×4-SUV”. Head on over to the SEMA Challenge website and vote for. . .
Found : on 18/10/10.
Friday Beerblog – Hip-hop homies clog California freeway
The “hardcore” hip-hop group, Imperial Stars, hailing from Westminster, California decided to do a little promo session for their latest single “Traffic Jam 101” by actually d riving a box truck onto the freeway, blocking multiple lanes, and creating a traffic jam of their own. The best part is t. . .
Found : on 15/10/10.
16/23: The most important plug-in vehicle in America
Change this, change America The Chevy Volt and plug-in vehicles have captured a good chunk of automotive press this week, but is the Volt really just a distraction from reality? Seriously, what is the point of the Volt and plug-in vehicles? Ending oil dependence? Reducing CO2 emissions? Advancing. . .
Found : on 14/10/10.
2012 Ford Ranger Pickup Truck
The all-new Ford Ranger pickup truck which makes its worldwide debut at this week’s Australian International Motor Show in Sydney. Like an old model, Ford’s new Ranger was developed in cooperation with Mazda, which will also unveil its version called the BT-50 in Sydney. The new Ford. . .
Found : on 14/10/10.
Mazda BT-50 Pickup Truck
Mazda released the first official photos of the its all-new BT-50 pickup. The two pickup truck models are the result of a collaboration between Ford and Mazda and will both get their world premiere at this week’s Australian International Motor Show in Sydney. The Mazda BT-50 pickup gets it. . .
Found : on 14/10/10.
Detroit, hybrids and 60 mpg by 2025
What does revolutionary mean? “For all of the rules Congress creates for the auto industry, none have proven less effective at achieving a desired result than mandating higher fuel rules for cars and trucks,” stated an editorial in the DetroitNews on Monday regarding a recent proposal. . .
Found : on 13/10/10.
Batteries: Ford keeping it a little too real
Kick it up a hybrid If you follow this blog, then you know I’m a big fan of Ford’s CEO Alan Mulally. Financially, Mulally has completely revitalized Ford. “The folks led by Mulally are on track to sell more cars and trucks and deliver a lot fatter profits than the conventional w. . .
Found : on 8/10/10.
UPS Will Boost its Hybrid Delivery Fleet to 380 Trucks
UPS has announced that it will purchase an additional 130 hybrid delivery trucks for use in the United States, bringing the total number of hybrids it will soon have in circulation to 380. In June, the company unleashed 200 new hybrid trucks on delivery route. . .
Found : on 6/10/10.
Government crash testing gets updated
The NHTSA released details of their improved five-star crash test ratings for cars and trucks. Crash test results have been around quite awhile but they’ve always consisted of different scores for different tests and you never seem to have an apples-to-apples comparison to work with when ch. . .
Found : on 5/10/10.
Toyota A-BAT hybrid truck still alive
A-BAT hybrid truck concept not dead yet I loved the Toyota A-BAT hybrid pickup truck concept vehicle when I first saw it several years ago at the North American International Auto Show. It just seemed so smart, so functional, and so needed in the pickup truck space. Thus, a few years later when I. . .
Found : on 29/9/10.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announces new anti-distracted driving regulations
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood kicked off the 2010 national Distracted Driving Summit yesterday by announcing new anti-distracted driving regulations for drivers transporting hazardous materials, commercial truck and bus drivers, and rail operators, and by identifying more than 550 U.S.. . .
Found : on 24/9/10.
Tesla co-founder: Hybrid trucks not EVs are key
Tax credits for hybrid trucks? Battery costs, even if reduced by 50 percent, will not make the Chevy Volt nor the Nissan Leaf mainstream vehicles unless gas prices reach $10 per gallon according to Tesla co-founder Ian Wright, although they will work for some and early adopters will buy them. Bes. . .
Found : on 22/9/10.
New Ford Ranger: Coulda been a hybrid, shoulda had Ecoboost
Too small and efficient for Ford’s profits? The all new Ford Ranger is not headed for America, as Ford believes the smaller, cheaper and more fuel efficient Ranger pickup truck would cannibalize less efficient, more expensive F150 sales. Ironically, as small cars become vogue in Detroit, pi. . .
Found : on 21/9/10.
Big jump in hybrid pickup truck production forecast
Hybrid share to increase to 7.4 percent by 2015 Hybrid vehicles should witness a healthy increase in sales by 2015 according to a new Pike Research forecast. The biggest growth market will be China, but America will still have the largest hybrid fleet with a significant uptick in hybrid SUV and t. . .
Found : on 17/9/10.
2011 Mazda BT-50 previewed ahead of Australian Int. Motor Show
Mazda has announced that it will show a redesigned BT-50 pickup truck at the Australian International Motor Show. Mazda describes the BT-50 as an “active lifestyle vehicle that overturns the conventional image of a compact pickup truck.” The BT-50 is developed from the ground up as an. . .
Found : on 17/9/10.
Video: Monster Truck Makes Monster Crash
Joe Sylvester wants to set a new record for longest jump by a monster truck. Clearly he's still got some work to do.