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Pebble begins deliveries of electric Flow travel trailer, which now includes automated ‘Auto Dump’ [Video]
Less than three months after kicking off production of its flagship, solar-electric travel trailer called the Flow, electric mobility startup Pebble has begun deliveries to early customers in the US. The deliveries of these unique Pebble trailers will also include a new automated waste disposal feature called “Auto Dump,” a first for the industry.
Pebble remains a young electric recreational vehicle specialist whose latest milestone brings it closer than ever to shaking up a stale and derivative RV and travel trailer segment by using more modern and in a word, “cool” new technology.
This transition rides (no pun intended) on the success of its flagship trailer model, the Flow, which was unveiled to the public in the fall of 2023. At the time, we learned that the Flow trailer is 300% more aerodynamic than a conventional travel trailer, reducing drag and extending range.
Additionally, this solar electric travel trailer can be equipped with its own dual-motor active propulsion assist system, which helps it bear the brunt of its load while maximizing efficiency, regardless of whether an ICE or electric vehicle is towing it.
Before there was a solid timeline for deliveries, Pebble opened pre-orders for the Flow. This past January, Pebble unveiled a production-intent design featuring welcomed upgrades in space utilization and some genuinely remarkable functions—all controllable from a single tablet.
By April 2025, production of the Flow was underway at Pebble’s 60,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Fremont, California, beginning with assemblies of an exclusive Founders Edition. Today, Pebble has hit a critical milestone in the production and sales process, kicking off Founder’s Edition Flow deliveries to its first customers.
Founder’s Edition Pebble deliveries are officially underway
Following years of research and development, various upgrades, and the establishment of the necessary production tools to bring its flagship electric travel trailer to the masses, Pebble has officially begun delivering the Flow to initial customers.
The Flow’s arrival on the market, alongside similar, more sustainable recreation mobility products like Lightship, is helping ring in a new era of clean travel and tourism beyond the typical EV road trip. Pebble’s fully electric travel trailer enables its owners and guests to travel and relax off-grid for up to seven days at a time.
Unlike most traditional RVs and trailers, the Flow has its own propulsion system. It has also been integrated with advanced robotics and software-defined features to automate and ease the process of some of the most difficult and tedious parts of RVing, such as hitching to the towing vehicle. Per Pebble founder and CEO Bingrui Yang:
Delivering a Pebble Flow to our earliest customers and believers is a defining moment for our team. This product reflects years of engineering and thoughtful iteration, built on the belief that every detail, from setup to travel, should feel effortless and intuitive. This is the moment we’ve been building towards, and we can’t wait to see more and more Pebble Flow travel trailers on the road.
Deliveries of the new Pebble Flow travel trailer will also include another upgraded feature. The team calls it “Auto Dump” and hails it as “the RV industry’s first automated, one-touch waste disposal system.” It’s a well-established notion that waste dumping is the least glamorous and hygienic part of the RV experience, not to mention complicated, with multiple hoses creating a higher risk of mess.
Much like it has with several other functions of RV life, the Pebble team has reimagined waste disposal for the modern age, creating an automated “touch-less” process that consists of three steps:
- Placing the pre-connected hose in the sewer inlet (pictured above)
- Tap “Dump” on the Pebble App
- Return the hose to its integrated storage compartment
It’s a simple process indeed, but Pebble shared that much more is going on behind the scenes. In addition to an expanded black water tank capacity (18 gallons), the Founder’s Edition of the Pebble Flow features a macerating toilet, a pump-powered hose instead of gravity-based drainage, and built-in safety logic to avoid any user error while dumping (there is no “wrong lever” that could lead to spillage).
Pebble trailers that soon reach customer deliveries will also be capable of a self-cleaning rinse cycle, which uses gray water recycled from its sinks and showers, reducing overall water consumption and significantly increasing overall sustainability.
Founder’s Edition deliveries of the Flow are now underway, but Pebble said it will continue to scale its production throughout 2025 without risking product quality. More Founder’s Edition reservation holders will be invited to complete their orders in Q3. That model starts at an MSRP of $175,000 and is available to reserve with a $500 refundable deposit. Some customers may also qualify for a federal tax credit of up to $12,450.
Here’s Pebble’s video showcasing the “Auto Dump” feature:
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The Dodge Charger Daytona EV made headlines when it rolled out fake engine noises as a way to make the EV appeal to muscle car drivers. As it turns out, they weren’t the right sort of fake engine noises – and now Stellantis has to recall 8,000 of them for a fix.
According to the ChryCo fans at Mopar Insider, Stellantis is recalling ~8,390 examples of its 2024 to 2025 Dodge Charger Daytona EVs because of an exterior amplifier that may be missing critical enabling the amp to emit exterior sounds – including the Federally mandated pedestrian warning sounds designed to keep pedestrians safe.
What’s more, the recall’s “suspect period” reportedly begins on 30APR2024, when the first 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona was produced, and ends 18MAR2025 … when the last Charger EV was produced.
RECALL CHRONOLOGY
- On April 17, 2025, the FCA US LLC (“FCA US”) Technical Safety and Regulatory Compliance (“TSRC”) organization opened an investigation into certain 2024–2025 model year Dodge Charger vehicles that may not emit exterior sound.
- From April 17, 2025, through May 13, 2025, FCA US TSRC met with FCA US Engineering and the supplier to understand all potential failure modes associated with the issue. They also reviewed warranty data, field records, and customer assistance records to determine field occurrences.
- On May 14, 2025, the FCA US TSRC organization determined that a vehicle build issue existed on certain vehicles related to a lack of EV exterior sound, potentially resulting in noncompliance with FMVSS No. 141.
Without the software patch, the vehicles don’t comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) No. 141, “Minimum Sound Requirements for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles.” The rule requires noisemakers for EVs and hybrids when operating under 19 mph, the safest speeds for pedestrians.
Basically, if you have a Dodge Charger EV, expect to get a recall notice.
It just keeps getting funnier
If you’re not familiar with the Charger Daytona EV’s “Fratzonic Chambered Exhaust,” it’s a system that employs a combination of digital sound synthesis and a physical tuning chamber (translation: a speaker) to produce a 126 decibel sound that approximately imitates a Hellcat Hemi V8 ICE. That’s loud enough to cause most people physical pain, according to Yale University – putting it somewhere between a loud rock concert and a passenger jet at takeoff.
While you could argue that such noises are part and parcel with powerful combustion, they’re completely irrelevant to an EV, and speak to a particular sort of infantile delusion of masculinity that I, frankly, have never been able to wrap my head around. Something akin to the, “Hey, look at me! I’m a big tough guy!” attention-whoring of a suburban Harley rider in a “Sons of Anarchy” novelty cut, without even enough courage to ride a motorcycle, you know?
You know – and I bet you can help me dial in the the comparison to perfection (and help me explain why the car just isn’t selling) in the comments section at the bottom of the page.
SOURCE: Mopar Insiders; featured image by Stellantis.
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Is it an electric van or a truck? The Kia PV5 might be in a class of its own. Kia’s electric van was recently spotted charging in public with an open bed, and it looks like a real truck.
Kia’s electric van morphs into a truck with an open bed
The PV5 is the first of a series of electric vans as part of Kia’s new Platform Beyond Vehicle business (PBV). Kia claims the PBVs are more than vans, they are “total mobility solutions,” equipped with Hyundai’s advanced software.
Based on the flexible new EV platform, E-GMP.S, Kia has several new variants in the pipeline, including camper vans, refrigerated trucks, luxury “Prime” models for passenger use, and an open bed model.
Kia launched the PV5 Passenger and Cargo in the UK earlier this year for business and personal use. We knew more were coming, but now we are getting a look at a new variant in public.
Although we got a brief glimpse of it earlier this month driving by in Korea, Kia’s electric van was spotted charging in public with an open bed.
The folks at HealerTV found the PV5 variant with an open bed parked in Korea, offering us a good look from all angles.
From the front, it resembles the Passenger and Cargo variants, featuring slim vertical LED headlights. However, from the side, it’s an entirely different vehicle. The truck sits low to the ground, similar to the one captured driving earlier this month.
When you look at it from the back, you can’t even tell it’s the PV5. It looks like any other cargo truck with an open bed.
The PV5 open bed measures 5,000 mm in length, 1,900 mm in width, and 2,000 mm in height, with a wheelbase of 3,000 mm. Although Kia has yet to say how big the bed will be, the reporter mentions it doesn’t look that deep, but it’s wide enough to carry a good load.
The open bed will be one of several PV5 variants that Kia plans to launch in Europe and Korea later this year, alongside the Passenger, Cargo, and Chassis Cab configurations.
In Europe, the PV5 Passenger is available with two battery pack options: 51.5 kWh or 71.2 kWh, providing WLTP ranges of 179 miles and 249 miles, respectively. The Cargo variant is rated with a WLTP range of 181 miles or 247 miles.
Kia will reveal battery specs closer to launch for the open bed variant, but claims it “has the longest driving range among compact commercial EVs in its class.”
In 2027, Kia will launch the larger PV7, followed by an even bigger PV9 in 2029. There’s also a smaller PV1 in the works, which is expected to arrive sometime next year or in 2027.
What do you think of Kia’s electric van? Will it be a game changer? With plenty of variants on the way, it has a good chance. Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
Source: HealerTV
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