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Ford F-150 Lightning prevails in two high-intensity towing tests in cold and warm climates

Teslarati

Ford announced today that its new F-150 Lightning all-electric pickup truck recently completed two grueling, high-intensity towing tests in various climates to fully assess the vehicle’s performance and capabilities while hauling. Ford F-150 Lightning Range, efficiency revealed in Monroney sticker leak.

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VinFast reveals Ford Ranger-sized VF Wild electric ute concept, Aussie DNA included

EV Central

Vietnamese EV startup VinFast has revealed its VF Wild mid-sized ute concept at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. VinFast Wild electric pickup concept at CES 2024, Las Vegas Reports suggest the VF Wild is 5300mm long and 2000mm wide. What is VinFast? Heard of them before?

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Shock! VinFast’s VF Wild electric pickup was designed in Melbourne!

EV Central

The VinFast VF Wild electric pickup concept unveiled at the 2024 CES tech extravaganza in Las Vegas this morning was designed in Australia. There are a lot of excellent independent engineering houses here but there was no-one doing the role of an independent design studio.

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BorgWarner introducing next generation EFR turbocharger

Green Car Congress

BorgWarner will introduce its next-generation EFR-7163 (Engineered for Racing) turbocharger as well as its current EFR and AirWerks Series turbochargers at the 2012 SEMA Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center. liter engine and a 2009 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited driven by a Cummins 6B diesel engine.

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An Extreme Real World EV Driving (Charging) Test

Clean Fleet Report

A comparable SUV, such as a 2023 Ford Explorer AWD with the turbocharged 4-cylinder engine and an EPA highway rating of 26 miles per gallon, would have used 69 gallons of gasoline. Dana Point to Barstow; Barstow to Las Vegas, Nevada; and Las Vegas to St. miles/kWh North Las Vegas-to-St. George, Utah.

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GM unveils the Chevrolet Silverado EV, coming in 2024

Teslarati

The Silverado EV could be considered an answer to Ford’s F-150 Lightning, Tesla’s Cybertruck, Rivian’s R1T, or even GMC’s Hummer EV. Chevy unveiled the vehicle at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on Wednesday.

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That Was the Year That Was

Clean Fleet Report

Tesla’s Model Y set sales records around the world, but the Ford F-150 Lightning made a strong debut. We took to the road to report on most of the new EVs hitting the market, as well as plug-in hybrids, fuel cell electric vehicles, hybrids and the best of the legacy internal combustion engine models.

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