Doses of cholera vaccine are being given to patients as fast as they are produced and the global stockpile has run completely dry, as deadly outbreaks of the disease continue to spread. This does not shock anyone in the field of emergency epidemic response because the vaccine stockpile has been precariously low for years. The […]
Image: Voltpost EV charging company Voltpost‘s “first-of-a-kind” lamppost EV charger is now commercially available in major US metro areas. The New York and San Francisco-based company is developing and deploying EV charging projects in US cities like New York, Chicago, Detroit, and others this spring. Voltpost retrofits lampposts into a modular and upgradable Level 2 […]
Tesla has released more details about Powerwall 3, its new generation home energy storage system, and there’s some more good news. Electrek first reported that Tesla started Powerwall 3 installations in the US despite having yet to launch the product on its website officially back in September. As we previously reported, the biggest difference with the Powerwall 3 […]
ABB electric vehicle charging station; via ABB. A new study shows that drivers of electric cars are saving everyone billions of dollars on their monthly electricity bills — even the people who don’t drive EVs! A recent report by a group called Synapse Energy Economics examined how much electric car owners paid for electricity and […]
Tesla has launched a new trim of the Model Y in some European countries: a new Long Range rear-wheel-drive Model Y. Last quarter, Tesla had disappointing deliveries and added 46,000 vehicles to its inventory. Some of those were already sold in transit, but overall, the automaker added over 100,000 vehicles to its inventory. Tesla, like […]
Cummins’ AEOS electric semi truck concept; image by Cummins. Indiana’s Department of Transportation is teaming up with Purdue University and legendary equipment brand Cummins to test in-road, in-motion charging for electric vehicles. The Indiana DOT (INDOT) plans to set aside a quarter-mile-long strip of US 231/US 52 between Cumberland Avenue and Lindberg Road in West […]
The price of gas is displayed at a gas station in Miami, Florida, on Jan. 23, 2023. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Crude oil futures fell Thursday as worries about inflation overshadowed fears of a potential Iranian strike on Israel for the moment. The West Texas Intermediate contract for May delivery lost $1.19, or 1.38%, […]
Researchers working on affective computing and social robotics to reduce children’s anxiety in hospital, have developed a small robot vehicle equipped with AI and sensors to pick up signals about the child’s emotional state. Undergoing medical treatment, having surgery or simply being admitted to hospital are situations that make children fearful and anxious, especially during […]
Chinese automakers are looking to export electric vehicles by the hundreds of thousands around the globe, but they need a lot more car-carrying vessels to make that happen. Demand is so high that the country is on track to amass what will be the world’s fourth-largest fleet in a few short years, with new trade […]
Innovation consultancy Fearsome has announced the appointment of industry veteran, Gregg Draudt, to lead its expansion efforts in the United States. Draudt has previously served as a product designer, global design director and client interface leader for firms such as IDEO, Cambridge Consultants, Radius/Jabil, and Essential/PA consultants. Draudt has over 50 patents to his name […]
