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… and they actually look fun enough that I’ve got a half a mind to enroll in my local police academy, if it comes with a standard-issue patrol trike. The Trikke Positron, which is the trike’s official name, is an all-wheel-drive standing electric scooter that very well could have criminals scratching their heads, at least if they weren’t already cuffed behind their backs. The idea that Trikke is trying to sell is that these are apparently the ultimate patrol vehicles for a beat cop. According to the company, a…

Every time I think I’ve seen the electric scooter envelope pushed as far as it can go, someone comes along and builds a bigger envelope. This time that someone is California-based electric scooter company Voro Motors, which is prepared to break the internet (and perhaps a few bones) with a pint-size 65 mph (105 km/h) seated electric scooter known as the Voro Motors RoadRunner Tronic. The Roadrunner Tronic is a heavily (and I mean HEAVILY) modified version of the company’s existing RoadRunner electric scooter. That…

Standing electric scooters that can zip around the city at 20 mph (32 km/h) sure are convenient, but what do you do when your feet get tired and beg for a rest? Apparently you pop a squat – at least if you have a seated scooter, that is. And the new Fucare HU3 Pro seated electric scooter offers just that: a speedy yet comfortable riding position in a compact and affordable vehicle. Priced at just $799, the Fucare HU3 Pro electric scooter comes in at around the same price as many other mid-level electric scooters.…

The SSC Tuatara is officially the world's fastest car, but it's not the world's first 300 mph production car. That title's still up for grabs after YouTubers called shenanigans on SSC's claimed 316 mph run in 2020. But this car sure looks capable. Wait a minute, you say, didn't a Bugatti top that figure years ago? Well, sort of. The Chiron Super Sport was indeed clocked at 304.773 mph (490.484 km/h) back in 2019. But it wasn't an official record; these need to be run forwards and backwards within a certain time period, to…

Tesla has started to push a new software update to increase the top speed limit of Autopilot for vehicles with ‘Tesla Vision’ to 85 mph. It is almost a year to the day that Tesla announced the transition to its “Tesla Vision” Autopilot without radar. The idea was that it would transition to only using camera-based computer vision in its Autopilot system instead of using inputs from both cameras and radars. You’d think that more data would be better, but Tesla’s idea is that the roads are designed for humans who…

I’ve personally tested dozens of electric scooters and covered hundreds more over the years, but never before have I rested my eyes, feet or butt on one quite as cool or weird as the Fiido Beast. It’s a novel design that, despite having a few issues, is a heck of a lot of fun to ride. That joy comes from two main advantages: a ton of power and the ability to ride it either sitting or standing. Plenty of electric scooters have a ton of power; that’s nothing new. But the whole “sit or stand” thing takes a powerful…

Arcimoto’s Fun Utility Vehicles (FUVs) have proven to be a versatile three-wheeled electric vehicle platform for all sorts of interesting variations. From camera cars to ambulance trikes, an FUV can be just about anything. And thanks to a new partnership with urban e-bike delivery company JOCO, New York City is about to get a fleet of delivery EVs built on Arcimoto’s ultra-versatile platform. The new model itself is known as the Deliverator and is a single-seater version of the FUV that has its rear passenger seat…

Fucare’s new Gemini X electric bike pairs a novel looking trellis-style frame with some high performance electric bike parts to create a fast Class 3 e-bike that looks at home on both the streets and the trails. The frame is rated for 400 lb (181 kg) of load and gives the Gemini X a look all its own, at least for now. We rarely see e-bikes rated for such heavy loads, though we also rarely see e-bikes with this frame design. Part truss bridge, part Erector Set, the frame uses narrow diameter tubes that wrap around…

Miami-based Fluidfreeride, one of the top electric scooter distributors in the US, has just launched its latest electric scooter model. The Mosquito is designed to be a lightweight and portable electric scooter for city commuters, but still packs in surprisingly good performance and features despite its minimalist design. For starters, the impressive performance specs don’t seem to match the fairly lightweight 29 lb. (13 kg) design. Most lightweight electric scooters struggle to reach anywhere close to these…

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 week that includes 40 MPH e-bikes from Vintage Electric Bikes, several new models released by companies like Lectric eBikes, Ride1Up, Blix, and Luna, our best look yet at the upcoming Ducati racing electric motorcycle in action, and lots more. We’re also joined in the beginning of the show by Vintage Electric Bikes’ founder Andrew Davidge for even more…