Cleantech & EV’s

The line between electric bicycles and electric motorcycles has been getting increasingly blurry – though perhaps not because the vehicles themselves are actually that hard to tell apart. Instead, much of the confusion comes down to terminology. High-powered electric dirt bikes capable of reaching motorcycle-like speeds are increasingly being referred to as “e-bikes,” despite sharing…

If you follow the EV industry in North America, you’d be forgiven for thinking that the future of transportation revolves around electric SUVs and pickups. Every week seems to bring another teaser from a startup promising to reinvent the family car or truck. The latest electric SUVs, “coming soon” tiny trucks, lifestyle trucks, modular trucks, etc. Companies like Slate, TELO, and countless…

Kia is expanding its electric van lineup with the PV7, a larger PV5 sibling that can carry nine people or a whole lot of cargo. The Kia PV7 van is launching in 2027 The PV5, Kia’s first fully electric van from its Platform Beyond Vehicle (PBV) business, is proving to be a bigger hit than expected. A year after it went on sale, the PV5 quickly became Europe’s most popular small electric van.

Segway came to EICMA this year with a surprisingly broad lineup of new electric motorcycles, ranging from high-performance concepts to off-road machines. But perhaps the most interesting of the bunch is also the one that looks the least like a conventional motorcycle or scooter. Meet the Segway X Cruiser, an electric two-wheeler that takes motorcycle safety so seriously that it has a roll cage…