Hyundai’s three-row Ioniq 9 EV is built for serious comfort

Hyundai has just taken the wraps off its Ioniq 9 EV, which is aimed at families and camping enthusiasts. What's especially exciting about this model is all the thoughtful features included for maximum comfort. Here's everything you can look forward to.

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World’s fastest hairdryer: Bugatti breaks open-top speed record

At a test track in Germany, Bugatti has just recorded an open-top speed much quicker than the iconic Veyron managed with a roof on when it stunned the world in 2010. Next stop, says Mate Rimac, is 500 km/h (311 mph) and the outright speed crown.

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Rocket plane makes first civil supersonic flight since Concorde

The rebirth of commercial supersonic flight has kind of, sort of come to pass as Dawn Aerospace announces that its 16-ft (4.8-m) Mk-II Aurora rocket-powered aircraft broke the sound barrier with a speed of Mach 1.1 on November 12, 2024.

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Studdable electric fat bike varies torque to master slick terrain

The icy fingers of winter are starting to grip folks in the Northern Hemisphere, which might mean packing away the bike until things warm up. But the latest e-ride from Giant has been designed for "those who embrace the thrill of winter riding."

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Hydrogen-powered, box-winged eVTOL makes first untethered flight

We've been following the development of Australia's AMSL Aero's longe-range, hydrogen-powered Vertiia eVTOL for some time and now the box-winged tilt-rotor aircraft has completed its first free flight after over a year of 50 tethered tests.

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Robo X electric supercar to join the sub-2 second club

Chinese company JiYue has unveiled a stonking high-performance, long-range, intelligent supercar capable of doing 0-60 mph (0-96 km/h) in 1.9 seconds, 400 miles (644 km) to a charge, and featuring a unibody carbon frame.

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Review: Volkswagen camper vans are making their US comeback

The Volkswagen Microbus is finally making a return to the US market, and with it comes the VW camper bus. We had the chance to test the world's first ID. Buzz camper van ahead of its US launch, enjoying a taste of the dawning era of VW van life.

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First production-line electric plane from BETA soars in gorgeous video

Small aircraft manufacturer BETA Technologies has rolled the first electric plane off its fully scaled production line in Vermont. You can go along for the ride with this milestone-setting aircraft in a slick new video from the makers.

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Prototype solid-state eVTOL battery pushes 2x pilotless airtime

China's EHang has completed what it calls the world's first solid-state battery test in a pilotless passenger-carrying eVTOL. With nearly 500 Wh/kg of energy density, the solid-state battery contributes to a serious boost in endurance.

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Solar scooter gets 18-mile range boost without burning your legs

While many EVs use solar panels to boost their range, those panels often don't look like they'd make a big difference. Such is not the case with the Lightfoot scooter, which is covered with panels that provide up to 18 miles of extra range per day.

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