EarthCruiser takes next step with all-electric overland pickup camper

Electric vans still suffer from ranges too low to make proper campers, but electric pickup trucks have more robust ranges long enough to create capable camping vehicles. Overland RV specialist EarthCruiser has been readying itself for the upcoming electric vehicle takeover and is now offering customers the chance to get in on the ground floor of the all-electric overlanding age. Its slide-in electric pickup camper is officially available for preorder, and while designed specifically with EVs in mind, the multipurpose camper will also work with ICE trucks, easily transitioning from a gas or diesel platform to an electric platform when the owner is ready to make the switch. Continue reading

Corvette E-Ray gains battery power to become quickest of all time

Chevrolet has celebrated the Corvette’s 70th birthday in a huge way, introducing the first-ever electrified Corvette. It eases the iconic sports car into the electric era by giving it an AWD mix of V8 and electric motor power that makes it the quickest Corvette of all time, its 0-60-mph (96.5-km/h) sprint landing at 2.5 seconds. Who says you can’t teach an old septuagenarian new tricks? Continue reading