Think EVs can’t pull? This electric truck can haul 100 tons!

  • January 17, 2024
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Conventional Cat 777 shown; via Caterpillar. Heavy equipment giant Caterpillar will work with aggregates producer CRH to put its 70- to 100-ton battery electric off-highway mining trucks to the test — marking the first time a truck like this has been evaluated by the aggregate industry. In addition to ensuring that the next-generation electric trucks from […]

Is this the Ford F-150 Lightning Raptor we’ve been waiting for? [Update]

  • January 17, 2024
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Ford unveiled a new high-performance electric truck ahead of the Ford Performance season launch event. Is this the Ford F-150 Lightning Raptor we’ve been waiting for? The Raptor badge is reserved for Ford’s highest-performance models. It has been featured on Ford’s most iconic nameplates, including the F-150, Bronco, and Ranger. Ford calls the 2024 F-150 […]

Bobcat brought robots, augmented reality, and a new EV to CES

  • January 17, 2024
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Doosan Bobcat brought all-electric equipment, autonomous ag robots, and an augmented reality operator cab that’s so brilliant, you’ll be mad you didn’t think of it. You’re not crazy. It is a bit late to be post CES news — but very now and then you run across something new, and you can’t quite wrap your […]

Volvo flexes its pricing power for EVs with the EX30 rolling out for $35,000

  • January 17, 2024
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With “tremendous growth” expected for its EVs, Volvo CEO Jim Rowan says the brand is outpacing rivals. Rowan claims Volvo has “much more pricing power” as it rolls out its cheapest EV so far, the EX30, starting at $35,000. Volvo CEO boasts pricing power for EVs On Wednesday, Rowan told Reuters at the Global Markets […]

Electric vehicles fail at a lower rate than gas cars in extreme cold

  • January 17, 2024
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Electric vehicles fail at a lower rate than gas-powered cars in the extreme cold, according to a road assistance service in Norway. Electric vehicles often get bad press about their performance in the cold. Just yesterday, we reported on dead Tesla vehicles piling up at supercharger stations across Chicago. It now looks like the extreme […]

Hyundai unveils sporty new Kona Electric N Line with bold design elements

  • January 17, 2024
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The all-electric Hyundai Kona EV is getting the sporty N Line treatment. Hyundai unveiled the new Kona Electric N Line with stylish design upgrades. Hyundai Motor Europe’s best-selling EV is getting even more attractive. The Kona Electric is Hyundai Europe’s first EV to get the sporty N Line treatment. The new 2024 Hyundai Kona Electric […]

Health

Six Reasons Drug Prices Are So High in the U.S.

  • January 17, 2024
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Florida’s plan to save money by importing medications from Canada, authorized this month by the Food and Drug Administration, has renewed attention on the cost of prescription drugs in the United States. Research has consistently found that drug prices in America are significantly higher than those in other wealthy countries. In 2018, they were nearly […]

How councils can maximise social prescribing and improve social care

  • January 17, 2024
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With social prescribing explicitly identified as a priority in the £42 million Accelerating Reform Fund, Jennifer Neff, former Community Development Worker and Managing Director of Access Elemental Social Prescribing highlights the significant impact this can have on adult social care.    A day doesn’t go by without there being news about the increasingly challenging circumstances […]