The entire Hummer brand was originally built up from one vehicle, the AM General HMMWV. Modified and sold to civilians as the Hummer H1 starting in 1992, it spawned a brand featuring two other stablemates, the H2 and H3. Hummer was dissolved in 2010 during GM’s bankruptcy; however, the nameplate […]
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Honda’s Cute Autonomous Vehicle Is Now Working in Construction
When we talk about autonomous vehicles, discussion typically focuses on the issues of navigating city streets and driving on the highway. However, there are many other situations in which autonomy can be useful. Honda demonstrates this ably with its prototype Autonomous Work Vehicle, and has already put the cute little […]
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Many of the adjustments occurring in the automotive market as we speak, including tightened credit markets in a capital-intensive business and increased government involvement are the newest international challenges. Sales of chips used in autos have risen back to 12 months-ago levels, helped by the reopening of auto vegetation in […]
What Is GVWR (Gross Vehicle Weight Rating)?
Engineers are a precise bunch, and as such, the names they give to measurements are also precise and often explain exactly what they entail. At least in terms engineers can understand. But for us average folk, those names are often illegible letters that would total zero points in Scrabble. Take […]
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The Gigantic, 1,000-HP LARC-LX Amphibious Vehicle
Also, despite getting just 1/10th of a mile per gallon, and yes, that’s ten gallons per mile, the LARC-LX was far more efficient than the massive gas turbine-powered hovercrafts that replaced it. The huge LACV-30 hovercrafts burned an average of 260 gallons per hour, as compared to just 38 for […]
Resurrecting a Vintage Electric Vehicle is Hard
The team has tried numerous upgrades to get their Jet Electrica 007 to go just a bit faster, charge more efficiently and run more reliably. For its first race at Carolina Motorsports Park, the golf cart batteries that came stock in the Electrica were swapped for modern deep-cycle marine batteries. […]
Electric Van Company Canoo Is Next To Go Public Before Actually Selling a Vehicle
The never-ending search for “the next Tesla” by investors has led to yet another electric vehicle startup announcing a plan to go public via a special purpose acquisition company. This time it’s California-based Canoo, which plans to make electric van-things on a skateboard platform and lease them to customers on […]
Michigan Plans to Build a Self-Driving Vehicle Roadway from Ann Arbor to Detroit
It is a new territory in motorway construction. What we’re talking about here is creating a network of sensors—both above and below ground—that will interface with self-driving vehicles and further enable vehicle-to-vehicle communications. These sensors will also need to withstand Michigan’s year-round climate and be built as future-proof as possible. […]
The Fascinating Design History of the Domino’s DXP Pizza Delivery Vehicle
You might recall that back in 2015, Domino’s made a big deal out of turning a fleet of Chevy Spark hatchbacks into the ultimate pizza delivery vehicle. The Domino’s DXP, as it was called, might seem like a frivolous project steeped in some not-so-clever marketing, but a recent thread on […]
The Hand-Built Uran SUV Is a Russian Giant with a 16-Liter V6 from an Infantry Fighting Vehicle
A lot of our international friends often question why American cars are so big. Then they come here and realize how massive our country really is. Now, Russia is nearly twice the size of the United States. Combine that with the legendary ingenuity of its people and I think you […]