Ford F-550 single-cab Mini RV navigates off-road treachery with aplomb

After previously releasing a typical big, bad truck camper, Wilderness Vans has turned its attention to something smaller. Its new Grid Mini supplies adventurers with a smaller, nimbler platform for pushing deeper and higher into the wilderness.

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Hurricane full-squish fat-tire ebike blows through streets or trails

A few months ago, awkwardly-named Chinese ebike maker Cyrusher launched its first mid-drive model in the shape of the Nitro adventure bike. This has now been joined by a carbon-framed fat-tire beast called the Hurricane.

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Detroit becomes first city to install wireless-charging roadway in the US

We've been hearing about in-road EV charging tech for a number of years, including tests from Renault and Stellantis. Now the City of Detroit is reported to be the first installation of wireless charging in a public roadway in the US.

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KTM’s Beast 3.0 naked tarmac ripper evolves in an alien direction

One of the most magnificent and terrifying steeds in motorcycledom gets its second major overhaul for 2024. The new KTM 1390 Super Duke R gets a bigger motor, a bigger tank, semi-active suspension and a savagely alien new headlight design.

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Battery-swappable Japanese e-scooter folds smaller than a briefcase

Shimizu is working on what it says will be the world's smallest electric scooter. The 10-lb Arma scooter folds to the length and width of a piece of printer paper to carry in a messenger bag or work as its own mini-briefcase.

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Dual-motor, dual-battery Scout ebike powers through long-haul adventures

Cyrusher has opened pre-sales for a full-squish low-step adventure ebike called the Scout, which is pitched as a "harmonious blend of compactness and uncompromised performance," and can be had with a single motor/battery or dual motors/batteries.

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Autonomous air-to-air refueling system will radically boost endurance

Airbus innovation division UpNext is testing its next-gen autonomous systems for air-to-air in-flight refueling, which could be a revolutionary leap forward for a variety of military and civil aircraft, safely extending range and endurance.

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Mitsubishi gets down to business with 180-km Minicab EV kei van

At the dawn of the current EV revolution, Mitsubishi launched a highway-capable, mass-produced five-door hatchback called the i-MiEV, followed by an electric version of its veteran microvan. Now that Minicab-MiEV is being updated for 2024.

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Gravity tests head-tracking, shoulder-mounted firearms on its jet suit

In a video posted to TikTok, Gravity Industries founder Richard Browning has shown off what appears to be live-fire aerial testing of a shoulder-mounted, head-tracking weapons system for the Iron Man-style jet suit he's been flying since 2017.

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Versatile Bosch-powered cargo ebike can haul for 150 miles

The 46er cargo ebike rides with the tag line "agility meets capability" and is presented in a number of nifty setup options, is available in two Bosch Performance configurations, and can be had with dual batteries for up to 150 miles of hauling.

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