Cargo

Car-top cargo boxes are great for hauling gear, but they do decrease gas mileage by adding weight and wind drag. The Twistboxes carrier offers a partial solution to that problem, as it quickly comes off and rolls up when not in use.

Though cargo ebikes are shaping up as an eco-friendly alternative to the family car for short shopping trips, riders looking for more stability will doubtless appreciate a third wheel. Addmotor has just launched a 90-mile e-trike for under $2,000.

Motiv has announced a new Class 4-6 electric truck series that features a "futuristic cab" purpose built for EV trucking. The Argo models will drive on the company's next-generation powertrain, and are expected to hit the road by the end of 2024.

We've seen a bunch of ebikes roll out recently that are pitched as two-wheeled SUVs. Now the electric scoot is getting in on the cargo-hauling action courtesy of Poland's Jacek Skopinski and his riveted-frame seated and stand-up models.

Back in 2020, California-based startup Pyka launched an autonomous electric crop duster called the Pelican. Now the company has developed a cargo-carrying version that's billed as the world's largest autonomous electric cargo airplane.

Carrying up to 96 small USPS packages in its internal cargo bay, the new Cento needs nothing more than two parking spaces for takeoff, landing and automatic unloading. MightyFly is working with the FAA to expand its long-range flight authorization.

DHL's latest steps in electrification mightn’t be its most adventurous but are still significant, with the logistics giant placing an order for 2,000 electric Transit vans with Ford, and teaming up with the automaker on charging solutions.

A different style of camping trailer for Offline Campers, the new Ryder hauls three dirt bikes and a full base camp. Owners can explore the roughest local earth during the day on 2 or 4 wheels, retiring each night to a fully loaded support vessel.

It goes without saying that the heavier a load an aircraft can carry, the more useful that aircraft becomes. Well, the RG-1-A Alpha has reportedly just broken a record, by "dead-lifting" more weight than any autonomous VTOL has previously managed.

AntiShanty looks to make the "RTD," rooftop dwelling, the everyday term that "RTT," rooftop tent, has become. With aluminum walls instead of fabric and the ability to carry nearly 800 liters of gear to camp, the RTD is quite unlike other roof tents.

A lot less technologically optimistic than the Hyperloop-TT Hyperport project, Cargo Sous Terrain looks considerably more likely to happen, with its first 10-stop, 70-km (43-mile) series of underground tunnels scheduled to begin taking cargo in 2031.

H2 Clipper says large electric airships lifted and powered by green hydrogen stand ready to transport massive cargo loads over enormous distances much faster than cargo ships, and with zero emissions. But can they overcome the obvious obstacles?