Toyota’s luxury brand Lexus is launching a new electric SUV in 2027, its first vehicle built in China in over two decades.
Lexus leans on China for next-gen EV in 2027
It’s official. Toyota is breaking from tradition, planning to develop and produce the new vehicle in China rather than its home market of Japan.
Lexus confirmed the new vehicle will be made at its new manufacturing plant in…
Bestselling US e-bike Lectric XP4 relaunched in limited-edition with new colors and gear
November 3, 2026
The Lectric XP series has become something of an institution in the American electric bicycle market. As the country’s best-selling e-bike lineup, it’s helped put hundreds of thousands of riders on two wheels, largely thanks to its combination of affordable pricing…
Europe is preparing to introduce a new requirement that could change how electric bicycle batteries are tracked, repaired, recycled, and potentially even resold. Starting in February 2027, new e-bike batteries sold in the European Union will be required to carry a digital…
Yes, electric motorcycles will replace gasoline motorcycles, but not the way you think
November 2, 2026
For years, the conventional wisdom surrounding electric motorcycles has been fairly straightforward: Build an electric motorcycle that’s just as good as a gasoline-powered motorcycle, make it affordable enough, and eventually riders will switch.
It’s essentially the same playbook that electric cars have followed. Make the electric version competitive enough, and eventually the market will move…
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…
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 partnership the two companies signed last year. And it gives Waymo a Japanese-built car for its Tokyo launch, with the UK…
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…
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 (UEV) platform in 2027, the company is already hinting at what could be its second UEV-based model.
The last gas-powered Escape…
