Collaborate Disseminate
Nothing about the Tesla Cybertruck (or the pickup campers built for it) has made it look like a particularly inviting camping vehicle. After famously awful first impressions, Elon’s tent debacle didn’t help. It seems like we’ll have to wait for trailer… Continue reading Transforming RV takes Cybertruck camping from ghastly to glorious
The first Isetta-inspired Microlino EV made its debut at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show, finally rolling into production some six years later. A tourist-focused concept was also revealed in 2022, and now concept has become reality for the official launch a… Continue reading Cute and curvy bubble car ready to make your vacation electric
Here’s an early look at one of the future’s cheapest electric vehicles. Renault officially kicks off the Twingo’s next generation with an all-electric prototype debuting at next week’s 2024 Paris Motor Show. The endearing little hatchback features a re… Continue reading Renault defibs Twingo into adorable digitized EV with sub-20K price
Panasonic has announced it’s ready to begin mass production on its long-awaited 4680 lithium-ion battery cells, specifically designed to boost range, power, charging and efficiency in electric vehicles, while also reducing cost.Continue ReadingCategory… Continue reading Cheap, powerful, high-density EV battery cells set for mass production
Lotus has a lot to say about its breathtaking new Theory 1 concept car. It “embodies the future of intelligent performance vehicles,” and its design encapsulates “three core principles – Digital, Natural, and Analogue (DNA).”Continue ReadingCategory: A… Continue reading 1,000-hp Lotus concept is a sculptural mass of carbon and laser light
OK, the Volkswagen Transporter (aka Microbus, aka Bulli, aka Type 2, aka Kombi …) didn’t actually go anywhere, but the T6.1 has felt like a lame duck for a while now, especially following the big split-off of the new Multivan. All that changes today … Continue reading The Volkswagen Bus is back, and more capable than ever
The CT-2 is a shape-shifting four-wheeled urban getabout, a tandem two-seater that can park in motorcycle spaces and filter through traffic – but that spreads its wheels wider for stability at higher speeds. It’s slated for production in 2026.Continue … Continue reading ‘City Transformer’ microcar widens wheel track for high-speed stability
The YangWang U9 is remarkably affordable for a 1,287-horsepower electric hypercar at around US$236,000. It also rocks a ‘DiSus’ active suspension system powerful enough to launch the car off the ground, or let it rotate on the spot in a “tank turn.”Con… Continue reading Watch: YangWang hypercar jumps in the air and rotates on the spot
The new Ariel E-Nomad concept may not look quite as downright menacing and imposing as a Polaris RZR Pro R (or, for that matter, Ariel’s own ICE Nomad), but it definitely throws down the gauntlet. With nearly 500 Nm (369 lb-ft) of insta-torque from its… Continue reading Ariel leaves Polaris choking on its dust with bio-fiber e-buggy
I’m fascinated by products you didn’t know you wanted, until you saw them. One of my favorite examples is the Honda Motocompo, a cute, foldable motorcycle designed to fit in the trunk of the compact Honda City car from the 1980s. It was a neat little m… Continue reading Honda patents a pop-out, rideable EV range extender