Electric vehicle sales have been exploding, particularly in Europe. But most of the attention has been on passenger cars. Commercial vehicles also contribute to the greenhouse gas and city air quality...
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Aurora AUR Werner Enterprises WERN self-driving trucks in Texas
06 January 2022, US, Las Vegas: Robotic truck company Aurora shows off a self-driving semi-truck at the CES tech show in Las Vegas. In the Corona pandemic, interest in autonomous freight transport inc...
The Future Of Electric Trucks Will Begin With Natural Gas, Hyliion Says
In Hyliion, Thomas Healy founded a company that wants to use compressed natural gas to power an … [+] electric truck. Hyliion Nikola is working on hydrogen, and Tesla and Rivian on all-electric ...
FedEx CEO says the company will make ‘an enormous effort’ toward AV trucks in June
FedEx chief executive Fred Smith told CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Tuesday that the company will make big strides in its autonomous vehicle efforts this summer. “You’ll see in late June an e...
Russia May Be Showing It’s Running Low On Precision-Guided Munitions
Russia’s MiG-31 supersonic interceptor jets carrying hypersonic Kinzhal (Dagger) missiles fly over … [+] Red Square during the Victory Day military parade in Moscow on May 9, 2018. (Photo ...
The Russian Army is Running Out Of Trucks For its War In Ukraine
Civilian trucks on a Russian train heading for Ukraine. TikTok capture via Twitter-user @raging545 The Russian army never had enough trucks to sustain a fast-moving invasion force in Ukraine. The prob...
The Cars, Trucks, And SUVs That Are The Most Economical To Own
The 2022 Hyundai Venue subcompact crossover is predicted to be the cheapest to own for five years at … [+] an estimated $30,055, which is nearly $7,000 less than the segment average among SUVs H...
High Prices Persist, Even Though Automakers Build More Cars And Trucks In 2022
Ford Motor Co.’s Kansas CIty Assembly Plant FORD: David Kaup LAS VEGAS — Automakers can probably build an additional 2.6 million to 3.2 million vehicles this year vs. 2021, but even that many ve...
Have Flat Tires And Ukraine’s Mud Season Stalled The Russian Column Outside Kyiv?
A Russian Pantsir S1 self-propelled anti-aircraft gun and short-range missile system stuck in the … [+] mud and abandoned in northern Ukraine. Twitter @TrentTelenko This week, a widely read Twit...
Nikola Shifting To Electric Semi Production, Building First Hydrogen Fuel Plant
Nikola’s Tre FCEV hydrogen truck goes into production in 2023, though prototype versions are being tested by Anheuser-Busch in Los Angeles. Nikola Corp. Nikola Corp. didn’t generate revenue last...
Automation Won’t Eliminate Truckers
Even though U.S. job openings are close to 11 million— including 580,000 openings in transportation, warehousing, and utilities—truckers are worried that new automated vehicle technology will take awa...
Tedeschi Trucks Band Drill Down On The Blues As Chicago Residency Returns
Tedeschi Trucks Band performs on stage on night two of four at Chicago Theatre as the group’s annual … [+] Chicago residency returns from hiatus. Saturday, January 22, 2022 in Chicago, IL ...
Thieves find new source for stolen goods: Delivery trucks and trains
Images from video show emptied boxes along rail tracks in Los Angeles after thieves broke into Union Pacific cargo trains. Source: NBC4 | Los Angeles Instead of shoplifting from stores, some thieves a...
Deere Goes Autonomous With Its Farmer-Free Tractor
Illustration by Elias Stein Text size One of the biggest themes at this past week’s CES tech show was electric and autonomous transportation—cars, trucks, bikes, boats. And, it turns out, tractors. Fa...
GM’s Chevy Silverado EV Has Arrived. It Could Move the Stock.
Text size A 2024 Silverado EV RST. Courtesy GM Launches of new models typically aren’t stock-market issues for traditional auto manufacturers, but things are changing. General Motors ‘ unveiling of th...
Rivian Stock Is Dropping Like a Stone. Blame Amazon.
Text size Amazon has ordered 100,000 delivery vans from Rivian. Courtesy Amazon Stock in Rivian Automotive is falling fast because it seems the start-up has competition in supplying electric trucks to...
‘Shiba Inu To The Moon’ Trucks Spotted In Several Countries; Will It Start Another Upsurge In Values
One of the most famous canines’ shows in England is the four-day Cruft’s dog show at the NEC Arena in Birmingham, England. The yearly four-day canine show features 22,000 pedigree dogs visiting the ce...
Oil is the hottest sector, and Wall Street analysts see upside of up to 48% for favored stocks
Energy is the best-performing stock-market sector this year. Given today’s strong economic growth and inflation, many believe oil prices could remain at current levels for years or maybe even move hig...