Pickup Trucks
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Rolling coal may soon be more aggressively punished in Illinois.
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Daimler Unveils SuperTruck; 12-MPG Semi Is More Than Twice As Fuel-Efficient
Daimler exceeded the goal set by the Department of Energy's SuperTruck program.
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Mack Trucks Updates Its Natural-Gas Powered Semi Tractors
Mack Trucks adds a new transmission and adaptive cruise control to its Pinnacle series tractors.
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Ram 1500 EcoDiesel Pickup Fumes: Technical Service Bulletin For 4x2 Trucks: UPDATE
With the highest rated fuel economy of any full-size pickup truck, the Ram 1500 EcoDiesel has been a smash hit for Fiat Chrysler's truck brand. But now the company has acknowledged that some of the trucks--those with rear-wheel drive rather than four-wheel drive--have an issue with diesel exhaust...
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First Electric Pickup Truck: Renault Kangoo ZE Not For U.S. (Forbidden Fruit)
A French company offers a pickup truck conversion for the Renault Kangoo Z.E. electric van.
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Amp Electric's Workhorse Wants To Be 'Tesla Of Trucks' For Electric Delivery Vans
Aside from economic recession and cautious buyers, one of the biggest challenges for companies that want to sell electrified commercial trucks turns out to be ... making or converting trucks. Amp Electric, a surviving veteran of several generations of electric-truck development, decided to solve...
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How the 2015 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel HFE squeezes extra efficiency out of Ram's diesel half-ton truck.
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2015 Ford F-150 Has Lowest Lifecycle Carbon Footprint: Study
A research firm claims the 2015 Ford F-150 has the lowest lifetime emissions of any full-size truck.
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Via's Plug-In Hybrid Trucks Will Sell 50,000 A Year By 2018, Company Says
Via Motors expects dramatic growth in its plug-in vehicle sales.
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2015 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel Adds HFE Model For Higher Fuel Efficiency Rating
Ram now offers an HFE fuel-efficiency model with the EcoDiesel V-6 engine.
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Green Car Reports Year In Reverse: Our 5 Biggest Stories In 2014
It's December 31, when we like to look back to see which stories were our most popular over the entire year. Boy, did we get some surprises this year! Not a single electric-car story cracked the top five, despite the huge traffic we get on plug-in cars in general and particularly many of our Tesla...
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2015 Pickup Truck Fuel Economy: Ford Vs Ram Vs Chevy, Who's Best?
We compare rated fuel economy of the top-selling full-size pickup trucks.
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Perhaps no gas-mileage ratings have been as eagerly awaited this fall as those for the all-new 2015 Ford F-150 pickup. The redesigned full-size truck with an aluminum body and pickup bed was expected to get better gas-mileage numbers than earlier F-150s. And it has, with a top rating of 22 mpg combined (19 mpg city, 26 mpg highway) for the most fuel-efficient model, a rear-wheel-drive model with the new 2.7-liter EcoBoost V-6 engine. DON'T MISS: 2015 Ford F-150: Full Details, Live Photos & Video But the F-150's best rating falls shy of the most fuel-efficient full-size pickup on sale, the...
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2016 Chevy Colorado Diesel: Specs And ZR2 Off-Road Concept From 2014 LA Auto Show
The Chevrolet Coloraod ZR2 concept debuted at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show.
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All-Electric Ford SVT Raptor Pickup Truck Hits (Some) Dealers (Sort Of)
A golf-cart maker produces an electric tribute to the Ford F-150 SVT Raptor.
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Achates Closer To Production Of Radically Efficient Two-Stroke Truck Diesel
Suppose you could take an old engine concept discarded in the 1970s, add modern fuel metering and injection control hardware and software, and offer a compact powerplant that cuts the fuel consumption of today's diesel truck engines by a third.. That's the promise of Achates Power, which has been...
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Ford Compact Pickup Truck: Coming Back After All, Sized Like Ranger?
What a difference a year makes. Throughout the long lead-up to the launch of its aluminum-bodied 2015 Ford F-150 full-size pickup, Ford has maintained that it sees no market for smaller pickup trucks. But now, the company may be changing its tune. DON'T MISS: Will Smaller Pickups Be More Popular...
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2015 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel Production To Double: 1 In 5 Trucks To Get Diesel
Ram is increasing EcoDiesel truck production to meet demand.
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Only now are selected media getting a chance to spend time with the all-new 2015 Ford F-150 pickup truck, which has a cab and pickup bed made of aluminum. And it will be a couple of months yet before it appears in showrooms. But Ford is looking ahead. DON'T MISS: 2015 Ford F-150 SFE: Highest Gas Mileage Model For Aluminum Pickup Not unexpectedly, Ford's head of product development said yesterday that its next pickup line--the larger Super Duty trucks--will also have aluminum bodies. Raj Nair made the announcement at the company's investor day, although the Super Duty news was somewhat...
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Will Smaller Pickups Be More Popular Than Carmakers Expect?
Sometimes it's the throwaway lines that carry the most interesting news. In a routine report on August sales of new cars and trucks last Wednesday, The Detroit News had this nugget about the upcoming 2015 Chevrolet Colorado mid-size pickup truck: "GM said dealers have ordered nearly 28,000 midsize...
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2015 Chevy Colorado, GMC Canyon Gas Mileage: 20 Or 21 MPG Combined For V-6
General Motors released the first fuel-economy information for its new mid-size pickup trucks.
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Chevy Silverado, GMC Sierra Pickups To Get 8-Speed Automatic To Boost MPG
One of the factors making higher gas mileage possible across pretty much any vehicle on sale these days is multispeed transmissions. At the dawn of this century, four-speed automatics were the standard; now it's six speeds--and eight-speed automatics are coming on strong. Future models of the...
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Why Aren't Natural Gas-Powered Long-Haul Semi Trucks Selling Better?
High purchase prices limit the appeal of natural-gas powered trucks.
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Hybrid Garbage Truck Now On Sale In U.S.: Saving Fuel While Hauling Trash
We can buy a hybrid or electric vehicles and cover the roof of our homes in solar panels, but when it comes to other aspects of our daily lives a fossil-fuel reducing lifestyle is often a the whim of local governments or private businesses. One we often forget about, at least until they wake you...
Antony Ingram