Electric trucks will soon be more economic than diesel
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Just need the battery tech

Electric heavy trucks will soon be able to compete economically with diesel trucks as battery technology rapidly improves according to a  study by Swedish think tank, the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI).

GM gets an electric truck to run for 400 miles
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Only 100 more miles to reach ISO Proclaimers standard

General Motors has confirmed it's making an all-electric version of the Chevy Silverado pickup truck with around 400 miles of range on a full charge.

US car makers ask government for help on chips
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Given the coronavirus response, they might as well ask the cat

A US auto industry group on Monday urged the government to help as it warned the global semiconductor shortage could result in 1.28 million fewer vehicles built this year and disrupt production for another six months.

Panasonic and McAfee team up on car security
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Because hackers will take down your car


Panasonic and McAfee are building a Vehicle Security Operation Centre to commercialise vehicle security monitoring services.

F-35B Joint Strike Fighter shoots itself
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I think you ought to know I am feeling very depressed


The US Marines has a problem with one of its super-advanced F-35B Joint Strike Fighters – it appears it hates itself so much it shot itself.