Photo: Walmart Walmart is kicking off plans to build and remodel hundreds of stores in the US – and those plans include installing DC fast chargers. Walmart’s big DC fast charger rollout The retail giant announced in April 2023 that it was going to build its own DC fast charging network at thousands of its […]
Imagine getting out of your car to toss trash and returning to find it rolling into the ocean. A Toyota bZ4X drove itself off a pier and crashed into the ocean just north of Boston after the driver forgot to put the EV in park Wednesday. Toyota bZ4X plunges off pier and crashes into the […]
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 Trek and Sixthreezero, a potential e-bike regulation bill in Congress, a new Gogoro electric scooter, CAKE’s bankruptcy, e-motorcycles going for a swim, and more. The […]
LiveWire, the all-electric motorcycle brand spun out of Harley-Davidson, is shaping itself into a force to be reckoned with in the still-evolving electric motorcycle industry. The company brings an interesting mix of high-tech startup energy and a lumbering century-old motorcycle legacy that results in both an impressive (and growing) range of electric motorcycles but also […]
A picture taken from southern Israel near the border with the Gaza Strip on December 21, 2023, shows smoke billowing following Israeli bombardment in the Palestinian territory amid ongoing battles with the Palestinian Hamas militant group. Jack Guez | AFP | Getty Images Oil prices posted a weekly again as hopes for a ceasefire in […]
Financial constraints and a reduction in IT spending are driving a critical need for efficient digital solutions in the UK health service, according to a new research report. The 2023 ISG Provider Lens Healthcare Digital Services report for the UK found that, despite budget limitations and increased regulations, the UK remains an attractive market for […]
Damian R. Murray, a psychologist at Tulane University, studies how various social circumstances and life events affect people’s political views. For instance, he found recently, becoming a parent makes a person grow more socially conservative. On the eve of the Super Bowl, he sat down for an interview with The New York Times to discuss […]
A team of US researchers has developed a new blood test for schizophrenia. Schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders affect over 3 million people in the US and around 220,000 people in the UK. The new test identifies biomarkers in the blood that can objectively measure their current severity and future risk for schizophrenia and matches […]
A revolutionary new test to help the earlier detection of oesophageal cancer (cancer of the food pipe) is to be rolled out in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes, in a partnership between the local Integrated Care Board, the East of England Cancer Alliance and Cyted Ltd. The test has the potential to save lives by […]
The To attract new NHS dentists and improve access to care in areas with the highest demand, around 240 dentists will be offered one-time payments of up to £20,000 for working in under-served areas for up to three years. NHS work will also be made more attractive to dental teams with the minimum value of […]