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YIVTOL S-Zero Plus Brings Single-Seat Electric Vertical Flight Within Reach of Private Owners

By Bill Smith October 28, 2026

Early buyers in the United States and Europe have already begun taking delivery of the YIVTOL S-Zero Plus, a single-seat electric multicopter that lifts off vertically from a backyard or open field without needing a runway or a pilot license in qualifying cases. Built by Shenzhen Yingwu Intelligent Technologies under the YIVTOL name, the aircraft hangs a compact carbon-fiber cockpit beneath a titanium-tube frame that supports eight independent electric rotors arranged in a four-axis coaxial layout. Arms fold inward so the whole machine can shrink enough to fit in a pickup bed or a standard garage bay, turning storage and transport into ordinary logistics rather than a specialized operation.

Michael Pick Turns a Used BMW i3 Into a Compact Electric Pickup for Under $8,000

By Bill Smith October 26, 2026

Michael Pick wanted a small electric pickup without paying forty thousand dollars or waiting for something like the Slate to reach the market. High gas prices made his old V6 Ranger feel expensive to run, so he bought a high-mileage 2017 BMW i3 REx sight unseen from an online auction for fifty-eight hundred dollars and set out to convert it himself.

Tesla Roadster’s New User Interface Screen Brings Fighter Jet Layout to a Production Sports Car

By Bill Smith October 23, 2026

When Tesla finally rolled out the redesigned second-generation Roadster at its McGregor event this month, most of the attention stayed on the thrusters, the suction fans, and the short flight off the end of an inverted track. The cabin itself received far less stage time, yet videos posted by Sawyer Merritt and a fresh clip from Tesla itself now give the clearest look yet at the interface that sits beside the squared-off yoke.

Mercedes-AMG GT SUV Packs 1153 Horsepower Into Its First Electric Form

By Bill Smith October 19, 2026

Mercedes-AMG spent 59 years building its reputation on hand-finished engines and aggressive tuning, yet its first full-size SUV developed entirely in Affalterbach arrives with no combustion engine at all. Built on the AMG.EA architecture that also underpins the electric GT 4-Door Coupe, the 2028 GT SUV reaches U.S. dealers in summer 2027 in three versions that share a low, wide stance, a 0.27 drag coefficient, and standard rear-axle steering that can turn the rear wheels up to six degrees.

Honda Partners With Builders to Ready Dynamic Wireless Charging Roads for Electric Truck Trials

By Bill Smith October 18, 2026

Drivers of electric trucks could soon keep rolling without pulling over for a plug if a new system from Honda works as planned. The company has spent the past several years on dynamic wireless power transfer, the idea of sending electricity from the pavement into a moving vehicle. In early October 2026 Honda R&D said it had finished the underlying technology with two construction firms, Taisei Corporation and Taisei Rotec. Together they built a magnetic coupling road system that places transmitter units under the surface so a matching receiver on the vehicle can pick up power while the wheels turn.

Alef Aeronautics Celebrates Thousandth Logged Flight Over Tesla Roadster

By Bill Smith October 17, 2026

Alef Aeronautics released video on Thursday of its electric flying car lifting off vertically and crossing above a Tesla Roadster, marking the California company’s 1,000th logged flight. The clip arrived the same day Tesla showed its redesigned Roadster performing a brief airborne hop with cold-gas thrusters at a SpaceX site in Texas. In the Alef footage the vehicle rises cleanly, maintains a level cabin, and glides over the Roadster along with a Cybertruck and other cars parked nearby.

DeLorean Airspeeder Team Brings American Icon to Electric Flying Car Racing

By Jackson Chung October 16, 2026

DeLorean Motor Company announced this week at TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco that it will enter the Airspeeder International Series as constructor of the United States team. The new DeLorean Airspeeder Team becomes the first American constructor in the championship and is scheduled to make its race debut when the 2026–27 season opens in November.

Second-Generation Tesla Roadster Soars Over Cybertruck Using SpaceX Thrusters In Texas Demo

By Bill Smith October 15, 2026

Elon Musk stood outside a SpaceX test site near Waco on Thursday night as an Aero White Tesla Roadster climbed a steep inverted ramp, held fast by suction fans even on the vertical face, rotated in midair with cold-gas thrusters, and settled onto the pavement below. The same car then lifted itself clear of a Cybercab, Cybertruck, Tesla Semi, Model Y, and Model 3 in a single pass, completing what engineering vice president Lars Moravy labeled a kick flip before touching down cleanly.

Alpine A310 Vision Concept Reimagines Seventies Icon as Electric Supercar Study

By Bill Smith October 13, 2026

Alpine unveiled the A310 Vision at the Paris Motor Show as a one-off study that marks fifty-five years since the original A310 arrived and fifty years since its V6 version joined the range. The concept takes the rear-engined coupe that once sat against the Porsche 911 and stretches it into a low, wide form that keeps the classic presence while updating every proportion for an electric layout.

Quiet Nerd Builds an Eight Wheel Electric Tank Camper That Spins Within Its Own Footprint

By Bill Smith October 13, 2026

Building an electric 8×8 camper from scratch looks impossible until Quiet Nerd opens a workshop and starts cutting square punch tubing into a lightweight frame. Eight separate 48-volt, 1000-watt brushless differential motors soon sit under that frame, each one ready to push its own wheel.