E-quipment highlight: Kalmar li-ion Super Heavy electric forklifts

  • May 10, 2026
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Kalmar rolled out its first-ever li-ion-equipped electric “medium” forklift at last week’s ACT Expo – but Kalmar’s medium isn’t like your medium. Kalmar’s medium forklift trucks can hoist up to 40,000 lbs. And their biggest models can lift more than 4x that. (!) This week’s news focused on the newest Kalmar medium electric forklift. Like the […]

Frankfurt expands commercial EV fleet with 10 new vocational trucks

  • May 10, 2026
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The German city is expanding its truck fleet with 10 new, specially upfitted examples of the Mercedes-Benz eEconic heavy-duty EVs, bringing the city’s total count of battery-electric low-floor trucks to 34. Deployed by FES Frankfurter Entsorgungs und Service GmbH, the leading municipal waste management and city cleaning company in Frankfurt am Main, the new Mercedes […]

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Marty Makary Set the Conditions for His Own Downfall

  • May 10, 2026
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Marty Makary, the Johns Hopkins surgeon who has led the FDA for the past year, is facing criticism from all sides. Vaping advocates are angry because of the FDA’s slow progress on green-lighting their products. Pro-life groups have called for Makary’s firing because he has not been tough enough on abortion. Current and former FDA […]

More fun with a friend: Important tips for e-bike riding with two passengers

  • May 10, 2026
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One of the most underrated superpowers of electric bikes is the ability of many models to carry more than one person. Add a passenger kit and suddenly an e-bike stops being a solo commuter and starts acting like a genuine car replacement, passengers and cargo included. It’s the same reason two-up scooters and motorcycles (those […]

Saudi Aramco Q1 profit jumps 26% as key pipeline reaches capacity amid Iran war

  • May 10, 2026
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The Saudi Aramco logo is displayed on a mobile phone screen in this photo illustration, as prices fluctuate amid escalating conflict involving Iran and concerns over global supply disruptions in Brussels, Belgium, on March 2, 2026. (Photo by Jonathan Raa/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Saudi Aramco reported a 26% year-on-year […]