In the pursuit of sustaining and saving lives, the health tech sector has made remarkable strides in addressing disease, enhancing diagnostics, and improving patient care. Yet, there is an undeniable gap between the future of human health and the health of our planet. With the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 29) in Baku […]
Volkswagen is facing another possible plant closure, this time in China, the company’s largest market. Although China is VW’s biggest market, domestic EV makers, like BYD, are squeezing out the competition. Due to slowing demand, Volkswagen and its Chinese joint venture partner, SAIC Motor, plan to close a factory or slow production. According to a […]
Three months after opening up sales of its ES8 SUV in Europe, NIO has begun customer deliveries. The refreshed all-electric SUV, renamed the EL8 for the European market, is the sixth NIO model to enter Europe, and the Chinese automaker is showing no signs of slowing down, even as the EU Commission imposed tariffs on […]
A Tesla engineer is throwing cold water on Supercharger extension cords – an idea that is gaining traction to solve the charge port location issues as Tesla onboard other EVs on the Suercharger network. The opening of the Supercharger network to non-Tesla electric vehicles has created a problem where some of those EVs don’t have […]
There have been more than 230 school shootings in the United States over the past decade and active shooter drills have become routine in students’ lives. Now, technologies developed to protect soldiers in war are being incorporated into everyday objects of childhood school days. At a recent educational trade show, a booth displaying backpacks with […]
Hyundai’s low-cost Casper Electric (also known overseas as the Inster EV) is getting a rugged new XRT variant. The new Casper EV XRT trim was spotted for the first time in Korea ahead of its official debut. Hyundai unveiled the Casper Electric in June at the Busan International Mobility Show in South Korea. The new […]
Bosch-powered electric bikes rarely get to share the same sentence as the word “low cost,” but Gazelle has a history of bringing quality Dutch-made mid-drive e-bikes to US customers at reasonable prices. The brands’ latest launches in the US keep that legacy alive, delivering new 2024 versions of the Gazelle Medio T9, Medio T9 City, […]
Oil prices closed slightly lower Wednesday, snapping a two-day winning streak even after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the first time in years. The central bank slashed rates by a half point, a bigger move than many had expected. Though prices clawed back losses from earlier in the session, the response in the […]
Lyn Whitfield, content director at Highland Marketing, takes a look at Lord Darzi’s review of the NHS, immediate reaction, and next steps. The review calls for a “tilt towards technology” to improve productivity. But, for the moment, the funding and policy required to invest in serious change are not on the table. Every politician needs […]
More than a year after legacy automakers announced a transition from the CCS charging port to Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS), GM EV customers are finally able to purchase an approved adapter and gain access to hundreds of thousands of Tesla chargers. Today’s news has been a long time coming for GM-branded EV drivers. […]
