Moke

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck's recent Caribbean retreat, promising sun-kissed bliss and romantic getaways, is turning out to be even cozier than expected. Photos of their mini Moke jeep have intrigued fans, and the usual Bennifer glow continues to shine brightly. Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck enjoy romantic St. Barts getaway(EliotPress / MEGA) Also read: Gypsy Rose Blanchard ‘ordered to leave’, will not meet Taylor Swift at Chiefs game post-prison release Wrap up the year gone by & gear up for 2024 with…

The Moke, based on a post-war British jeep-like vehicle, has become an iconic and eye-catching little buggy over the years. Now the US-based MOKE America has opened up a rental option called WeMoke to make these weird little electric vehicles more accessible to anyone looking for a unique driving adventure. Mokes from MOKE America are street-legal four-seater vehicles with small wheels, a low floor height and an open jeep-like design. The airy setup makes them popular in sunny areas and beach…

This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This time that includes an electric bike that apparently breaks in half, new e-bikes from Trek and Specialized, MOKE International entering the US market, fun new electric quadricycles and lots more. The Wheel-E podcast returns every two weeks on Electrek’s YouTube channel, Facebook, Linkedin and Twitter. As a reminder, we’ll have an accompanying post, like…

The iconic open-topped Mini Moke is officially returning to the US after a 40-year hiatus, but this time the highway-legal Moke Californian will be sporting an electric drivetrain with a 50-mph top speed and a per-charge range of 80 miles.Project Buckboard began in the late 1950s with the aim of developing a lightweight vehicle for the military, which could be parachuted into warzone and quickly get troops to where they needed to be. A number of prototypes were designed by Sir Alec Issigonis and John Sheppard, but the…

Remember those fun little Jeep-like MOKE cars from the heyday of 1960s open-top fun-mobiles? Just months after landing a $55M funding deal, MOKE International is bringing them back to the US for the first time in decades with its new MOKE Californian model. MOKE Californian returning to US Some of our readers may remember that Mokes were Jeep-like British cars first built in the 1960s. They grew popular across much of Europe before expanding to cities in Asia and North America, aided by a slew of celebrities that…

In a deal purported to be worth US $55.1 million, EV Technology Group has agreed to purchase an additional 50% of MOKE International, which will boost its stake to 67.6% of the company. The deal is intended to rapidly expand MOKE International’s reach, producing and delivering more of its iconic classic MOKE-inspired electric vehicles. The terms of the deal maintain an option for EVT Group to acquire the remainder of MOKE International, pushing its ownership to 100%. EVT Group is an electric vehicle company whose…

Remember that fun little Jeep-lookin’ Mini Moke from a WWII British military vehicle development program? It’s been rehashed in several incarnations since, but the most recent (and most stateside) is Moke America, which wants to get Americans to switch from big gas guzzlers to fun little open-top electric cars. The only catch is that these aren’t really electric cars. Oh, they’re electric alright. They just aren’t “cars”, at least not in the traditional sense. They fit into what’s known as a Low Speed Vehicle…