Lilium gets $200 million reprieve from going bust

When we last looked at air taxi startup Lilium, it was in administration and had laid off most of its employees on December 20. Now it seems there was a Christmas miracle on December 24, with investors throwing out a US$206 million lifeline.

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This Chinese electric hatch wants to take on the Mini Cooper

Trust a Chinese automaker to consistently push the boundaries of innovation. Swappable battery, autonomous tech, quirky design, and an inexpensive retail price - Nio's all-new Firefly EV might just be the best modern hatch on the market.

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Jaguar XJS reimagined in a 650-horsepower V12 and full carbon body

Tom Walkinshaw Racing or TWR is one of the most illustrious names in British motorsports. It’s the same brand that created the likes of the XJ220 and XJR-15 roadgoing supercars of the early 1990s. Now the brand has made a comeback – and how!

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5 ultra-cool motorcycles to look forward to in 2025

2025 is here and as is the case with every new year, there’s plenty happening in the world of motorcycles. There are quite a few motorcycle launches lined up for the new year, and sure enough, there are some cool ones to look out for.

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Onyx makes a comeback with a limited run of retro 55-mph e-mopeds

After a rough spell over the last few years, Californian electric motorcycle startup Onyx might finally be getting on track and bringing its neo-retro-style e-mopeds back to the market, announcing a limited run of 100 two-wheelers arriving this month.

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Onyx makes a comeback with a limited run of retro 55-mph e-mopeds

After a rough spell over the last few years, Californian electric motorcycle startup Onyx might finally be getting on track and bringing its neo-retro-style e-mopeds back to the market, announcing a limited run of 100 two-wheelers arriving this month.

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Onyx makes a comeback with a limited run of retro 55-mph e-mopeds

After a rough spell over the last few years, Californian electric motorcycle startup Onyx might finally be getting on track and bringing its neo-retro-style e-mopeds back to the market, announcing a limited run of 100 two-wheelers arriving this month.

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Rodin’s V10-powered hypercar aims to beat F1 cars at their own game

A tiny New Zealand company run by a 71-year-old billionaire is hard at work bringing his seemingly impossible dream to life: developing a publicly available track car that could go faster than an F1 racecar. And it's awfully close to its goal.

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Going full articulation in the Arctic Trucks/Krug Expedition Bedrock XT2

Arctic Trucks is an overlanding outfitter building vehicles capable of entering the Arctic Circle and returning to tell the tale. In North America, that vehicle is a Ford F-550 with a long list of mods. And I got to head into the Wyoming wilderness with it.

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Shell Starship 3.0 showcases the near-future of trucking

The Shell Starship Initiative is an experiment on wheels, focusing on energy-efficient truck design using currently available tech while testing others that are near-to-market. As a former truck driver, I found the work Shell is doing to be fascinating.

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