Mobility News

Sunday 30th August 2026

The Flit M2i embraces bonded aerospace tech to beat Brompton

For decades, the recipe for a premium folding bicycle has been to engineer a smart hinge mechanism, choose your metal and fire up the welding torch. But when UK-based e-bike manufacturer Flit designed its latest flagship commuter machine – the M2i – the engineering team ditched the welding torch entirely.

New Atlas | Transport

1,430-mile range in BYD's full-size PHEV crossover

I don’t know how, but BYD manages to get these sorts of headlines almost every week. This time, it’s for the company’s latest crossover SUV – the weirdly named BYD FCB Ti 9 that promises a whopping 1,430-mile (2,300-km) combined range.

New Atlas | Transport

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