1928 Ford Model A Unfazed by Off-Road Course Made for Modern Trucks

It’s no secret that kei cars are booming in popularity in the United States, and not just with traditional enthusiasts. The utility of kei trucks is encouraging folks who just want a practical work vehicle to navigate the vagaries of the 25-year rule and individual state regulations to get one of these Japanese imports. Before, only those obsessed with performance royalty like the Nissan Skyline GT-R did that. NHK World, a Japanese public broadcasting service, recently sent a correspondent to Pennsylvania to talk with American kei truck fans. (The video is here. Sadly, it can’t be embedded.) At Lancaster Mini Truck, a dealership stocked with cab-forward kei trucks (as well as a cartoonish Nissan S-Cargo), they explained why they love these tiny vehicles, an estimated 30,000 of which have been imported to the U. S. over the past five years, according to the report.

Oregon utility Pacific General Electric (“PGE”) is highlighting the environmental, health, and grid benefits to electrifying medium- and heavy-duty commercial trucks, calling the battery-backed big rigs “batteries on wheels.” Earlier this month, Oregon hosted its first, fleet-focused electric ride-and-drive event, bringing everything from Class 8 electric semi trucks and medium-duty “last mile” delivery trucks to battery-powered equipment assets like wheel loaders and excavators together in one place so the state’s fleet operators (and fleet buyers) could experience the latest generation of commercial EVs for themselves.

Toyota’s 4Runner and Tacoma get all the love these days. After decades of platform sharing and dynamic evolution, high-performance versions of the 4Runner and Tacoma are more mainstream than ever. But Toyota’s truly rowdiest off-road trucks are hidden in plain sight. TRD Pro models represent Toyota’s brawniest off-road specimens, and the Tundra TRD Pro and Sequoia TRD Pro are simply bigger than others. Fitted with FOX QS3 adjustable valve shocks with a piggyback/remote reservoir, 18-inch forged BBS wheels, and available ISO-dynamic seats, the Tundra and Sequoia TRD Pro models are built with Baja in mind. To test this claim, Toyota gave me the chance to romp both TRD Pro models on a custom-built rally stage at Grand Junction Motor Speedway. It was a blast. ToyotaWith 437 hp and 583 lb-ft of torque on tap from Toyota’s twin-turbocharged 3.4-liter V-6, launching the 5800-pound models was shockingly easy on a soft, sandy surface. After setting the transfer case in 4-High, the 10-speed automatic transmission (which we’ve previously complained about on Tundra and Sequoia Trailhunter models) generously held a lower gear ratio.

Electric work trucks are earning their keep at one of Canada’s busiest container terminals, where Peterbilt’s battery-powered box vans are keeping cargo moving without the air pollution of diesel and propane. And now, they’re getting recognized for it. “Sustainability in action. We’re thrilled to congratulate our partners at GCT for winning the BC Hydro Luminaries Project of the Year,” reads the official Peterbilt copy. “Seeing our Peterbilt 520EV fuel tankers and 220EV lubrication trucks powering the largest fleet rollout of any terminal in Canada is a true testament to the hard work of everyone involved.”

Classic gems, tasteful customs, legendary supercars - for Silvian, they're all fair game. He's been in love with cars and motorcycles for as long as he can remember, so it made perfect sense to eventually turn that passion into a full-time writing career. Around six years and more than 3,000 articles later, he is still going strong and doesn't plan on hitting the brakes anytime soon. We all know China doesn’t take kindly to those pesky pop-out door handles, having mandated an all-out ban back in February. It will come into effect on January 1, 2027, and Chinese lawmakers at the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) aren’t planning to hang up the gloves just yet. As a matter of fact, the door handle saga might’ve been just the warm-up. MIIT’s crosshairs are now aimed at a trending feature we really wouldn’t mind seeing less of – annoyingly large touchscreens prone to distracting the driver. Quite frankly, we’re more than happy to cheer them on in this regard, and others may want to consider taking this particular page out of China’s rulebook.