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Review: Engwe’s $900 Eagle isn’t just the best-priced 45mph mini eMoto

7 September 2026 at 15:10

Engwe came to us a month ago with the Eagle and asked if we’d like to review it. The eMoto looks and is specced a lot like some of the other 14/12β€³ mullet mini eMotos that have flooded the market over the past year, which wasn’t immediately enticing. However, the Eagle smashes through that $1000 price point to $899 after coupon code ELECTREKCO (plus some limited-time gifts). We thought it would be useful to see how they did it and what we found might surprise you.

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Segway Xaber review: The mall-cop company just built a better Sur Ron for less money

17 July 2026 at 13:37

When you think of Segway, you might still think of the self-balancing personal transporters that mall cops and tour groups employ to get around. The company, however, since being acquired by Beijing-based Ninebot a decade ago, has morphed into E-bikes, e-scooters, go-karts, off-road UTVs β€” the company has been stacking up two- and four-wheeled hardware for a while now. But with the recent launch of the new Xaber, however, they are now into very serious 60+mph-capable electric off-road motorcycles.

We’ve spent the last month with the Xaber and, after dining on a bunch of bargain emotos, the Segway Ninebot Xaber almost seems to be in a class by itself…

Rivian R2 First Drive: This is everything I need to upgrade my Model Y except…

9 June 2026 at 14:00

Rivian flew us out to beautiful Park City, Utah, to get a first test of the R2, its $45,000 β€œbet-the-company” mass market SUV that it has promised for years. Today it begins delivering these vehicles, and I can say unequivocally after driving a performance variant for 5 hours, that these early customers are going to be very happy, though with some notable caveats…

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