Cargo

BYD doesn't just make extreme performance cars and market-dominating affordable EVs – it also builds cargo vehicles. Its new electric truck boasts 1.5-MW charging, long range, and 44-tonne payload capacity. Will that be enough to beat Tesla's Semi?

The maritime sector is under pressure to clean up its act. A new hybrid self-loading cargo ship is pioneering battery power, cutting half a million liters of diesel annually and paving the way for 100% electric shipping.

Lightship became one of the first self-powered trailer pioneers to market last summer. Now it's launching a different type of self-driving electric trailer, one that could have an even bigger impact on how the world tows than the original AE.1.

AutoFlight has flown its 20-meter (65.6-ft) V5000 Matrix in coordinated formation with two smaller eVTOLs – a systems milestone that brings electric aviation's most ambitious aircraft one step closer to commercial service.

Nissan keeps the factory camper vans coming. Its newest is built atop its smallest van, the Clipper kei van, which measures in under 3.4 meters (11.2 feet) long. To make it a micro-camper, Nissan relies on a basic household staple with which everyday DIY handymen have been familiar for ages: pegboard. The van's integrated peg panels serve as a simple, affordable means of holding up the bed and providing highly versatile storage organization for related (and unrelated) outdoor adventures.

One of the latest releases from Offline Campers, the Ryder LT absolutely screams "Best. Weekend. Ever!" The lightweight trailer is tough enough to tow anywhere, carrying along a single side-x-side or up to 4 dirt bikes and some base camp essentials.

We've featured a number of cargo ebikes that are pitched as family car alternatives. We've also covered a bunch of velomobiles over the years. The ZET pedal-assist quadricycle combines the best of both for a family hauler, minivan or personal cruiser.

Since winning some awards two years ago, the Life Chariot rescue trailer has gone on to start a family. The Unit 1 is a highly capable kayak trailer, rolling cargo box, pint-sized platform trailer, camper and ... whatever you need it to be.

EDAG Group has a long history of creating some of the wildest vehicle concepts out there, including a pop-up sports car camper. Now it's jumping into the next generation of mobility, building the structure for the production AIR One short-hop eVTOL.

The Highcountry Unlimited UTV trailer leaps to life with a retro-inspired design featuring a big, old towable tub, specialized walking beam suspension connecting its four wheels, and the ability to transform into a modern-day covered wagon.

Even if you own a lift cart, transferring loads from it to a truck bed can still be a demanding task. The Lift & Slide Cart was designed to address that problem, as it does indeed allow users to both lift and slide up to 440 lb (200 kg) of cargo.

Dual-mode vehicles that can travel on roads and rails have been around for a while now, but in 2025, we're going autonomous: a Utah-based startup is set to pilot its driverless road-rail vehicle on California's Skunk Train route this year.