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The aftermath of World War II saw the popularization of both car and air travel, and it was inevitable that someone would think to combine the two. People didn't just want to fly to their destinations; they wanted to take their cars too. That led to the creation of a new type of plane, the ATL-98 Carvair, which was thought at the time to herald a new niche of air travel.
A little over a year ago, Kia announced plans to launch two electric trucks by 2027. One of them has seemingly been caught testing in California while wearing bulky camouflage. It's not the recently announced Tasman since that one looks different and will have a combustion engine, at least initially. We're certainly dealing with a test mule since it uses parts from other models.
When full-size pickup trucks were first equipped with diesel engines in the late 1970s, it wasn’t part of an effort to post huge performance numbers. Instead, General Motors’ much-maligned 350-cubic-inch diesel V8 was tuned primarily to sip fuel and spun out a paltry 120 horsepower. Dodge’s Mitsubishi-built diesel six-cylinder was even less powerful with around 100 horses on tap.
BYD has introduced the new Shark pickup truck in Mexico. The Shark is BYD’s first-ever pickup truck and comes with a plug-in hybrid powertrain. The name 'Shark' is in line with BYD’s 'Ocean Series' line-up of cars and SUVs that also includes the Seal sedan, the Seal U SUV and the Dolphin hatchback.
As the Biden Administration hikes tariffs to keep Chinese EVs out of the U.S., one of that country's largest automakers is continuing its push into America's southern neighbor.
BYD launched its first electric pickup truck in Mexico for 899,980 Mexican pesos (53,400 USD). The plug-in hybrid (PHEV) packs dual motors with 429 horsepower and a 5.7 second acceleration time from 0 to 100km/h (0 to 62 mph).
While Tesla Cybertruck tried not to look like a Ford F150 as much as possible, BYD takes the opposite route. World’s largest EV maker, BYD, has just revealed its new Shark hybrid pickup truck and looks very similar to a Ford F150. It will be launched in markets like Mexico and Australia. Should India be a recipient?
Ford made money in the first quarter of 2024. In its Q1 earnings reports announced on April 24, the company listed a net income of $1.3 billion. That's not exactly chump change, but the payout would've been much higher if Ford's electric vehicles weren't struggling. In fact, the Model e division (which includes all Ford EVs) lost just as much as the entire company gained. According to Bloomberg, Ford is now losing $100,000 on every EV it sells.