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Congratulations. You’ve just purchased one of the most expensive high-performance electric trucks on the market. You’ve gone green and you’ve done it in style with the GMC Hummer, starting at $86,645. That’s right — the Hummer’s now a green vehicle! What was once the biggest villain in the left’s war on fossil fuels is now the poster child for responsible off-roading.... The video begins with standard 120V charging — or Level 1 charging, to use official jargon. This is the standard current your home already offers. “Right now it’s about 6 p.m. on Tuesday,” the man says. “And it says...

Chilling new details emerged Tuesday in the Texas border horror that left at least 51 migrants dead — including how victims stuffed in the truck were allegedly sprinkled with steak seasoning to mask their odor.

The extra length means the load bay area is so expansive that Ikea's biggest flat-pack wardrobe would be no challenge for this particular vehicle. The Dodge RAM TRX it uses as a donor machine isn't exactly a shrinking violet itself, with the eight-cylinder powerplant in the tuned four-wheel SUV producing 702bhp. However, the addition of a 2.65-litre supercharger, high-flow fuel injectors and upgraded induction system, Hennessey has wrangled and extra 300bhp out of the V8 engine. The Texas-based car maker already sells a four-wheel Mammoth 1000 TRX with the same engine specification, which is claimed to be capable of accelerating...

President Joe Biden spoke at a trucking event at the White House on Monday, using the occasion to revise a story about when he “used to drive a truck.” “I used to drive a truck,” he said in a speech on trucking outside the White House with two Mack trucks behind him. “It’s a long story. Anyway.”

Truckers with the so-called “People’s Convoy” that disrupted traffic in the D.C. metro area for the last three weeks took a detour to Harrisburg Monday, causing traffic issues for morning commuters. Capitol Police blocked off part of Commonwealth Avenue behind the Capitol as about 10 tracker trailer cabs flying American flags and pickup trucks parked out front. Several convoy members posted on social media that they were taking a detour on their way back to California after camping in Hagerstown to support Sen. Doug Mastriano’s Medical Freedom Rally, scheduled Monday morning on the Capitol steps. The Franklin County Republican and...

It is billed as the largest economic development project in the history of Georgia, an electric vehicle factory that could grow to be five times as large as the Pentagon and produce as many as 400,000 emissions-free trucks a year. **SNIP** But in recent months, the project has gotten tangled in the kind of partisan politics that is pulsing through many aspects of American life. Opponents have been holding rallies, organizing online, dabbling in conspiracy theories and even threatening local officials. And beyond the political disputes, the debate over the factory is emblematic of broader tensions bedeviling the environmental movement,...

New Georgia Electric Car Manufacturer Connected to George Soros March 3, 2022 Chris Butler Georgia gubernatorial candidate David Perdue said this week that incumbent Governor Brian Kemp provided state-backed financial incentives to an electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer tied to George Soros. Bloomberg reported this week that Soros does invest in the EV company Rivian. Perdue, in a statement, said the deal “is nothing more than a scheme by Kemp to promote himself in an election year at Georgians’ expense.” “Kemp thought he could get away with this under the guise of ‘economic development,’ but all he is doing here is...

Elon Musk has compared Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to Adolf Hitler in a meme criticizing his crackdown on Freedom Convoy protests. Musk, the world's richest man and a cryptocurrency advocate, posted the meme on Twitter early Thursday, responding to reports that Mounties are seeking to freeze crypto wallets tied to the protests. The image depicts the Nazi dictator Hitler with the text: 'Stop comparing me to Justin Trudeau... I had a budget.' The reference to a 'budget' is unclear and suggests the meme is recycled from some prior controversy over Canada's government spending. Musk was responding to a report...

OTTAWA—After emerging from his top-secret underground hiding hole, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gave a fiery speech before the House of Commons. In it, he demanded truckers stop shutting down the city, in order to give the government room to shut down the city instead. "Let me be clear," said the frail little socialist girl claiming to be Trudeau. "Shutting down roads, limiting people's movement, restricting people's freedom, and shutting down the city is unacceptable. It's the government's job to do that. We must break the back of this fascist blockade so that I may freely shut down roads, limit...

Watch a Canadian Freedom Conyoy particpant pulled over by one police officer. A second police officer pulls in front of him, backs into his truck, then gets out, and puts the citizen on the ground. The Canadian police charges the pulled over guy for hitting a police car and trying to escape. When it was the police that backed into the pulled over truck.This police officer should not only be fired, but arrested, charged with vehicle assult and filing a fake police report. The other officers doing nothing should be at the minimum fired.Glad it's on video, and hopefully all...

Need Manly Information. A family member is selling his big diesel truck and thinking of purchasing a Raptor. Two people disparaged the Raptor and said it was a "kids truck". Manly Freepers? Your opinions? Freeperettes with hairy chests welcome to comment.

American truckers protesting against vaccine mandates and government overreach have been joining a record-breaking Canadian convoy of tens of thousands of vehicles headed to Ottawa. Brian Von D, the administrator at “Convoy to DC 2022” announced that they will “join forces” to ride from California to Washington, adding that “America is next.” ----- Speaking about the upcoming U.S. convoy, he said “it will start in California and it will end in DC and we’re gonna stay there, just like Canada is doing,” Brian said. “You’re gonna have your main artery … everybody will join in as they go down the...

Canadians will likely experience shortages of some food items and increased prices as the Omicron COVID-19 variant snags supply chains and a vaccine mandate takes effect for cross-border truckers, according to industry experts. However, they say that Canadians should not worry about food availability and that no one needs to panic buy. “There is food on the grocery shelves,” said Michelle Wasylyshen, spokesperson for the Retail Council of Canada, which represents big-box grocery stores in the country. She said, though, that there could be shortages of certain products, such as soups, cereals, fresh fruits and vegetables, and meats.

Illinois-The driver fails to see stopped traffic and crashes into multiple cars at full speed.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Friday tossed out greenhouse gas emissions rules for heavy-duty truck trailers, ruling two government agencies had exceeded their authority. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in 2016 set rules for the first time requiring trailer manufacturers to adopt fuel-saving technologies like side skirts and automatic tire pressure systems. An industry group challenged the rule, which was put on hold by the court pending the review. The administration of then-President Barack Obama said it was important to regulate the fuel efficiency of the trailer portion of commercial...

Hawthorne: A man died after he tried to hit people on a sidewalk with his truck, crashed against a building and then was pulled out and beaten by the group in Southern California, authorities said. The man was asked to leave a business in Hawthorne early Saturday and then argued with someone while walking to his truck, said Lt. Hugo Reynaga of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. The man then intentionally drove the truck onto the sidewalk, nearly hitting a group of patrons before his truck wedged against a tree, the Daily Breeze reported. As the patrons tried to...

Officials in Ohio said they are monitoring the possibility of a trucker protest against COVID-19 vaccine mandates that was reportedly scheduled for Monday. Some social media posts said that truckers would protest against the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate on Monday. Several posts reportedly called for “slow rolls” or the complete blockage of highways over masking and vaccine mandates. A spokeswoman for the Ohio State Highway Patrol said the law enforcement agency is aware of the protest. “The Patrol is aware and monitoring the situation closely to ensure roadways are safe to travel. For security reasons we cannot go into further...

FedEx on Wednesday launched a new initiative that will test autonomous truck routes between Dallas and Houston. FedEx said it is collaborating with Aurora, an autonomous technology developer, and PACCAR, a medium-and heavy-duty vehicle manufacturer, to launch the testing program, of which the pilot began on Wednesday. The companies will use Aurora’s autonomous driving technology in PACCAR’s Autonomous Vehicle Platform within FedEx trucking operations, according to FedEx.

The global economy was supposed to be getting back to “normal” by now, but instead more problems are erupting with each passing day. As I write this article, supply chains all over the planet are in a state of chaos. The worldwide computer chip shortage is making things very difficult for thousands upon thousands of manufacturers, the process of moving products across our oceans has become insanely expensive and is often plagued by horrendous delays, and a lack of truck drivers is causing enormous headaches when it comes to transporting goods to retailers and consumers in a timely manner. We...