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Harley-Davidson and cruiser-style motorcycles fit like a glove, so it's only right that the iconic company's spin-out electric moto project has finally added one to its range – though the LiveWire S2 Mulholland isn't your typical bagger.But first, some history. Harley-Davidson first hinted that an electric moto might join its stable back in 2013 before actually launching the Livewire project and rolling out prototypes the following year. Things went fairly quiet after that, until folks in Europe and the US got to see…

Oxford PV has built the most efficient solar panel ever made. The solar cell can convert 25% of the sun’s energy it receives into electricity, compared to an industry average of between 15-20%.  The Oxford University spinout credits the breakthrough to its perovskite-on-silicon tandem solar cells. Perovskite, a calcium titanium oxide mineral, is better at absorbing light than the crystalline silicon used exclusively in most panels and could revolutionise the industry.  Designed in…

As interesting as large, luxurious, amenity-stuffed RVs can be, there's something beautiful about a simple, lightweight midsize truck camper loaded with modular components for backcountry camping. It's light, off-roadable and ready to camp anywhere, before transforming back into an everyday driver. Isuzu UK showed one of our favorites a year ago with the AT35 Basecamp show truck, highlighting exceptional components like ARB's Swiss-Army-knife-like kitchen and iKamper's fold-out Skycamp rooftop tent (RTT). Now it's teamed…

It’s not often that a venture capital firm gets to back a startup again after it has exited — especially one that is still a private company. So when Builders VC got the call that the founders of cattle management software Performance Livestock Analytics (PLA) were looking to spin out from Zoetis, which acquired them in 2020, to keep scaling, Builders general partner Mark Blackwell said he was “jumping for joy.” On Tuesday, PLA announced that it would be spinning out from Zoetis with $7.5…

Mobility brand Lavoie has tapped into its McLaren automotive roots to develop the Series 1 premium electric kickscooter, which features a slick folding mechanism that retires the familiar kickstand, powers through city streets with a 900-W motor, and lights up the ride with all-around LEDs.Back in 2021, the McLaren Group sold its 30-year-old electronics development arm to a private equity firm and McLaren Applied began operating as an independent concern. Looking to tap into the micro-mobility market, a dedicated brand…

What if we could retrofit virtually every coal and gas power plant in the world to use a carbon-free energy source deep below our feet — geothermal energy.Quaise Energy, an <span class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="<div class=glossaryItemTitle>MIT</div><div class=glossaryItemBody>MIT is an acronym for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It is a prestigious private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts that was founded in 1861. It is…

Artemis Technologies out of Belfast, Northern Ireland, has launched what is claimed to be the world's first commercially viable all-electric foiling workboat, which cuts through the water with minimal wake at up to 34 knots and offers a per-charge cruising range of up to 60 nautical miles.The launch announcement by the spin out from the Artemis Racing team that was founded in 2018 by Olympic sailing champion and America's Cup veteran, Dr. Iain Percy OBE, follows sea trials of an 11.5-m (37.7-ft) prototype workboat named…

Harley-Davidson officially entered the ebike space back in October 2020 via a new spin-out company called Serial 1, named after the iconic motorcycle brand's oldest known model – the Serial Number One. The first three premium models followed in November, and now Serial 1 has announced its second generation ebikes are ready to ride.The new CTY line of ebikes has been developed in partnership with Google Cloud, with each ride now coming with a host of cloud-enabled connectivity features to gather real-time ride data,…