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"Because Plaintiff has not met the initial burden of demonstrating that due process is satisfied for purposes of a nationwide class, he cannot demonstrate that common issues predominate over the different questions posed by each state’s law. Accordingly, the Court DENIES Plaintiff’s motion to certify a Nationwide Implied Warranty Class."

Joel Rode’s Hot Rod Specialties shop in Upland, California, performed the new engine installation along with the FiTech system. With everything bolted in place, we met the ’56 at Westech Performance Group for a final rundown and tune on the chassis dyno. Because of some transmission issues they weren’t able to perform a full power run but, using the Superflow electric dyno, they were able to do some final highway cruise air/fuel ratio tuning by setting a given speed that allows the dyno operator to manipulate various throttle settings while maintaining a given speed. This is something only a load-based dyno like the Superflow can perform.

For the electric power market, Cummins has further developed its battery range. The firm’s latest lithium-ion battery portfolio includes battery packs and battery modules that can be integrated expertly with Cummins’ new electric and hybrid powertrain portfolio, providing customers with a broad range of flexible, scalable power solutions for small and large commercial applications. Andrew Penca, general manager, Battery Systems at Cummins. “Cummins is committed to investing $500 million in electrification over three years. These investments include innovation of fully electric and hybrid power solutions that will serve our markets as they adopt electrification.” The BP74E (74kWh battery pack), BP35E (35kWh battery pack), BM44E (44kWh battery module) and BM20E (20kWh battery module) are Cummins-designed and built units featuring Li-ion technology. The firm says the units offer a high energy density and proprietary control technology, allowing a high battery performance for a longer zero emission range. They benefit from a modular design and can be scaled and aligned with the capability and duty cycle of the application. The range includes low voltage packs (BM44E and BM20E) that power material handling applications to high voltage energy dense battery systems (BP35E and BP74E) that have the energy needed for long range buses and trucks.

Wow you almost sound like a Ford rep. It seems pretty obvious Ford has a brake problem with the F-150 judging by JD’s quotes. I mean, Ford was forced by the feds to issue a recall for most of the 2011-14 F-150′s to address the brake failure issue, but it definitely looks like the exact same problem seems to continue to affect the 11-14′s that weren’t recalled as well as affecting the 2015+ trucks. I checked and he’s right, the master cylinder is the same part number between 11-14 and 15-18. And more F-150′s than ever use an auxiliary vacuum pump for the brake booster, which seems to be sucking brake fluid out of the system. There’s a pattern and you seem compelled to play damage control on Ford’s behalf.

Bravo. Ceaseless escalation of the Bells & Whistles Race with its endemic febrile oversell and hype from vendors to utterly nontechnical consumers is a modern scourge.

GMC reps kept insisting that they are the company known for upscale, luxury trucks. I was unaware of that reputation, so I asked around, and sure enough, most people agreed: Yes, GMC is known for making luxury trucks. When I pointed out that the interior was not particularly luxurious even with the Denali niceties, they amended the answer to something along the lines of, Yes, well, GMC makes trucks that are more upscale compared to Chevrolet. 

The Chevy Colorado’s first generation was the replacement to the Chevy’s S-10. The truck came with its predecessor’s compact dimensions which didn’t really hold up as well as expected. The 2000s saw the black days for General Motors and the Colorado was the prey of the period. Those who bought the early generation truck – 2004 to 2012 – could complain of the truck’s body rust, fit together with electrical components that continuously failed while its cabin could leak as the truck aged. The truck’s engine sometimes couldn’t be bothered to start. Another issue that has widely been reported about this truck is that its engine stalls.

I don’t mind the added safety systems if they are optional. Let me chose what I want or make them all part of a safety package. My main concerns with these systems is the complexity, repair costs, and added weight. Good drivers don’t need them but they make other drivers more lax because they no longer have to worry about skill of driving.

The lower trims offer the 4.3-liter V6 or the 5.3-liter engine with Chevrolet’s old active fuel management (AFM) cylinder deactivation system, which simply turns off one of the V8’s cylinder banks. That works, but the dynamic fuel management is better. The 2.7-liter engine has the least towing capacity of all of the options at 7,200 pounds, compared to 8,000 pounds with the V6. The 5.3-liter with the old AFM can tow 11,000 pounds or 11,600 pounds with DFM, The mighty 6.2-liter tows up to 12,200 pounds.

Delta’s prototype charging station uses solid-state transformers (SST), and operates at a much higher power level than current charging stations — 400 kilowatts. To put that in perspective, Tesla’s Supercharger DC fast-charging stations only charge at 120 kW per car. Delta also claims its system is 3.5 percent more efficient at transmitting electricity from the grid to a car, at 96.5 percent.

In 2017 GM recalled almost 49,000 truck all over the world to mend the fuel tank problem that would increase the risk of fire. One of those recalled included the Sierra 3500. USA Today reports indicated that the low-fuel-level sensor in front tank could stick and cause the rear tank to over-fill the front tank.

Long charging times are still a major roadblock for electric cars, but Delta Electronics wants to change that. The company plans to test a new system that can add 180 miles of range to an electric car in just 10 minutes. General Motors is a backer of the project.