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Sub-$40,000 personal eVTOL could be in buyers' hands later this year
16+ hour, 59+ min ago (331+ words) Ever since its official launch in 2021, the Jetson One has looked like it might be the first personal eVTOL to reach consumers. If Chinese company Rictor is to be believed, however, its similar X4 should ship later this year " and at…...
Kawasaki's four-legged robot-horse vehicle is going into production
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (255+ words) What was announced as a 2050 pipe dream by Kawasaki, the company's hydrogen-powered, four-hooved, all-terrain robot horse vehicle Corleo, is actually going into production and is now expected to be commercially available decades earlier " with the first model to debut in…...
Volkswagen’s new EV SUV boasts 425-mile range, but you can't get one
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (490+ words) VW's ID.UNYX sub-brand has adopted an "in China, for China" strategy, and the new ID.Unyx 08 carries that baton forward as an electric SUV built exclusively for the Chinese market " for now. That means readers in the West can't have it,…...
From AKs to EVs: Kalashnikov builds an electric enduro with a sidecar
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (488+ words) No one can deny the gold rush currently underway in the EV space. Everyone seems to want a piece of the action " oddly enough, even a Russian firearms manufacturer is getting involved. Yes, Russia's state-owned Kalashnikov Concern, best known as…...
Hubless motorcycle promises 373-mile range with solid-state battery
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (365+ words) We've been covering Estonia-based electric motorcycle outfit Verge for a good while now, because it's been on the cusp of something amazing: a hubless motor combined with the latest battery tech in a bike that delivers performance and range in…...
Review: 2026 Nissan Leaf comes back to relevance without losing its charm
1+ week, 2+ day ago (241+ words) The Nissan Leaf is, in its own way, a big part of modern automotive history. It's the first affordable EV. And this all-new 2026 model keeps that groundbreaking premise, but updates it to relevance in today's more saturated market. Inside, the…...
Subaru no longer makes the most reliable cars, says Consumer Reports
1+ week, 3+ day ago (621+ words) We all love a little Consumer Reports scoop, don't we? Last year, Subaru surpassed Toyota and Lexus to become the most reliable carmaker. This year, Toyota reclaims its crown. And there's one damning stat: Four out of the top five…...
Review: 2026 Mercedes-Benz GLE delivers the goods, minus the pretense
1+ week, 5+ day ago (448+ words) If SUVs were cocktails, the 2026 Mercedes-Benz GLE would be an old-fashioned. The bartender won't raise an eyebrow and you'll get what you expected without any bougie pretense. Mercedes didn't reinvent the wheel with the GLE, but enough spokes were tweaked…...
Tesla makes the least reliable used cars… but which carmaker ranks first?
1+ week, 6+ day ago (561+ words) If you're shopping for a used car, you know just how instrumental the smallest details are. Price, brand, mileage, condition" you're probably juggling everything at once, trying to find the perfect car that offers a mix of all these attributes....
Mitsubishi toughens up the world's favorite 4x4 tiny camper van
2+ week, 5+ day ago (390+ words) Mitsubishi teased an update of its legendary, small, rugged Delica van a couple months back at the Tokyo Motor Show. Looking at the prototype it showed there, we wouldn't have pegged it as "the strongest ever," but that's how Mitsubishi…...