towing
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Living and towing with the 2024 Lexus GX 550 reveals some strengths and weaknesses of embracing its new SUV body.
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Ford patents concept of charging an EV with a trailer battery
To address towing range anxiety in electric vehicles, Ford has developed bidirectional charging to connect an EV to a battery-equipped trailer.
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GM patents tow-assist device to increase towing capacity
GM's tow-assist device would use electric motors to increase towing capacity and could be used to position a trailer when not hooked to a tow vehicle.
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Ford patents charging electric cars by towing them
Ford has filed a patent application that proposes charging electric vehicles by flat-towing them behind another vehicle.
Stephen Edelstein -
Hot damn! Rivian says RT1 electric pickup tows 11,000 pounds in the desert
Rivan released a video of RT1 pickup towing 11,000 pounds in the Nevada desert.
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French company reveals camera system to make trailers invisible
Blind spots remain a headache in nearly every new vehicle, but for those who tow, the problem becomes magnified. Enter the French company Valeo, which introduced a new camera-based system at the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show this week. The trick system, called the XtraVue Trailer system, mounts...
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The Ford F-Series has been the best-selling vehicle line in the United States for decades, and Ford isn't ready to give that crown up anytime soon. Instead, it has doubled down on technology to boast best-in-class towing and payload ratings, and fuel-economy figures for the 2018 Ford F-150. The towing accolade arrives with the 2018 F-150 powered by the 3.5-liter Ecoboost V-6 engine, now paired to a 10-speed automatic transmission. The 3.5-liter Ecoboost V-6 provides the 2018 F-150 enough gusto to tow up to 13,200 pounds—figures that best the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and Ram 1500...
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Porsche Cayenne sets a world record by towing an Airbus A380
It's always fun to watch something small try to tow something very large. Remember back in 2012 when a Toyota Tundra towed the Space Shuttle Endeavor? That was a pretty amazing sight. But it pales in comparison to what a Porsche Cayenne just pulled off. There's a new world record for heaviest...
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Toyota rolls out 2010 Tundra with new 4.6L V8
Big, brawny work trucks often find another purpose on American roads - hauling big, brawny Americans around. Toyota's latest gladiator to join the big-truck arena is the 2010 Tundra, and it's packing an all-new 4.6L V8. The big engine may not stand up to the likes of the 6.7L Cummins turbodiesel or...
Nelson Ireson