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On a (luckily empty) Croatian highway, slackliner Faith Dickey battled wind gusts,  a rapidly approaching tunnel entrance and the threat of certain death as she walked between two speeding trucks on a slackline.

The stunt was part of a Volvo ad promoting the stability of its new FH model truck. Dickey’s a pro with MI6-level chops so she made it safely across. We just hope Volvo’s engineers made extra certain those eighteen wheelers were wobble-free before sending her up there.

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U.S. Marine Corps Buys Electric Trucks

by TonyDasilva December 18, 2010 Hike
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The U.S. Marine Corps recently purchased two electric Newton trucks from Smith Electric, TreeHugger.com reports. The trucks will be used at Camp Pendleton, CA, the largest training facility on the West Coast. The electric Newton trucks, powered by lithium-ion batteries, can haul up to 16,000 pounds and have a top speed of 55 miles per [...]

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