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Bonkers omnidirectional electric 'bike' balances on a single ball wheel
46+ min ago (288+ words) If that sounds familiar, it's because Bruton already built a two-ball version " a "ball bike" that stayed upright by spinning one sphere under each end of the frame. The logical next step, apparently, was to remove one ball entirely and…...
2026 DesertX gets Ducati's lightest twin-cylinder engine ever
4+ hour, 46+ min ago (563+ words) The big-ticket item on the list is the new 890cc V2 twin-cylinder engine that's nearly 13 lb (5.8kg) lighter than the previous mill " and it's the lightest V-twin the company's ever made. This one gets variable intake valve timing for more readily available power…...
Unlikely bikemaker might be the next big thing in e-motorcycles
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (546+ words) We've seen some major electric motorcycle unveils in 2025. From Royal Enfield's Flying Flea C6 to Honda's WN7, legacy bikemakers are quickly hopping on the electric bandwagon. But there's one trump card in all the big names " a company that produces more than…...
Nuggety Westfalia camper van beats Benz at its own RV game
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (353+ words) Quite unlike the Marco Polo " or the Volkswagen California, for that matter " the Westfalia Jules Verne has its own bathroom. And it's a pretty decent one so far as toilets shoehorned into small pop-up camper vans go, bringing together an…...
McMurtry begins manufacturing its hypercar that you can drive upside down
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (334+ words) Ten years since the company formed, the mad lads at McMurtry Automotive are bringing the record-setting Sp'irling Pure hypercar to life. It's going into production at an all-new manufacturing facility in Wotton-under-Edge, England, and the first one is set to…...
Upcoming LiveWire Honcho is trying to electrify Americana, but is it too late?
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (617+ words) It's been a minute since Harley-Davidson's electric offshoot LiveWire unveiled two new concept motorcycles at the company's Homecoming festival in Milwaukee. Well, the street model of the two, the Honcho, looks all ready now and is currently in its pre-release…...
'R' for rally: Lightweight electric mountainbike dials up off-road power
5+ day, 48+ min ago (773+ words) Specialized spent years chasing the same obsessive idea: that the perfect ebike is one that doesn't feel electric. With the new Turbo Levo R, the company argues it's finally closed the gap " packing one of the most powerful motors in…...
Concept hybrid engine squeezes over 70 mpg out of cleaner fuel
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (361+ words) It's no secret in our modern world that any major technological shift naturally creates winners and losers. And so do all the little obstacles and pitfalls along the way. At that point, governments and industry execs were not yet backtracking,…...
Toyota may block drivers from disabling safety features on its cars
1+ week, 1+ day ago (546+ words) Times they are a-changin, and what was once deemed as a set of "optional" safety features on cars that one could simply disable may now soon be permanent " whether you like it or not. The news comes via ChaisngCars, which…...
Someone finally invented a backup camera cleaner that you can install on just about any car in minutes
1+ week, 3+ day ago (409+ words) There is no good reason for cars to roll off the assembly line without a basic backup camera washer. If you're driving in dusty or off-road conditions, or it's cold and snowy out, these things can make your vehicle a…...