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Roadbuilding
Plans for Elon Musk’s Boring Co. Vegas Loop advance
Las Vegas has moved a step closer to the Vegas Loop, a project by Elon Musk’s Boring Co. to build an underground transportation system using Tesla vehicles.
December 17, 2020
Vocational
Tesla: New Battery Tech Will Provide Big Range Boost, Cost Savings
For fleets thinking ‘range is the bane’ when it comes to electric trucks, Tesla predicted a range increase of up to 54% during its recent 2020 Annual Shareholder Meeting and Battery Day event in Fremont, Calif. Shareholders attended in person while staying socially distanced by watching from their Tesla vehicles in a parking lot near […]
September 24, 2020
Dealers
Equipment Roundup: Cat unveils MH3040 material handler; New aerial lift standards take effect; Yanmar intros SV40 compact excavator; Dynapac CC1400 VI roller; Leno takes Tesla Cybertruck for a spin
Video: Tesla Cybertruck sneak peak in Jay Leno’s test drive with Elon Musk Jay Leno recently got to take the upcoming and extremely hyped Tesla Cybertruck for a test drive. And who better to go for a drive in the Cybertruck than with Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk? Leno and Musk even drive into […]
June 8, 2020
Construction Equipment
Tesla Cybertruck sneak peak in Jay Leno’s test drive with Elon Musk
Jay Leno recently got to take the upcoming and extremely hyped Tesla Cybertruck for a test drive. And who better to go for a drive in the Cybertruck than with Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk? Leno, who’s shown driving the Class 2 EV with Musk sitting beside him, asked what changes might be coming […]
June 2, 2020
Dealers
Equipment Roundup: How Tesla’s Cybertruck compares to other trucks; Bobcat’s new R2 Series excavators; Roxor’s new 4×4 built for work; Power Curbers intros 5700-D curb-gutter paver; Ditch Witch’s new RT80 trencher
Ditch Witch’s new RT80 brings heavy-duty trenching to tight jobsites Ditch Witch has redesigned its RT80 ride-on trencher for fitting into narrower spaces on urban and rural jobsites where larger trenchers can’t go. The mid-sized trencher can also be moved from job to job easier with a modular design for quickly changing between tracks and […]
December 2, 2019
Pickups
Is the Tesla Cybertruck a good truck? How it compares to Ford, Chevy & Ram
Tesla has unveiled the Cybertruck, a beast of an electric pickup truck with a Blade Runner-esque brutalist design language that stacks up very favorably to your favorite fuel guzzler. Check the video below for a discussion of the truck’s design, configurations, pricing and a how it compares to traditional half-ton trucks from Ford, Chevy and […]
November 28, 2019
Construction Equipment
Tired of waiting on Tesla’s pickup, YouTuber makes her own
Simone Giertz modified a Tesla Model 3 with a pickup bed where the backseat used to be and made a video of the process. Watch the video here on Equipment World.
June 21, 2019
Pickups
Musk says Tesla’s pickup will be better than an F-150 and a Porsche 911
Elon Musk compared Tesla's electric pickup truck concept with Ford's F-150 and Porsche's 911 during recent podcast. Learn more about it here on Equipment World.
June 10, 2019
Pickups
Elon Musk teases Tesla pickup again, this time leaving more to the imagination
Elon Musk is teasing people with the Tesla pickup truck once again. Check out the teasing image and stretch your imagination right here on Equipment World.
March 22, 2019
Dealers
Business roundup: Nikola sues Tesla for patent infringement; Terex Utilities building new plant; ASV adds RGW Equipment of Calif.; Barko adds Morin Diesel; Construction spending dips 1.7%
Drop in residential brings down U.S. construction spending 1.7% Spending on construction in the United States fell 1.7 percent in March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.284 trillion, according to data from the Commerce Department. Despite the monthly drop, U.S. construction spending remained up 3.6 percent over the March 2017 rate. The main […]
May 7, 2018
Class 7-8
Nikola suing Tesla over alleged electric semi truck patent infringement
Nikola Motor Company filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Tesla Inc., alleging the electric-car company infringed on several of its Class 8 truck design patents. The hydrogen-electric truck startup claims Tesla’s Semi – set for production next year – violates Nikola patents for the truck’s fuselage design, mid-entry door and wrap-around windshield. “The Tesla Semi design is substantially […]
May 2, 2018
Construction Equipment
Power Shift: Electric trucks show great promise, but can charging and fueling infrastructure keep up?
As the electrified trucking market has sprung to life in the past 18 months, it appears almost certain that these alt-fuel Class 8 trucks will begin sharing the road with diesel-powered rigs as early as late 2019. Industry newcomers Tesla, Nikola and Thor position their electric-powered rigs as viable, clean alternatives to diesel trucks, as […]
April 27, 2018
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