One of the options on the 2020 GMC Sierra 1500 pickup truck is a carbon fiber bed called the CarbonPro. This bed replaces the usual steel interior of the truck bed with a specially formulated carbon ...

The continuing rise of global carbon emissions has brought with it a rise in sustainable transport solutions, but the Volta Zero truck is one that takes this ethos further than most. In addition to an ...

Pickup truck beds haven’t changed much in the last 100 years. They used to be made out of wood, but by the 1960s automakers had gone to all-steel beds for most trucks. Steel is tough enough for ...

There were a number of factors that led to the decision. First, there was the economy of scale, as light-duty trucks (pickups and sport utility vehicles) represent the fastest-growing, most-profitable ...

The hot rod truck scene has evolved at an accelerated rate over the last decade as more builders repurpose the humble work truck into a performance machine. The trend may have reached its pinnacle ...

Traverse City, Mich. — General Motors Co. drew attention last year when it announced the option for a carbon fiber pickup box on the GMC Sierra. The application of the high-cost, high-strength ...

Volta Trucks has tapped Italy’s CPC Group to “develop and deliver the world’s most sustainable composite exterior body panels” for the Zero electric truck. While composite body panels have been around ...

Italian startup Levante has developed custom and standardized solar panels integrating recycled carbon fiber (rCF), thermoplastics and silicon solar cells to maximize both light weight for portability ...

Carbon-fiber composites are moving from the speedway to the highway in North America. The latest example is the 2003 Dodge Viper, which is using the material for door inner panels, windshield ...

Narwhal Truck Toppers is set to enter the premium pickup accessories market with a new line of carbon fiber truck toppers, with fitment planned for a range of GM pickups, including the light-duty ...