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Back in January, General Motors launched a new spin-off named BrightDrop centered on electric last-mile logistics vehicles, and has now completed its first delivery, less than twelve months later. The company’s EV600s have been handed off to FedEx who … Continue reading FedEx takes delivery of first electric vans from GM’s BrightDrop
The Sprinter and Vito/V-Class have long been the “Mercedes” of van life, underpinning countless camper vans and motorhomes, from monstrous off-roaders to large luxury retreats. After introducing the new Citan, Mercedes is eager to get its smallest van … Continue reading New Mercedes Citan van suits up as impressive micro-camper
The convention of naming electric vehicle startups after iconic innovators of electricity past continues. EdisonFuture was founded in 2020 as a subsidiary of SPI Energy and it’s about to introduce itself to the world in a big way at this month’s LA Aut… Continue reading EdisonFuture blends old school with new in solarized electric SU-van
Over the years, we’ve seen small camper vans that impressively convert into six-, seven- or even eight-seat people-movers. The new Allrounder from German shop Southvan beats them all, using a smart, expandable indoor/outdoor kitchen and adaptable seati… Continue reading Ford mini-camper goes full Swiss Army to transport 9, sleep 4
Luno dropped its vehicle-based Air Mattress 2.0 on the market at the exact right time, giving the travel-starved hordes a simple, affordable way of transforming an average car into a COVID-safe light RV. Now it’s back to make an average camper van a bi… Continue reading Luno front-cab inflatable mattress gives camper vans an extra bed
It wasn’t quite nine months ago that General Motors introduced BrightDrop as its new brand for electric urban delivery solutions. And now BrightDrop is rolling its first production EV600 delivery trucks off the lines, setting a GM-wide record for the f… Continue reading BrightDrop readies first electric vans at record-setting pace
After first floating the concept of a futuristic electric minibus complete with an augmented reality HUD and removable dash a few years ago, Volkswagen has now offered the first glimpse of its self-driving ID.Buzz. Modeled on the classic Type 2 Kombi v… Continue reading VW starts testing Kombi-inspired autonomous ID.Buzz vans in Munich
UK startup Arrival has inched closer to what it sees as the future of safer, cleaner urban deliveries, carrying out a fully autonomous demonstration at a local parcel depot for the first time. The exercise was billed as a successful one and, after vali… Continue reading Arrival’s delivery van demos its autonomous chops at a UK parcel depot
Long, long ago, in the innocent, pre-Covid times of 2019, Alabama’s Storyteller Overland arrived on the market with plans of launching its Mode 4×4 camper van in both Mercedes Sprinter and Ford Transit flavors. But since then, it’s steadily grown its M… Continue reading Storyteller drops all-terrain Ford camper van onto US roads and dirt
Long, long ago, in the innocent, pre-Covid times of 2019, Alabama’s Storyteller Overland arrived on the market with plans of launching its Mode 4×4 camper van in both Mercedes Sprinter and Ford Transit flavors. But since then, it’s steadily grown its M… Continue reading Storyteller drops all-terrain Ford camper van onto US roads and dirt