Extravagant US camper van raises bar on backcountry adventure living

Stepping things up from the typical backcountry crash pad, Rossmönster uses its tried-and-true camper ingenuity in creating the all-new Skye Van. The Sprinter camper brings together luxurious comfort and backcountry grit, looking good all the while.

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Multi-use e-freighter bike could replace your family car entirely

Aventon entered the growing cargo ebike market with a capable-looking "multipurpose freighter" called the Abound a couple of years ago, and has since added to the family with the SR. Now the original gets an update with the launch of the Long Rack.

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Björn again – the AC Cobra is back, and will be built in Sweden

Remember the AC Cobra? Yup, the iconic car that pays homage to the Shelby Cobra of the 1960s is set to make its North American debut in the form of the new Swedish-made Cobra GT Roadster at the ModaMiami auto show at the end of March.

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Self-driving Maserati smashes autonomous speed record

Italy has produced many of the fastest drivers on the planet, and now the fastest car-driving AI too. Self-driving software from the country's largest science university has set a new record for the quickest speed achieved in an autonomous car.

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Image of prototype XB-1 caught breaking the sound barrier

NASA has released a new image providing photographic evidence of Boom Supersonic's XB-1 prototype aircraft breaking the sound barrier. Captured on the second supersonic flight, it used a special imaging technique to record the historic event.

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Sena’s Phantom is a purpose-built, fully-integrated smart helmet

Motorcycle helmets have long been all about protection, but Sena has just added 'smart' to its new range of helmets. It has managed to squeeze its 60S comms functionality with AI noise cancellation and front and rear safety lighting into the helmet.

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$6,199 e-scrambler boasts sub-200-lb weight with a 70+ mile range

Terra Bikes’ audacious e-scrambler sports a big battery, purpose-built frame, light body, and long travel suspension. Terra claims it to be the world’s first true dual-terrain electric scrambler, but best of all it looks the part.

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Ingenious device generates electricity via car exhaust

IC engines have long received flack for how wasteful they are. That may soon change, as a team of researchers claims to have discovered the means of converting exhaust heat into energy, using a small device called a thermoelectric generator (TEG).

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Volvo gives its smallest electric SUV the Cross Country treatment

Volvo's EX30 just got a glow-up that adventurous drivers will appreciate. The compact electric SUV's Cross Country variant gets a bunch of off-roady features, as well as a few styling updates to differentiate it from its city slicker sibling.

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Bosch’s brake-by-wire system may be the next big leap in automotive tech

Bosch just completed testing on its new new brake-by-wire technology on public roads. Its development team traveled more than 2,050 miles (3,300 km) across several climate zones to reach the Arctic Circle in six days ... in a Nissan hatchback.

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