Lug Nuggets

•“…its planned W-15 electric pickup truck will go from 0 to 60 mph in just 5.5 seconds.” That’s according to a statement from Workhorse Group. •Hmmm, Ford patented a sliding pickup bed design for its F-150 hybrid? •UPS is investing more than $90 million. In what? Natural gas for its advanced-tech and alt-fuel fleet. •It appears the long-awaited Jeep pickup has been delayed until 2019. •Mercedes-Benz built a concept pickup called X-Class. Then it decided to release the fancy truck in Europe and Latin America, among other markets. And now, there’s talk of the U.S. as well. •Eaton and Cummins are teaming up on automatic transmissions for mediumand heavy-duty commercial vehicles. The venture is called Eaton Cummins Automated Transmissions Technologies, so we probably could have left it at that and…

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8 Lug (Digital) - 1 Issue, August 2017 - Work Truck Review

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