Five years ago, I did something that seemed pretty ridiculous at the time. I bought a $2,000 electric mini-truck from China, had it shipped across the oceans to the US, and put it to work on my parents’ property in Florida.
The little white mini electric truck became something of an internet sensation, with my original unboxing and testing video quickly racking up over 10 million views, plus…
Honda has spent decades building one of the most dominant positions in the global motorcycle industry, selling millions of gasoline-powered two-wheelers each year. But in markets where electric motorcycles and scooters are becoming increasingly accessible, that dominance is…
Waymo is adding the Toyota bZ4X to its robotaxi lineup. Toyota will build a custom version of the electric SUV with the Waymo Driver integrated right on the line in Japan, and a test fleet will start operating there in 2027.
It’s the first actual vehicle to come out of the…
In our transportation reporting, we rarely come across something as fun as today’s review of the Jasion Poki.
The Poki is a severely overpowered electric minibike that looks like it came from yesteryear. If the power isn’t enough, it also packs some cool tricks, and we’re not (just) talking about wheelies this time.
Jasion Poki by the numbers:
6,720W: Massive peak power from its central…
The ALSO TM-B is one of the most technologically interesting new e-bikes to hit the road in years, largely because it does away with one of the most fundamental parts of a bicycle: the mechanical connection between the pedals and rear wheel. With only copper wires connecting…
Ford pulled the plug on the Escape last year after a 25-year run, but the crossover SUV could return as an EV on the new UEV platform.
Is Ford launching the Escape EV?
While Ford is preparing to launch the Fathom, its first vehicle based on the Universal Electric Vehicle…
BYD’s Q3 2026 earnings are out, and net profit jumped 28% year-over-year to ¥10.02 billion as the Chinese automaker shipped more than half a million vehicles out of the country in just three months.
But the rest of the filing is messier. BYD’s inventory is up 60% since January, its cash pile has shrunk by almost half, and profit is still down for the first nine months of the year.
BYD is…
Trek is getting a head start on the competition with the latest version of its Marlin+ electric mountain bike, becoming the first North American bicycle manufacturer to feature Bosch’s newly upgraded Active Line Plus motor.
The updated drive system brings more power, less…
Ford has now produced more than 5,000 large aluminum “unicastings” for the Fathom, its upcoming $28,350 midsize electric pickup, as it fine-tunes the process ahead of a 2027 launch.
Each truck gets two of them, front and rear, replacing 146 individual parts. It’s the…
A Tesla Semi caught fire on Interstate 880 in Hayward, California, on Tuesday evening, and there was no crash. The electric truck’s lithium-ion battery burned long enough to keep the southbound freeway closed for about 10 hours.
The driver got out unhurt. But a Class 8 electric truck catching fire on its own, in traffic, is something Tesla and its growing list of Semi customers need to…
