Hyundai’s “Active Air Skirts” reduce highway drag by 2.8%

Hyundai has developed a new active aerodynamics system for electric vehicles, in the form of “active air skirts” ahead of the front wheels that can increase downforce and stability, while reducing drag and improving highway range.Continue ReadingCatego… Continue reading Hyundai’s “Active Air Skirts” reduce highway drag by 2.8%

Remote-control rental cars: Not as driverless as they look

A number of companies are now running remote-control rental car services, in which “teledrivers” guide an empty car out to you by remote control, and then you drive it around yourself. It’s a weird halfway step towards fully autonomous robotaxis.Contin… Continue reading Remote-control rental cars: Not as driverless as they look

Hyundai Ioniq 5 slides sideways and spins in place on trick e-wheels

Hyundai Motor Group automotive supply division Hyundai Mobis has been working on its rotational e-corner wheel system for several years now. At this year’s CES, it’s showing off the fruits of that labor. The Ioniq 5-bodied Mobion prototype uses the ver… Continue reading Hyundai Ioniq 5 slides sideways and spins in place on trick e-wheels

UP Super Board “skateboard chassis” could boost the production of EVs

Imagine how much faster and easier it would be to produce electric cars if you didn’t have to design or build the chassis and drivetrain. That’s the idea behind so-called “skateboard chassis,” such as the soon-to-hit-the-roads UP Super Board.Continue R… Continue reading UP Super Board “skateboard chassis” could boost the production of EVs

US debut for Riley RS3 foldable and compact electric kickscooter

Electric scooters have become a global phenomenon over the past decade, and now, British company Riley Scooters is gearing up to launch its award-winning RS3 e-scooter across the American market this April. Billed as the world’s first high-quality, eas… Continue reading US debut for Riley RS3 foldable and compact electric kickscooter

Disruptive “everything-by-wire” vehicle gets world-first certification

This humble-looking, street-certified electric truck represents a huge milestone in a radical effort to transform the automotive industry. It’s the first vehicle ever certified with no mechanical connection between the controls and the chassis.Continue… Continue reading Disruptive “everything-by-wire” vehicle gets world-first certification

VinFast unveils VF 3 electric mini-SUV and VF Wild electric pickup at CES

Have you always liked the Suzuki Sidekick/Geo Tracker, but wished it was an EV? Well, VinFast’s soon-to-be-available VF 3 may fill that niche for you. The automaker has also unveiled its VF Wild electric pickup truck concept.Continue ReadingCategory: A… Continue reading VinFast unveils VF 3 electric mini-SUV and VF Wild electric pickup at CES

Honda CES EV concepts go full Lambo wedge and panorama-van

Honda has never been what we’d consider a pioneer in the electric vehicle space, but when it does go electric, it goes big. That was previously evidenced by the gorgeously retro Honda e, and it’s now being further evidenced by two very different concep… Continue reading Honda CES EV concepts go full Lambo wedge and panorama-van

Funky Joyce’90 e-moto commuter rides with the heart of an ebike

Back in September 2023, e-mobility startup Tozz Bike – the outfit responsible for 2021’s Pipegun kickbike – partnered with Joyce Technology to co-develop electric vehicles, and the eye-catching Joyce’90 e-moto is the first fruit of that collaboration.C… Continue reading Funky Joyce’90 e-moto commuter rides with the heart of an ebike

Upcoming Taycan becomes fastest Porsche EV at Nürburgring

Porsche has taken a performance prototype of a pre-series Taycan electric sports sedan to the Nürburgring racetrack in Germany, where it shaved a monstrous 26 seconds off the lap time of a previous visitor, a Taycan Turbo S Sport.Continue ReadingCatego… Continue reading Upcoming Taycan becomes fastest Porsche EV at Nürburgring