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Based on Reuters’ report, nothing is finalized, so there are no concrete details at this point. We have no idea what size pickup VW is considering, how much it might cost, or even whether it will be gas- or electric-powered. A few possibilities suggest themselves, though. Firstly, VW could just start building the Amarok in the US. That’s a truck designed for South America, but Ford’s Ranger was designed in Australia for non-US markets, and it’s now on sale here, so that approach could work. That sure would be boring, though. For a more considered alternative, there’s Scout, the new VW Group br
Volkswagen plans to win America back with a pickup, report says… And today, we found out what that first new EV—an affordable four-door pickup truck—will be called: the Ford Fathom. We’ve known for some time that the first EV built on Ford’s new UEV platform was going to be a pickup truck. …
… The company could have simply used the same 5.4L Coyote that lives under the hood of Ford’s Mustang GT3 race car, but Ford Racing’s chief powertrain engineer, Christian Hertrich, told Road and Track earlier this year , “As we got into it, the speeds at which we need to push, the expectations, and r… …
… Ford licensed MEB; VW can license UEV Basing it on MEB is one way to go, but what if VW decided to license a platform from another automaker? Like Ford. In Europe, Ford does it the other way, borrowing the MEB platform to build electric Ford Capris and Ford Explorers. …
… There’s a decent selection of Ford Mustang Mach-Es in this price range, too, with almost 700 to choose from around the country. …
… In 1979, the experimental autonomous vehicle known as the Stanford Cart required five hours to successfully move 20 meters through an obstacle-filled room. …