Transport
From hypercars to autonomous EVs and innovative bicycle design, check out the latest ways to get from A to B.
Ruggedly adorable Mitsubishi Delica Mini marks new dawn for tiny RVs
April 11, 2023
One the world's most beloved mini-camper van nameplates has gone full micro. The Mitsubishi Delica has spawned the Delica Mini kei van. It shouldn't be long before Japan's camper conversion industry turns it into an amazingly efficient micro-camper.
Automotive
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$35K Volvo electric SUV looks to do huge things from a tiny footprint
June 08, 2023Volvo has launched the EX30 small electric SUV, and it believes its smallest SUV will be one of its most impactful products of all time. The crossover will offer up to 275 miles of range, a 3.4-second 0-60 mph, and Volvo's lowest CO2 footprint ever. -
EarthCruiser Evado is a boxy, topo-mastering take on a Ford camper van
June 08, 2023EarthCruiser customers have been pining for something less huge truck, more AWD camper van. The company answers with the Evado, a van-based cruiser of earth that marries van-like comfort with the toughness and living space for which EC is known. -
Pictorial: the 8 most beautiful concours cars of 2022
June 08, 2023The Peninsula Classics Best of the Best identifies the world’s most exceptional classic car from a select group of vehicles that have won the highest awards at the previous year’s major concours events. The 2022 award finalists have now been announced.
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Aircraft
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CycloTech reveals outdoor noise level from its CycloRotor propellers
June 07, 2023Having received permission from Austrian authorities to begin outdoor flight testing on its remarkable CycloRotor-propelled technology demonstrator, CycloTech has announced noise testing results for its 360-degree thrust vectoring propulsion barrels. -
MC One personal eVTOL rocks a Monaco-grade price tag
June 05, 2023Monégasque aerial photography and drone show company McClic has successfully test-flown its MC One personal eVTOL, a simple but nice-looking coaxial octacopter with a pilot's seat on top. Anyone can fly it, given about 10 minutes' training. -
Trurest lets you faceplant your way to sleep on economy flights
June 02, 2023There's precious little human dignity in economy airline travel to begin with; why not go all the way? The HypNap TruRest offers you the opportunity to attempt sleep with your face mashed into a padded cradle, and arrive red, wrinkly and refreshed.
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Bicycles
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Binary Gear doubles an MTB's gear ratios, without a front derailleur
June 08, 2023Even though almost all new mountain bikes now have just one chainring and no front derailleur, it would still be nice to have all those other gear ratios again. The Binary Gear is designed to bring them back, without reintroducing a front derailleur. -
70-mile commuter ebike designed to conquer the concrete jungle
June 08, 2023California-based ebike maker Vanpowers has launched a new commuter pitched as "a precision-built, high-torque, smooth-powered bike." The UrbanGlide is available in three model variants, each with a 500-W motor and 70-mile battery. -
Daysaver Incredible multitool system hangs out in bars – or pockets
June 01, 2023In the past few years, Swiss cycling tool startup Daysaver has brought us a clever nesting-bit hex wrench and a multifunctional tire lever. Well, the company is back on our radar again, this time with its Incredible multitool system.
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Motorcycles
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Single-wheel adventure moto trailer follows bikes down twisty trails
June 01, 2023The Pasq ADV1 pull-behind motorcycle trailer supports unforgettable 3-wheel adventures. Its single wheel combines with a proprietary trapezoid hinge to ensure the trailer maneuvers around corners but rides like a rigid extension of the bike at speed. -
Norton's new super-naked cafe racer is highly saucy, way too pricey
May 30, 2023Norton has made good on its threat to turn its slinky V4SV superbike into a cafe racer – without neutering its rorty 1200cc V4 engine. The new V4CR carries an absolutely brutal price tag, but a bike this pretty might just get away with it. -
Surfcycle: A highway-speed, lane-splitting stand-up scooter on steroids
May 01, 2023The Surfcycle is a street-legal, stand-up electric scooter capable of highway speeds and unstoppable lane-splitting – with luggage. The ride is halfway between surfing and motorcycling, and its remarkable creators say it's the fastest way across LA.
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Marine
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An in-depth look at MasterCraft's wakesurfing technology
June 07, 2023Ever since boats became capable of pulling someone behind them, the idea of jumping and playing on the waves has been a thing. Today, however, wakesurfing technology has improved this activity immensely – thanks largely to companies like MasterCraft. -
Inflatable motorized GoBoat packs down into a carry bag
May 26, 2023Way back in 2016, GoBoat introduced an odd-looking boating craft that sat the single occupant in the middle of a huge inflatable ring, and could be collapsed down for transport on land. Now the company has launched the much-improved Gen 2.0 PWC. -
Valo Hyperfoil quietly walks back speed claims as prototype launches
May 23, 2023Once billed as the world's fastest production electric boat and the world's fastest production hydrofoiling craft, the Valo Hyperfoil has now hit the water as a working alpha prototype – but curiously, its claimed top speed has dropped considerably.
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Urban Transport
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Bamboo-bodied Tom electric scooter is ready ToMove you
June 07, 2023Last year, Italian electric mobility company Reinova announced the development of a folding bamboo-bodied electric scooter called the ToMove. Well, the funky li'l vehicle is now known as the Tom, and is the subject of a Kickstarter campaign. -
Series production of Silence S04 electric nanocar begins
June 07, 2023Where EICMA in Milan is usually reserved for powered two wheelers, e-mobility company Silence opted to use the 2019 event to debut a two-seat electric nanocar called the S04. Now the company has announced that the vehicle has entered series production. -
Kawasaki leans into electric mobility with Noslisu e-trikes
June 06, 2023Kawasaki has ridden into the electric mobility space with three new models – sadly not the Ninja BEV previewed at last year's EICMA expo, but with the launch of the Noslisu series electric tilting three-wheelers on its home turf.
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