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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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Hyundai is getting ready to shake things up. A new electric crossover SUV, likely the Hyundai IONIQ 2, is set to debut in the coming months. It will sit below the Kona Electric as Hyundai expands its entry-level EV lineup.
Is Hyundai launching the IONIQ 2 in 2026?
After launching the Inster late last year, Hyundai is already preparing to introduce a new entry-level EV in Europe.
Xavier Martinet, President and CEO of Hyundai Europe, confirmed that the new EV will be revealed “in the next few months.” It will be built in Europe and scheduled to go on sale in mid-2026.
Hyundai’s new electric crossover is expected to be a twin to the Kia EV2, which will likely arrive just ahead of it next year.
It will be underpinned by the same E-GMP platform, which powers all IONIQ and Kia EV models (EV3, EV4, EV5, EV6, and EV9).
Like the Kia EV3, it will likely be available with either a 58.3 kWh or 81.4 kWh battery pack option. The former provides a WLTP range of 267 miles while the latter is rated with up to 372 miles. All trims are powered by a single electric motor at the front, producing 201 hp and 209 lb-ft of torque.
Although it may share the same underpinnings as the EV2, Hyundai’s new entry-level EV will feature an advanced new software and infotainment system.
According to Autocar, the interior will represent a “step change” in terms of usability and features. The new system enables new functions, such as ambient lighting and sounds that adjust depending on the drive mode.
It’s expected to showcase Hyundai’s powerful new Pleos software and infotainment system. As an end-to-end software platform, Pleos connects everything from the infotainment system (Pleos Connect) to the Vehicle Operating System (OS) and the cloud.
Pleos is set to power Hyundai’s upcoming software-defined vehicles (SDVs) with new features like autonomous driving and real-time data analysis.
As an Android-based system, Pleos Connect features a “smartphone-like UI” with new functions including multi-window viewing and an AI voice assistant.
The new electric crossover is expected to start at around €30,000 ($35,400), or slightly less than the Kia EV3, priced from €35,990 ($42,500). It will sit between the Inster and Kona Electric in Hyundai’s lineup.
Hyundai said that it would launch the first EV with its next-gen infotainment system in Q2 2026. Will it be the IONIQ 2? Hyundai is expected to unveil the new entry-level EV at IAA Mobility in September. Stay tuned for more info. We’ll keep you updated with the latest.
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Tesla has unveiled its lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) battery cell factory in Nevada and claims that it is nearly ready to start production.
Like several other automakers using LFP cells, Tesla relies heavily on Chinese manufacturers for its battery cell supply.
Tesla’s cheapest electric vehicles all utilize LFP cells, and its entire range of energy storage products, Megapacks and Powerwalls, also employ the more affordable LFP cell chemistry from Chinese manufacturers.
This reliance on Chinese manufacturers is less than ideal and particularly complicated for US automakers and battery pack manufacturers like Tesla, amid an ongoing trade war between the US and virtually the entire world, including China.
As of last year, a 25% tariff already applied to battery cells from China, but this increased to more than 80% under Trump before he paused some tariffs on China. It remains unclear where they will end up by the time negotiations are complete and the trade war is resolved, but many expect it to be higher.
Prior to Trump taking power, Tesla had already planned to build a small LFP battery factory in the US to avoid the 25% tariffs.
The automaker had secured older manufacturing equipment from one of its battery cell suppliers, CATL, and planned to deploy it in the US for small-scale production.
Tesla has now released new images of the factory in Nevada and claimed that it is “nearing completion”:
Here are a few images from inside the factory (via Tesla):
Previous reporting stated that Tesla aims to produce about 10 GWh of LFP battery cells per year at the new factory.
The cells are expected to be used in Tesla’s Megapack, produced in the US. Tesla currently has a capacity to produce 40 GWh of Megapacks annually at its factory in California. The company is also working on a new Megapack factory in Texas.
Ford is also developing its own LFP battery cell factory in Michigan, but this facility is significantly larger, with a planned production capacity of 35 GWh.
Electrek’s Take
It’s nice to see this in the US. LFP was a US/Canada invention, with Arumugam Manthiram and John B. Goodenough doing much of the early work, and researchers in Quebec making several contributions to help with commercialization.
But China saw the potential early and invested heavily in volume manufacturing of LFP cells and it now dominates the market.
Tesla is now producing most of its vehicles with LFP cells and all its stationary energy storage products.
It makes sense to invest in your own production. However, Tesla is unlikely to catch up to BYD and CATL, which dominate LFP cell production.
The move will help Tesla avoid tariffs on a small percentage of its Megapacks produced in the US. Ford’s effort is more ambitious.
It’s worth noting that both Ford’s and Tesla’s LFP plants were planned before Trump’s tariffs, which have had limited success in bringing manufacturing back to the US.
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