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Meet the HST (Highly Sophisticated Transporter), a large, green semi truck

As companies like Ford know, eliminating semi truck miles from the supply chain has a noticeable greening effect. But what if those trucks were electric powered with a diesel range extender and solar panels built in? Oh, and what if they were much larger than current trucks and able to carry 65 tons worth of stuff? Why, if you had all that - along with regenerative brakes and an aerodynamic design - then you'd have Kenyan designer Kioko Muthui's Highly Sophisticated Transporter (HST). Designed as a "vision for future long-distance road ... Read more →

Tjaarda and HST International now taking orders for all-electric Mustang and Shelby Cobra Sebastian Blanco

Meet the HST (Highly Sophisticated Transporter), a large, green semi truck 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

Tjaarda and HST International now taking orders for all-electric Mustang and Shelby Cobra 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

HST International and Tjaarda Design have announced a new partnership that they say will "change the face of electric cars." Actually, what's going on here is that the partnership is changing whats under the hood of two iconic vehicles, the Mustang and the Shelby Cobra. As we learned when we spoke ...

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