Lucid Air blows past the competition (Tesla) with 520-mile EPA range

When Lucid Motors first announced its Air sedan would return 517 miles (832 km) on a single charge, it sounded too good to be true. But Lucid didn’t think so, having hired an independent test firm to run it through the EPA cycle. A year and change late… Continue reading Lucid Air blows past the competition (Tesla) with 520-mile EPA range→

Bruder pushes deeper off-grid with EXP-8 off-road camper trailer

Bruder rattled the outdoors with an earthquake of a debut when it introduced its EXP-6 off-road camping trailer back in 2016. A whole new level of Australian caravan, the EXP-6 is a composite-shelled hunk of galvanized steel with an interior elegant en… Continue reading Bruder pushes deeper off-grid with EXP-8 off-road camper trailer→

Ultralight foam-core runabout squeezes mileage out of small fuel cell

A cleaner, zero-emissions fuel cell-electric powertrain is one way of lessening a vehicle’s impact, and cutting the vehicle’s weight so that the powertrain can push the vehicle farther every fill-up is another. And with less weight, you can shrink the … Continue reading Ultralight foam-core runabout squeezes mileage out of small fuel cell→

Car camper in a bag turns small cars into solo or duo micro-RVs

In-vehicle camper-in-a-box solutions range from Swiss Army-inspired contraptions that fold, slide and twist, to rugged boxes of electricity, to Lego-like building blocks and beyond. German startup CarCamper distills in-vehicle camping down to the basic… Continue reading Car camper in a bag turns small cars into solo or duo micro-RVs→

Ahorn rolls out the small camper van with bathroom the world needs now

Much the way Ford added a bathroom to its adorable Nugget mini-camper van by releasing a pair of “Plus”-sized variants, German camper van manufacturer Ahorn Camp goes “Big” with its Van City mini-camper. After stretching the wheelbase, it rearranges th… Continue reading Ahorn rolls out the small camper van with bathroom the world needs now→

VanTourer experiments with world’s flashiest mobile office camper van

Looking to attract a little attention to its flexible, Mercedes-Vito-based Urban camper van, Germany’s VanTourer presented a special show camper at the Düsseldorf Caravan Salon that wrapped up on Sunday. Undoubtedly the loudest, brightest van of the sh… Continue reading VanTourer experiments with world’s flashiest mobile office camper van→

Flax-skinned Cupra off-road e-racer has hardened look, softened impact

Cupra is preparing to get dirty in as clean a way as possible. Not only is its all-new Tavascan Extreme E Concept motivated by pure electric power, but it incorporates components and solutions designed to be flexible, adaptable and sustainable. Flax-fi… Continue reading Flax-skinned Cupra off-road e-racer has hardened look, softened impact→

VW ID. Life previews $24,000 everyman electric hatchback

The US$40,000 Volkswagen ID.4 is a practical electric vehicle many drivers can embrace, but without government incentives it’s still rather high-priced compared to the ICE competition. Volkswagen plans to go downmarket, though, previewing an entry-leve… Continue reading VW ID. Life previews $24,000 everyman electric hatchback→

Freakish Mercedes AVTR concept reads your mind, owns your nightmares

Mercedes-Benz takes hands-free vehicle control to the next level at this year’s IAA Mobility show in Munich. Its scaly Vision AVTR concept looks as likely to rise up and eat its driver as to obey them, but with a new brain-computer interface, the visio… Continue reading Freakish Mercedes AVTR concept reads your mind, owns your nightmares→

Zeus and SylvanSport team on 400-mile electric off-road adventure RV

With established automakers and EV startups preparing electric trucks and vans for launch, the dawn of the electric camper age is fast approaching. The Rivian R1T camper truck should soon be roaming campgrounds and forest roads, and now we have a first… Continue reading Zeus and SylvanSport team on 400-mile electric off-road adventure RV→