Now you can own your own eVTOL, if you’re crazy rich

Got a pilot's license? That and a fat bank account will let you take off vertically then soar horizontally with Lilium's sleek electric-powered craft, now on sale in the US market. The offering marks the first private availability of eVTOLs.

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Envirocat 8.5 cleanly and quietly removes plastic waste from rivers

UK shipyard MMS has added a new member to its fleet of floating-debris collection vessels. The latest Envirocat is the first to clean up waterways without releasing engine fumes into the environment.

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BMW’s hydrogen-powered iX5 SUV survives brutal desert heat

Launched in February of this year, BMWs iX5 pilot fleet of hydrogen-powered cars has been getting field tested in countries around the world. Most recently, the passenger car got put through its paces in the punishing conditions of the UAE.

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Yamaha presents ebikes with 2WD and … power steering?

Yamaha has been building eBikes for three decades and experimenting with 2WD motorcycles since 1992. A new concept to be shown at the Japan Mobility Show later this month suggests a lightweight AWD e-bike is on the cards.

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Higgs Cargo ebike takes family adventures beyond city limits

California's Murf Electric Bikes has combined the essences of two of its models for a fat-tire hauler called the Higgs Cargo that can take you and the kids on the school run, to the beach or up into dusty trails.

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Sporty two-seat electric will zip you around the city in retro style

Slovakia's Patak Motors has opened the order books for an electric roadster billed as the "reinvention of the gentleman's car." The stylish microcar has a top speed of 130 km/h and a per-charge range of up to 250 km.

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World’s first type-certified eVTOL aircraft is ready for service

Way back at CES 2016, eHang stunned the world with a little autonomous passenger-carrying octacopter concept. Seven years later, that concept has evolved into the world's first fully certified eVTOL air taxi, cleared for commercial air taxi work.

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Mercedes reveals series eActros 600 long-haul electric truck

In development since 2020, and on show in prototype form last year at the IAA Transportation expo, the eActros LongHaul has been given a new name, range-tested in Germany, and now revealed in series production form as the eActros 600.

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Porsche partners with Frauscher for electric boat based on Macan EV tech

Porsche and Frauscher have taken the first production model of the 850 Fantom Air for a spin on the waters of Lake Garda in Italy, an electric sports boat that's is built around drive technology from the upcoming Porsche Macan electric SUV.

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High-speed, super agile Super Sub shows up in the flesh at Monaco

U-Boat Works has unveiled "the fastest private submersible ever conceived" – let alone built. The three-person bubble-cabin Super Sub looks like an underwater supercar, and it's quick enough to cruise, if not sprint, with bottlenose dolphins.

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