Transport
From hypercars to autonomous EVs and innovative bicycle design, check out the latest ways to get from A to B.
Battery-swappable Japanese e-scooter folds smaller than a briefcase
January 24, 2024
In all the buzz around eVTOLs, there's still plenty of appetite for more conventional electric planes – especially, it seems, if they make ludicrous amounts of lift, and can take off and land at incredibly slow speeds, using absolutely tiny runways.
Automotive
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Review: 2024 Land Rover Defender proved us right, purists be damned
May 06, 2024The British are known for things like putting milk into hot tea and adding extra vowels to words. They are not, however, known to bring back nostalgic nameplates just for the marketing of it, which is why I test-drove the Land Rover Defender. -
Pop-up Cube camper cuts out canvas for four-season hard walls
May 05, 2024Cube Series debuted a few years ago with a lifting hard-wall pickup camper, and it's now launched the trailer version. The all-season shelter tows low but lives tall with a 4-sleeper layout that includes a dinette, kitchen and collapsible bathroom. -
1,200-horsepower, 250-mph, V12 quad bike seeks world's fastest farmer
May 01, 2024It looks like a Lotus in the middle of unscheduled brain surgery, but the Engler V12 is somehow far more absurd. It's the world's fastest quad bike – a 1,200-horsepower pile of evil, rolling malarkey that no sane person should ride in anger.
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Aircraft
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Video: World's first Jet Suit Grand Prix delivers thrills – and spills
April 03, 2024The first ever jet suit race has been held in Dubai. Racers each wrestled the thrust from seven 130-hp jet turbines to levitate and negotiate a course in spectacular head-to-head duels – and the event delivered the sport's first jet suit crash. -
Quarterhorse hypersonic aircraft program prepares to fly Mk1 prototype
April 02, 2024Fast-tracking the hypersonic era, Hermeus has rolled out the next prototype of its program, to create a family of aircraft that can fly beyond Mach 5. The Quarterhorse Mk 1 is set to fly later this year, testing its high-speed takeoffs and landings. -
Video: Supersonic drone flies with revolutionary detonation engine
April 01, 2024A supersonic drone that will be propelled by a revolutionary new engine has taken to the skies for the first time. When Venus Aerospace's aircraft does go supersonic on a later date, it will be powered by a Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE).
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Bicycles
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Carbon folding ebike rides super light, but ain't the lightest in town
May 07, 2024China's A Dece Oasis (ADO) has launched an Indiegogo for what's billed as the lightest carbon folding ebike – at 12.5 kg. That's very back-friendly indeed, but is it the lightest of the light? Nope. That honor still goes to UK company Hummingbird. -
Plug-and-play bike wearables clip everyday shoes into clipless pedals
May 01, 2024Clipless bike shoes are great for cycling but not much else. ClipClap lets everyday cyclists remove those clipless cleats ASAP. Its wearable adapters strap around everyday shoes, clip in during the ride, and immediately stow away after. -
Fat-tire folding ebike gives budget adventurers the power to explore
May 01, 2024Engwe has rolled out a fat-tire folding adventure ebike with full suspension that can be hauled to the foot of the hills in the SUV's trunk, before unfolding and tapping into the Engine Pro 2.0's 1,200 watts of peak motor grunt.
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Motorcycles
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BMW Motorrad's magic button = auto & manual in the same bike
May 05, 2024BMW Motorrad has announced a new Automated Shift Assistant (ASA) technology that operates the clutch and gearbox of a motorcycle to offer a smoother, faster, more precise gear shift. If you’re thinking “what for”, then you’re probably an existing motorcyclist. That was my first reaction when I saw BMW’s press release, but as I read onwards, I changed my mind. -
World's first CNG-powered motorcycle launches in June
May 03, 2024Over the years, we've seen a number of suggested replacements for gasoline to fuel motorcycles – including steam, hydrogen, water and batteries. Now a moto maker is getting ready to launch what's billed as the world's first CNG motorcycle. -
The world’s first million dollar motorcycle?
April 26, 2024We’ve always said that if one of these came up at the right time, it would become the world’s first million dollar motorcycle. Well, it’s gonna happen next month and … this will be worth watching.
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Marine
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Powerful electric boat an unexpected move from high-speed car maker
May 06, 2024Last time we looked in on ABT, it was taking a break from high-speed cars to put its unique set of skills to work on a VW camper van. It's now emerged from the forest to try its hand on a 603-bhp (450-kW) pure-electric boat. -
Video: Spacious bubble-sub lets you tour the sea floor in first class
April 24, 2024The public (at least the rich public) will soon be able to take a break from their luxury cruise to ride a luxury submersible. Triton Submarines has delivered its first Triton 660/9 AVA to a cruise company to take passengers into the depths in style. -
ABB's cycloidal marine propellers: Efficient thrust in any direction
April 12, 2024Earlier this month, we featured a Whale Design propeller that looked to nature for improved efficiency. Switzerland's ABB Marine has also been inspired by "the dynamic motions of a whale's tail" for its multi-blade Dynafin propulsion concept.
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Urban Transport
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ePack is a li'l urban semi-trailer truck – that you pedal
May 07, 2024It's highly unlikely that you've ever seen a pedal-electric delivery vehicle quite like the ePack before. In order to accommodate its 4,000 liters of cargo space, the six-wheeler has the same articulated form factor as a semi-trailer transport truck. -
Moonwalkers robotic shoes speed walk to market at $1,400
May 02, 2024The Moonwalker robo-shoes from Shift Robotics have now officially hit the market and at $1,400 they present as a legitimate, low-cost, no-maintenance, easily-carried, last-mile transportation solution. -
Greek e-quadracycles haul people and cargo using pedals and motors
May 01, 2024What do you get when you cross the eco-friendliness and fitness value of an ebike with the stability and weather protection of a small car? Well, you get an e-quadracycle, such as the funky new Orion and Ilos from Greek startup Gloubos.
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