Cat Dow

5 days ago | topgear.com.ph | Cat Dow |Anton Andres

This is a hybrid, but not as you know it. Say hi to the Hopper, an electric-assisted pedal trike with its own cover and headlights—and it’s just gone into series production. Car, meet bike. The 2.1m long covered pedelec (pedal-electric) is the creation of Hamburg-based start-up Hopper Mobility. A meter wide with its mirrors folded out, its e-bike-style credentials mean legit bike path use, while the Renault Twizy-esque cover keeps most of the rain out of your face. It doesn’t come cheap, mind.

1 week ago | topgear.com.ph | Cat Dow |Anton Andres

Honda has been busy testing a new Type R. Where the 'R' is a rocket, that is. The carmaker’s R&D subsidiary successfully executed Japan’s first take-off and landing of a reusable rocket at its research base in Hokkaido. The rocket, aka 'reusable launch vehicle' (RLV), measures over six meters long, 85cm wide and weighs 900 kilos, and on this jolly little expedition, reached an altitude of almost 300 metres with liquid fuel propulsion.

2 weeks ago | topgear.com.ph | Cat Dow |Anton Andres

Xpeng has taken the old adage ‘go big or go home’ literally, and teamed up with Huawei to create a mega head-up display (HUD) that covers the whole windshield. The AR-HUD uses augmented reality to give navigation directions, alert drivers to safety issues, and minimize reaction times, blind spots, and, er, distracted driving. The 87-inch display—yep, 87 inches across—shows the speed limit, the speed of the car, the navigation directions, and the time it’ll take to get to wherever you’re going.

3 weeks ago | topgear.com.ph | Cat Dow |Anton Andres

We’ve not seen anything this cute since Fiat launched the roofless Topolino. Say konnichiwa to the MiBot, which comes to you via the medium of Japanese startup KG Motors. Some 26 centimeters narrower than a Citroen Ami, the dinky EV is less than 1.5 meters tall, just over 1.1 meters wide, and a smidgen under 2.5 meters long—basically the size of a cereal box.

1 month ago | msn.com | Cat Dow

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