Urban Transport
There's always a better way to get from A to B. Here's New Atlas' take on the most innovative modes of transport emerging in the 21st century.
August 26, 2019
Hyundai has revealed an electric two-wheeler for last-mile journeys that can even draw power from a car to stay topped up and ready to roll.
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The 46th Tokyo Motor Show is due to open its doors later this month, and the Yamaha Motor Co has six world premieres to show off. -
One of the most interesting-looking electric city two-wheelers we've seen recently is the Brekr Model B out of the Netherlands.
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Toyota has confirmed that its e-Palette people mover will be autonomously transporting athletes throughout the Olympic and Paralympic villages.
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Electric Works out of Boulder, Colorado, has launched a powerful new electric kickscooter on Indiegogo called the C60.
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Taiwan's Gogoro today launched and new addition to its battery-swapping electric scooters – the Viva Smartscooter.
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Today, Arcimoto starts delivering two-person three-wheeled electric Fun Utility Vehicles to its first customers in California, Oregon and Washington.
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The Dokido is a three-wheeled longboard that the user moves forward by swishing their hips.
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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.
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With Europe's biggest tech show looming, Segway-Ninebot has announced the Max G30, an electric kickscooter that's claimed to have the longest battery range in its class.
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There are many electric kickscooters to buy or hire and they pretty much all follow the same basic design blueprint. Audi's new e-tron Scooter is a little different, sporting four wheels and a one hand-friendly triangular steering handle.
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Elon Musk revealed over the weekend that a new arm of the tunneling venture, The Boring Company, is in the works for China, a place where his electric car company also happens to be making some inroads.
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Though folding e-scooters are nothing new, you generally have to carry them about in your hands between rides. The MiniFalcon has been designed to be collapsed down in three steps and stowed away in its own ukulele-sized backpack.
