Posted on September 22nd, 2011 • by Bill Cawthon
Chrysler will deliver ten Ram 1500 plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) pickup trucks to Duke Energy of Charlotte, N.C., this week. The PHEV Ram 1500s are part of a national demonstration fleet of 140 vehicles that will be used during the next three years to evaluate customer usage, drive cycles, charging, thermal management, fuel economy, [...]
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Posted on September 21st, 2011 • by Bill Cawthon
Ram is having a live chat about Heavy Duty trucks and you’re invited! The chat is tonight, Wednesday, September 21, from 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM, Eastern Time. Topics for the chat will include: Driving Range; Towing Capacity; Durability; Storage; Cost of Ownership and Vocational and Recreational Packaging Participants in the chat will be eligible [...]
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Posted on August 24th, 2011 • by Bill Cawthon
Automotive Industries Ltd., an Israeli maker of military Jeeps, is expanding its lineup with the Abir II (“Abir” means “Strong” in Hebrew). According to AIL, “The ABIR II is the next generation of Light Tactical Truck, offering power, off road and carrying capabilities, which place it in the front line of modern military vehicles. A [...]
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Posted on August 6th, 2011 • by Bill Cawthon
In its September issue, Equipment Today magazine calls the Ram 1500 Tradesman pickup one of its “Contractors’ Top 50 Products.” Editor Becky Schultz said, “Recipients of the award were selected based on the volume of reader inquiries and views over the past year for new products published in Equipment Today magazine and posted on the [...]
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Posted on July 24th, 2011 • by Bill Cawthon
Mechanical problems cost Bryce Menzies a Friday victory evening, set he set his mind to winning on Saturday in the finale of the two-day Traxxas TORC (The Off-Road Championship) Series at The Dirt Track at Charlotte in Concord, North Carolina. On Saturday, Menzies did just that, leading from the start of the PRO 2 race [...]
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Posted on July 13th, 2011 • by Bill Cawthon
The potential recall we reported in April is now official. Chrysler is recalling 242,780 2003-2011 Dodge and Ram pickups worldwide because a fracture of the left tie rod ball stud could occur. This could potentially cause a loss of directional stability. There have been what a Chrysler spokesman calls “a few minor accidents and one [...]
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