Automotive

Porsche premiered the Cross Turismo e-wagon concept at the 2018 Geneva Motor Show. There's no show this year, but Porsche is sticking to the time frame by revealing the production car. The Taycan Cross Turismo has up to 617 hp and AWD capability.

Startup Ample has come out of R&D stealth mode to help move EV adoption along with the launch of an automated battery swap solution for electric vehicles, which makes use of modular battery packs that can be retrofitted into existing EVs.

Volvo has launched a new battery-electric crossover, the C40 Recharge, which is the first Volvo ever designed to be electric-only. The automaker has also announced that all EV sales will move to an online platform.

After agreeing to build 10,000 electric delivery vans for UPS last year, UK startup Arrival has today revealed specs and images for its latest all-electric van, ahead of trials on public roads "with key customers" this (northern) summer.

Volkswagen is taking a step toward an idyllic future in which leisure vehicles become even more leisurely. It plans to begin testing autonomous tech in the upcoming ID. Buzz electric van, the spiritual successor to the world's favorite camper vans.

Polaris has sewn up the exclusive rights to the Zero Motorcycles electric powertrain for snowmobile and off-road use, and it's bringing the first fruits of that partnership to the market later this year with a Zero-powered full-size Ranger UTV.

The outright land speed record has stood firm since 1997. Now, with its two main competitors out of the picture, Western Australia's Aussie Invader team has its sights set on a 1,000 mph run next year, using a custom-developed 62,000 lbf rocket.

Camper brands are realizing many customers don't want a big, ugly RV rotting in the driveway for 3/4 of the year. Bürstner shows it's one of them with a Ford van that's part six-seat business van, part two-person gear-hauler and part family camper.

The Land Rover Defender V8 is barely official and Jeep is already throwing the gauntlet down, reminding folks that the Defender V8 isn't the only fast, high-powered 4x4 on the horizon. The Wrangler Rubicon 392 will launch in the coming weeks.

In what it hails as the most dramatic modernization of its fleet in three decades, the US Postal Service has revealed the maker of its next-generation delivery truck, which will be built in both gasoline and electric powertrain variants.

German startup Darc makes its debut with an impressive carbon-monocoque motorhome inspired by the contrasting worlds of Dakar and F1 racing. The "ultimate expedition vehicle" journeys away from hookups for two weeks at a time.

The Land Rover Defender V8 is back. Available in both 90 and 110 body styles, a 5.0-liter supercharged V8 provides 100 extra horses over the turbocharged six-cylinder mild hybrid, making the all-new Defender V8 the fastest, most powerful Defender ever.