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The Swincar still ranks as one of the most magnificently weird and wonderful vehicles I’ve seen in nearly 15 years writing for New Atlas, and this ditch-straddling electric oddity is now available in street-legal tandem and mobility versions.Continue R… Continue reading Bizarre all-terrain spider car sprouts tandem and mobility versions
As we learned in December, Lexus is in the early stages of becoming an all-electric premium brand. The most exciting part of that transformation promises to be the not-so-excitingly named BEV Sport concept, an electric Lexus coupe of supercar proportio… Continue reading Lexus teases a fast, sexy future with 430-mile solid-state sports EV
Back in 2018 we told you about the iEV X, a tiny electric car that could stretch from a single- to two-seater configuration – and then some. Well, it’s now been replaced by a new-and-improved model, called the iEV Z.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive… Continue reading Morphing iEV X electric car gets reborn as the iEV Z
As electric vehicles continue to grow in popularity, scientists see great potential in lithium-sulfur batteries as a more environmentally friendly way to power them. This is because they don’t rely on the same expensive and difficult-to-source raw mate… Continue reading Rare form of sulfur offers a key to triple-capacity EV batteries
Last year, Netherlands solar electric vehicle developer Lightyear took its validation prototype to the track and managed to roll for 710 km on a single charge of its 60-kWh battery. That milestone was achieved at 85 km/h, but more recently the company … Continue reading Lightyear One solar electric vehicle taken for high-speed test drive
The humble hovercraft has been around since the 1950s, floating drivers over land, sand and water alike on cushions of air trapped under flexible skirts. While they’re not a common sight, they’re still out there – indeed, there are plenty of companies … Continue reading VonMercier’s electric “sports hovercraft” promises exceptional agility
France’s DS Automobiles has caught our eye yet again with its latest hard-charging electric concept car. The flashy, color-shifting E-Tense Performance brings an 600-kW (805-hp) powertrain across from Formula E, complete with a monster regen system tha… Continue reading DS flexes 805-horsepower EV drivetrain with E-Tense Performance concept
Berlin-based e-mobility startup Naon has revealed that its first e-scoot is moving into pre-production prototyping. The Zero-One comes in two model options with top speeds of up to 100 km/h on offer, and two battery packs can be installed for 140 km of… Continue reading Zero-One premium electric scooter inches closer to production
Using its all-electric five-door fastback as a jumping off point, Polestar has produced a vehicle carefully engineered for excellence in the Arctic Circle. The rally-inspired car features a few special tweaks for high performance in the far north, with… Continue reading Polestar tears up the Arctic with a special edition electric rally car
All EV drivers really want is faster charging, but for now they’re getting creepy and/or complex robo-charging snakes and arms instead. Robotic charging might ultimately make topping off an EV battery easier, but it would be nice if it didn’t terrify c… Continue reading Continental makes hands-free robotic EV charging as simple as wireless