Automotive

Einride first introduced its cabless autonomous electric T-pod truck back in 2017, which rolled on Swedish roads for the first time a couple of years later. Now the company has been given the green light for operation on public roads in the US.

The Vision EQXX left Stuttgart and drove to the UK on a single charge of its sub-100 kWh battery, mainly at motorway speeds, then completed a few track laps before running out of juice at 1,202 km (747 miles). That's about twice what a Model S gets.

Designed to seek out remote trailheads, the new Outside Tails camper van is a venture-anywhere mountain bike support vehicle and base camp. It comes optimized to work as a mobile mechanic's station, off-grid power plant and cozy mountain cabin.

The UK really loves itself some high-performance Ford Transit vans. Ford started that particular ball rolling over 50 years via three generations of race-derived Supervan. Now it's pushing the bar higher with a 2,000-hp quad-motor electric Supervan.

UK startup Viritech has launched its gorgeous Pininfarina-penned Apricale hypercar at Goodwood, and dropped some impressive specifications to go with it. This hydrogen-powered monster will break both the 1,000-horsepower and 1-hp-per-kg barriers.

Having introduced a series of battery-electric trucks over the past few years, Volvo is now expanding on its vision of a cleaner trucking future with a foray into hydrogen fuel cell powertrains for heavy haulers.

Winnebago just got home from an extended 1,400-mile test spin in its all-electric e-RV camper van. The company points to the trip as evidence of the feasibility of e-campers, but its experience also affirms the uphill battle facing all-electric RVs.

Peugeot's eye-popping 9X8 hypercar is finally set to roll. It'll join the FIA World Endurance Championship for the season's fourth race at Monza in a couple of weeks, bringing a truly outrageous look to the hypercar class if nothing else.

Italian supercar company Pagani has rolled out yet another limited-edition Huayra – in this case, a long-tail Codalunga with a seven million-Euro price tag, and a sumptuously extended, scrolling rear end that takes the look to another level.

The homey, modular Vanderer camper van is going fully electric. Vanderer now offers the package on the Peugeot e-Rifter, and it's hard to tell what's most efficient – the electric powertrain or van's ability to work as both daily driver and camper.

The question of what to do with electric vehicle batteries after their vehicular life cycle ends is only going to get louder and more pressing. Audi is experimenting with one possible option: electric rickshaws powered by second-life batteries.

This clever robotic EV charger will find a parking spot, reserve it for you, then sit behind you to charge your EV. It's a nifty idea, but we do wonder how Ziggy will cope with the brutally competitive environment of a mall car park on Christmas Eve.

Michigan's Our Next Energy (ONE) believes massive range figures are the path forward for EVs. Its experimental Gemini battery pack nearly doubled the range of a Tesla Model S in 2021, and now it's signed a deal with BMW to do the same for the iX SUV.

The world's fifth-largest automaker has built and tested a charge-as-you-drive system – a loop of road in Italy with wireless EV charging coils embedded under the surface, so that electric cars can charge as they drive and unlock unlimited range.

US startup Enovix hopes to play its part in the electric vehicle revolution with a next-generation battery featuring a silicon anode, which it says can now be nearly completely recharged in less than 10 minutes.