Kia’s new modular electric vehicle concept – that goes from micro-car to minivan to small truck to full-sized van – introduced at CES has its first customer: Uber. Kia and Uber have signed a memorandum of understanding to use Kia’s new vehicles for ride-hailing. Kia just launched the new Platform Beyond Vehicles (PBV) at CES […]
This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This time, that includes new e-bike launches from Segway, a new e-motorcycle launch from Horwin, swappable batteries from Yamaha, snow-bike tips, and more. Sponsored by WOLFBOX, a leading brand in the automotive electronics market, […]
Polestar posted its 2023 delivery numbers and, as expected, it’s a mixed bag for the luxury performance EV brand. With the company only meaningfully selling a single vehicle model — its Polestar 2 sedan — deliveries totaled 54,600 cars for 2023. And in Q4 of the year, the pace of deliveries slowed substantially, down to […]
The London Clinic has announced the launch of a new 24/7 primary care service (private GP), as well as introducing a programme for new on-site GP services at is hospital located on Harley Street. The London Clinic we will be offering these services to patients through new partnerships with, Doctorcall, the longest-standing provider of private patient […]
If a universal vaccine vaccine were available at the start of the pandemic, it could have saved millions of lives, prevented suffering and saved billions of dollars in direct medical and other costs until the strain-specific vaccine went through the entire development, testing and emergency use authorisation process, a new study has concluded. The new […]
Nissan has announced a new performance trim level of the Ariya at the Tokyo Auto Salon 2024 show this week: Meet the Ariya NISMO. It’s a more powerful, sporty, and body kit-clad version of the company’s only modern BEV offering and, for now, it will be limited to sale in the Japanese market. The Ariya […]
Researchers in the US have discovered a new way to decrease early seizure likelihood and improve neurologic outcomes among infants with Sturge-Weber Syndrome (SWS). The research, funded by National Institutes of Health (NIH), is the first multi-centre study of its kind focused on this rare condition. Almost 90 per cent of infants with SWS experience […]
Photo is licensed under CC-CC0 1.0 As part of President Biden’s massive $7.5 billion plan to extensively build out EV infrastructure in the US – much to the chagrin of some Republican lawmakers – the government has announced that it is investing $623 million in grants to put 7,500 more EV charging stations on the […]
In November, we were pleased to once again host our annual European Health & Life Sciences Symposium in Paris. The event attracted a large number of healthcare professionals, investors and dealmakers for a series of insightful panel discussions, including a particularly interesting session on innovations in the financing market. The broader macro and geopolitical landscape has created […]
We talked with Eleanor Rollason (Partner) and Chris Tack (Principal Consultant) from Channel 3 Consulting, about how NHS organisations and integrated care systems can better deliver value through digital. Eleanor brings over 30 years of experience in clinical, operational and advisory roles in healthcare. Having started her NHS career as a podiatrist she completed the […]
