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First 2,000 Aptera solar EV Launch Edition production slots claimed
February 05, 2024A futuristic-looking electric vehicle that was launched way back in 2007 is finally on the road to production. Following a year-long crowdfunding effort, the first 2,000 Aptera Launch Edition solar EV production slots have now been taken. -
Winnebago reenergizes Revel camper van for weeklong off-grid adventure
February 02, 2024The Winnebago Revel camper van has been steadily evolving since its 2017 debut, and now Winnebago doubles down on its off-grid capability. The company multiplies the new van's battery and fresh water capacity for up to 7 days of off-grid autonomy. -
Renault's latest electric panel van drives for 460 km per charge
February 02, 2024Back in November last year, Renault announced that its Master commercial van family had moved into its fourth generation – which included an electric variant called the E-Tech. Now the company has confirmed per-charge range figures. -
Women's Worldwide Car of the Year 2024 Category winners
January 29, 2024The Women's Worldwide Car of the Year (WWCOTY) overnight announced the winners of the five 2024 categories in this year's award: Family Car, Large Car, SUV, Exclusive Car and 4x4 & Pick-Up. -
High-drama expandable RV turns off-grid camping into five-star travel
January 29, 2024Startup AC Future time-travels ahead to show how the evolution of glamping and luxury RVing will continue to unfold in the future. Its transformer RV is a powerful off-grid escape that harmonizes the worlds of physical and digital interconnectivity. -
Sleek, rooftop tent-style camper pop-top doubles van capacity
January 26, 2024Long known for its X1 pickup topper, Super Pacific is sidestepping into the camper van market. Its new Cloud Cap doubles camper van sleeping capacity and has the slim chassis of a hardshell rooftop tent and interior access of a pop-up roof. -
Review: BMW XM is excess encapsulated into one vehicle
January 25, 2024What happens when a three-ton sport utility packs eight-cylinder muscle combined with a plug-in hybrid system and a luxurious interior ... with no regard for fuel economy? Well, the XM is what happens. -
Olympian Model 01 brings a touch of old-timey class to the world of EVs
January 24, 2024When most people think of electric cars, they probably picture futurist-looking things with dashboards full of buttons and screens. The Olympian Model 01 takes a very different approach, with a classic design and a minimalist interior. -
Hyundai's "Active Air Skirts" reduce highway drag by 2.8%
January 22, 2024Hyundai has developed a new active aerodynamics system for electric vehicles, in the form of "active air skirts" ahead of the front wheels that can increase downforce and stability, while reducing drag and improving highway range. -
Remote-control rental cars: Not as driverless as they look
January 22, 2024A number of companies are now running remote-control rental car services, in which "teledrivers" guide an empty car out to you by remote control, and then you drive it around yourself. It's a weird halfway step towards fully autonomous robotaxis. -
Westfalia reworks new Ford Transit Custom into Nugget-size mini-camper
January 19, 2024While Westfalia Americas was busy this week with a US relaunch, the brand's German HQ was showing its own new products. The Club Joker Urban camper arrives as a small, versatile Ford Nugget alternative ready to escape into the open-skied yonder. -
Eriba Car camper van taps into fun and flair of vintage VW camping bus
January 18, 2024Hymer is diving into nostalgia to lay the foundation of a new camper van future. The all-new Eriba Car brings back some timeless style and flash of the classic VW camper bus but on a modern VW Crafter van filled out with a warm, homey ambiance. -
Bürstner deflates Habiton micro-camper into practical city-to-wilds RV
January 17, 2024Bürstner revealed the Habiton micro-camper concept last August, and it's quickly followed up with the Habiton 2. The new concept camper loses the inflatable rooftop tent and rides as a four-sleeper family van with a light, minimized interior. -
Velozzi Hypercar will have a body boosted by spider silk
January 17, 2024Spider silk is known to be one of nature's strongest and toughest materials. If everything works out, an alfalfa-produced synthetic version of the stuff will be used in the construction of the Velozzi Hypercar … only 100 of which will be made. -
Winnebago Ekko B+ camper van becomes a Mercedes Sprinter adventure rig
January 12, 2024The original Winnebago Ekko debuted in 2020 as a rugged off-grid breed of Ford Transit adventure RV. Winnebago now grows the Ekko line with a Mercedes variant that promises even more all-terrain capability, more space and a few versatile extras.
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