Urban Transport

Ordinarily, riding an electric scooter doesn't feel that much like riding a Jet Ski. Germany-based entrepreneur Oguzhan Abayrak has set out to make it more so, though, with his Uready tilting e-trike.

California's X Mobility Motors has launched its first three products – an electric skateboard, an electric kickscooter and a folding ebike. But perhaps even more enticing are plans to launch a couple of electric motorcycles later in the year.

Israel's Mobileye has teamed up with startup Udelv to get an autonomous electric delivery pod called the Transporter on the streets by 2023, with a plan to produce 35,000 of the self-driving electric cargo haulers by 2028.

Niu has added to its portfolio of electric two-wheelers with its first ever kick scooter. It's designed to plug a hole in the daily travels of urban commuters, with impressive range and power packed into a rather affordable package.

Advances in electric propulsion have opened up some interesting possibilities when it comes to moving goods through busy urban areas, and now automaker Polestar has leveraged its expertise in this area to cook up an electric cargo mover of its own.

One of the fastest electric kick scooters out there, the new Kaabo Wolf King accelerates to highway speeds in mere seconds and doesn't stop gaining speed until it hits 60 mph. It even takes all that speed off-road.

Many people like the idea of commuting by motorcycle, but are put off by the thought of being so open to the elements. The three-wheeled, fully-enclosed, tilting Nimbus EV was designed with just such folks in mind.

There are doubtless many people who ride an electric scooter to the grocery store, then switch to a shopping cart once they get there. The Singaporean-designed Mimo C1 simplifies things, by combining both functions in one transformable vehicle.

Although there are now many electric scooters on the market, most of them have tiny wheels that could easily be swallowed by potholes. The Kobra is different, in that it has relatively big, beefy wheels – along with a tubular stainless steel frame.

Bus maker New Flyer and autonomous vehicle development company Robotic Research have unveiled the Xcelsior AV self-driving transit bus, which is reported to be North America's first fully operational heavy duty autonomous transit bus.

At the online-only CES 2021 earlier this month, German mobility startup Sono Motors revealed a collaboration with EasyMile to install its solar technology on driverless shuttles. Now we have a few more details.

It looks a bit like a Twizy, but the Triggo EV has a few neat tricks that Renault's city roller doesn't. It leans into corners, at higher speeds its front wheels are spread out, but slow down and they can be pulled in for easier parking.