Beastly solar-electric multipurpose truck sets world altitude record

Looking to validate electric powertrain technology in the highest, most remote of settings, the Peak Evolution Team climbed the world’s highest active volcano into the record books this month. The team initially had an all-out vehicle altitude record i… Continue reading Beastly solar-electric multipurpose truck sets world altitude record

Literal ebike freight train can transport over 1,000 lb of cargo

It’s been a good month for French ebike innovations. At the same time the supercap-boosted battery-free Pi-Pop has been motoring its way through headlines, the Pelican eTrain has been earning itself some attention of its own. And that attention is well… Continue reading Literal ebike freight train can transport over 1,000 lb of cargo

Tiny VW ID. Buzz e-camper lives large with queen bed and flex kitchen

The good folks at Tonke know their way around a smart, flexible Volkswagen camper van build, and they know their way around an equally smart, versatile electric camper. Now they merge those skill sets to create a Volkswagen ID. Buzz mini-camper that lo… Continue reading Tiny VW ID. Buzz e-camper lives large with queen bed and flex kitchen

Range pickup camper is a Spacekap turned vibrant off-grid retreat

We’ve long admired the looks of the Spacekap commercial truck canopy, wishing they’d make a camper version. Well, now we have a few options. Earlier this year, we looked at the work Ohio’s Grumpy Bear Campers is doing with the Spacecap Diablo fiberglas… Continue reading Range pickup camper is a Spacekap turned vibrant off-grid retreat

Battery-free ebike relies on quick-boosting supercapacitor power

The French-designed Pi-Pop ebike doesn’t look like a hotbed of innovation at first glance. In fact, it looks more like a very basic urban ebike-sharing platform. Those looks are deceiving, however, as the step-through e-wheeler houses a unique electric… Continue reading Battery-free ebike relies on quick-boosting supercapacitor power

800-volt all-electric Range Rover promises V8-level performance

Range Rover’s first all-electric utility vehicle is currently deep in testing, undergoing the vehicular torture that any good Landy must survive before it can throw on a coat of glossy paint and look pretty in the showroom. Land Rover officially opened… Continue reading 800-volt all-electric Range Rover promises V8-level performance

Electric snowboard nullifies gravity to motor over the flatlands

Cyrusher has been going a bit bonkers this year, releasing one electric power toy after another to collectively explore virtually every imaginable patch of Earth’s surface. With winter fast-approaching in the Northern Hemisphere, it’s turned its attent… Continue reading Electric snowboard nullifies gravity to motor over the flatlands

Tecrawl Mercedes G-Camper leaves Sprinter 4×4 vans choking on its dust

The all-wheel-drive Mercedes-Benz Sprinter has become an American overland and van life icon, but it isn’t by any means Mercedes’ most off-road-capable vehicle. The new Tecrawl from Terracamper takes advantage of one those superior Mercedes off-roaders… Continue reading Tecrawl Mercedes G-Camper leaves Sprinter 4×4 vans choking on its dust

Yamaha hydrogen combustion outboard brings more clean H2 to boating

Yamaha Motor has already pushed to the front of the pack in developing hydrogen engines for automobiles and off-highway off-roaders, and now it’s looking to launch its hydrogen-combustion program into the water. A potentially critical piece of its grea… Continue reading Yamaha hydrogen combustion outboard brings more clean H2 to boating

Top 12 pickup campers, toppers and all-out adventure RV trucks of 2023

It’ll be hard to pin down in official data – RVIA figures paint a bleak picture for 2023 RV sales in general, deliveries down just over 40 percent year-over-year through October – but 2023 felt to us like the year the van life craze ceded some real gro… Continue reading Top 12 pickup campers, toppers and all-out adventure RV trucks of 2023