Light Trucks

Can EV battery-swapping technology accelerate electric truck adoption? Isuzu thinks so

By Tung Nguyen · 12 Nov 2023

Isuzu believes that battery-swapping stations could be the key to mass-market electric vehicle (EV) adoption, especially for light trucks that need to minimise downtime and maximise hours on the road.

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Hyundai's new truck is here, and it's an EV!

By Tung Nguyen · 09 Oct 2023

Hyundai Australia has a new truck on the market, but it’s not the Ford Ranger and Toyota HiLux-rivalling ute that many are clamouring for.

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Do we ban trucks from our roads to save lives? | Opinion

By Laura Berry · 20 May 2023

The horrific crash between a truck and a school bus in Victoria this week urgently reminds us just how dangerous it is to have heavy vehicles on the same roads everybody else uses. But what’s the solution? Purpose-built roads for trucks? Mandatory high-tech safety equipment for heavy vehicles? Or just ban trucks from the roads altogether?

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Isuzu N-Series truck 2023 review

By David Morley · 29 Sep 2022

If your payload and towing requirements are moving beyond the abilities of a conventional ute, maybe it's time to think about a light truck. We've been steering the Isuzu N-Series to get a feel for how it stacks up in terms of value, comfort, ease-of-use, and more.

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Hybrid diesel, full electric or hydrogen? Long-haul transport's future could still go in any direction

By David Morley · 13 Apr 2022

While many observers firmly believe that the future of long-haul trucking around the world will rely on hydrogen-powered fuel-cell technology, one Australian who is at the absolute forefront of electric trucking isn't so sure about that.Bill Gillespie, As

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Hino admits to diesel emissions cheating: Toyota-owned brand pulls models from sale in Japan as investigation highlights testing irregularities

By Tim Nicholson · 08 Mar 2022

Commercial vehicle giant Hino has admitted to falsifying the results of emissions tests for a number of its engines in three Japanese-market models.Hino, which is owned by Toyota Motor Corporation, made the admission last Friday, and the brand's Tokyo hea

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Truck wars: Did Ram, Ford or Chevrolet win the battle for America's most popular pick-up in 2021?

By Tim Nicholson · 18 Jan 2022

Pick-up trucks are huge business in the United States and each year the big three Detroit brands battle for sales supremacy.Despite a number of curveballs like parts shortages and low stock, overall US sales grew by 3.3 per cent last year, with trucks onc

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Could the Chevrolet Silverado EV be offered in Australia? Rivian R1T, Tesla Cybertruck, Ford F-150 Lightning rival charges up EV truck battle

By Tim Nicholson · 06 Jan 2022

The electric truck battle is heating up, with another new charged-up workhorse revealed in the United States this week.Chevrolet lifted the covers off its all-new Silverado EV that will go head-to-head with a number of all-electric pick-up trucks in the U

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Beware, Ram 1500 and Chevrolet Silverado! Is Toyota planning to convert the 2022 Toyota Tundra to right-hand drive for Australia?

By Tim Nicholson · 09 Dec 2021

Toyota Australia has opened a vehicle conversion centre in Melbourne's west, but is it capable of converting left-hand drive models, like the Tundra truck, to right-hand drive?US-market pickup trucks like the RAM 1500 and Chevrolet Silverado are doing big

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