Scania tests out solar panel-covered plug-in tractor-trailer

While other truck companies look at fuel cells and electrics, Scania is experimenting with solarized plug-in hybrid trucks. The company believes its solar panel-decorated trailer will be able to deliver fuel savings between 5 and 20 percent.

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Turkish overland RV lives and works far from the hordes

Planning your escape for the next pandemic? Here she is. The Crawler Otag 600 is the latest untethered expedition vehicle to wander its way out of hiding, packing family-size living and a mobile office into a battlefield-grade shell .

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Tesla posts a quarterly record for electric car deliveries

After having its operations impacted by the coronavirus through the early and middle parts of the year, Tesla has posted a new record for deliveries with just under 140,000 cars shipped in the third quarter of 2020.

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Holzmobil off-grid woody motorhome goes au naturel inside and out

Wood campers have become trendy in Germany over the years, and there's a new player in the market. Holzmobil imagines a more sustainable breed of road travel, debuting with a MAN 4x4-based motorhome with all natural wood construction.

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Nissan drives out mobile power and disaster relief concept

Toyota and Honda recently started testing a fuel-cell bus designed as a mobile power source for disaster relief. Now Nissan has driven out an emergency response vehicle based on its Leaf electric car that will also provide emergency power.

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Canoo goes desert warrior with stripped electric “skatekart”

When Canoo presented its EV a year ago, the symmetrical e-pod didn't exactly scream, "Dust-heaving dune buggy!" But underneath is a skateboard chassis capable of becoming just that. Canoo has turned skateboard into "skatekart" and put it to the test.

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1,100-hp Model S Plaid and other highlights from Tesla’s Battery Day

Tesla's Battery Day and annual shareholder meeting involved a foreshadowing of big leaps in battery technology, the promise of affordable electric cars and the unveiling of a mind-bending new performance option, known as Plaid mode.

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Alphavan turns Sprinter into gorgeous two-bedroom smart camper van

The new Alphavan debuts as a massive Mercedes Sprinter camper with duplex bedroom, entertainment suite, and smart home-grade control system accessed all around the van. Yet, it still manages to weigh less than smaller camper vans.

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Review: 2020 Toyota Highlander Hybrid ups the ante by lowering output

For the 2020 model year, Toyota totally revamped the Highlander three-row crossover. Significantly, for the hybrid option, the vehicle sheds some cylinders and gains some MPGs as a result.

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Ferrari juices up its “entry level” convertible with new Portofino M

Ferrari has built a new home for the 3.8-liter biturbo V8 that's won the last four Engine of the Year awards and counting. The Portofino M is a 620-horsepower evolution on the "entry-level" convertible released back in 2017.

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