I’ve ridden a lot of electric scooters over the years. Most blur together – two wheels, a deck, a motor, and a series of compromises. But every now and then, one stands out. And after a couple of weeks riding the Bo M2 electric scooter, I can confidently say: this one’s different.
The Bo M2 is not your average e-scooter. It’s a purpose-built, premium commuter with some seriously refined…
The new Kia Seltos has EV vibes, but it's not actually electric
December 12, 2025
Kia’s flagship compact SUV is returning with a revamped EV-inspired look and hybrid powertrain, but the new Seltos won’t be fully electric.
Kia rules out a new Seltos EV
It might look like Kia’s latest electric SUVs, like the three-row EV9, but the new Seltos isn’t…
QuantumScape (QS) continues to scale up solid-state cell production, a key goal for 2025
December 11, 2025
Solid-state battery developer QuantumScape is approaching the end of 2025 with all of its key goals achieved. The latest development is the installation of key equipment to enable higher-volume QSE-5 cell production – the foundation for QuantumScape’s scaled solid-state…
Electric motorcycles are already known for their instant torque and quiet performance, but now one electric dirt bike has proven it can do something gas bikes can’t: breathe where combustion engines can’t. Stark Future and Swiss mountaineer-rider Jiri Zak just made history by setting a new high-altitude world record on the world’s highest active volcano, riding a fully electric Stark VARG EX…
US solar tops 11.7 GW in a huge Q3 despite political roadblocks
December 11, 2025
The US solar industry just delivered another huge quarter, installing 11.7 gigawatts (GW) of new capacity in Q3 2025. That makes it the third-largest quarter on record and pushes total solar additions this year past 30 GW – despite the Trump administration’s efforts to…
The Mercedes GLB is back as an electric SUV and it's better in just about every way [Images]
December 10, 2025
Mercedes revealed the new GLB, now a fully electric SUV, with more space, luxury, and plenty of other upgrades.
Meet the new Mercedes GLB electric SUV
The new GLB might look the same as its predecessor, but it’s launching with an all-electric powertrain for the first…
Tesla Optimus robot takes a suspicious tumble in new demo
December 10, 2025
A new video surfacing from a Tesla demonstration in Miami this weekend shows the Optimus humanoid robot taking a nasty fall. But it’s not the fall itself that is raising eyebrows, it’s the specific hand movements the robot made on its way down, which strongly suggest it was mimicking a remote operator frantically removing a VR headset.
Humanoid robots are all the hype right now. Billions in…
The electric crossover that could help save Nissan: meet the all-new NX8
December 10, 2025
After images of an the new mid-sized electric crossover were leaked by the Chinese MIIT, Nissan pulled the wraps off its all-new NX8 – and it looks so good, I’m wondering if it couldn’t spearhead the brand’s American turnaround.
Nissan has had a rough go of it in…
This week, the US Environmental Protection Agency proposed a plan to make cars less efficient when Americans are already paying record-high energy bills during an affordability crisis fueled by tariff-driven inflation. That plan is now up for public comment.
Since the…
I got a 5-ton electric tractor from China. Here’s what showed up
December 9, 2025
When a 40-foot container rolled up to my property and the doors swung open, I finally got to meet a machine I’d only last seen half-finished on a factory floor in China. Sitting up front, nose practically pressed against the container doors, was my new 10,000-plus-pound (4,700 kg) electric tractor: the NESHER L3000 wheel loader.
Technically, it’s part of a class known as articulating front…
