Transport
From hypercars to autonomous EVs and innovative bicycle design, check out the latest ways to get from A to B.
The Monterey Car Week auctions left the collector car world in a state of shock. Sales totals were expected to be similar to 2018 when 850 cars sold for US$370 million but when the hammer fell for the final time in Monterey, just 770 cars had fetched $245 million – a shortfall of 80 cars and $125 million, or 34 percent down. Here's a car-by-car glance.
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Swedish urban bike made out of recycled coffee pods
Swedish bike maker Vélosophy has used hundreds of thousands of used coffee pods to produce a line of stylish urban bikes. -
US$1,299 RadRunner e-bike blurs the lines between bike and scooter
Stripped back and super affordable, this modular urban getabout can carry plenty of cargo – and even passengers. -
Sony and Yamaha Motor roll out low-speed autonomous pod
Sony and Yamaha Motor have joined forces to create a self-driving people mover named the SC-1, which will roll out in Japan later this year. -
Volocopter introduces its most powerful flying taxi yet
The Volocopter has been given another makeover, resulting in a rounder, cleaner design the company says is the most powerful Volocopter yet. -
Peugeot camps tiny with two capable compact camper vans
At this year's Düsseldorf Caravan Salon, Peugeot will be putting the focus on compact but livable camper vans. -
Review: 2019 Range Rover Sport SVR is 575 horsepower worth of luxury
The 2019 Range Rover Sport comes in six main trim levels, all high on luxury and with supercharged engine options. At the top of the list of six packages, though, is the SVR. -
Mercedes amplifies electric van market with 250-mile, eight-seat EQV
If you would have guessed a few years ago which major German automaker would be first out of the gate to develop a ground-up electric passenger van, the obvious answer would have been Volkswagen. But Mercedes-Benz snuck in earlier this year with the Concept EQV and promised to ready it before year-end. -
Digital valve train uses up to 20% less fuel in testing
The gasoline age is giving way to electric, but there's still plenty of room for last-gasp improvements to the combustion engine. -
Cake goes street legal with Kalk& electric enduro bike
There's a neat little category opening up between e-bikes and electric motorcycles, and Cake's new Kalk& is a perfect example. -
Harley-Davidson is making electric balance bikes for 3-year-olds – no kidding
Harley-Davidson needs to get its bikes in the hands of younger riders, that's clear. But this young? -
South Australia's Ace EV rolls out its first electric cargo van
Compact and humble, the first of Australia's Ace EVs rolled out to meet the media this morning in South Australia. -
Volkswagen's ID. Buggy puts its electric signature in the sand
The Germans let their retro-inspired electric dune cruiser off the leash.
