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Why compact machines are electric’s first real win Battery-electric equipment is tailored to match the needs of real-world applications By Lee Tice – product manager at JCB August 08, 2025 While big machines chase future fuels like hydrogen and hybrid systems, compact equipment is quietly getting it done with battery power. JCB Battery-electric machines are showing up everywhere in construction headlines, but there’s one category that’s already proving its worth where it coun...

US startup Lyten has stepped up again to buy Northvolt’s Swedish and German assets, continuing its takeover of the failed battery giant’s $5 billion manufacturing empire. The move marks a major shift in Europe’s battery landscape. August 8, 2025 Tristan Rayner Image: Lyten, Northvolt From ESS News US lithium-sulfur battery manufacturer Lyten has agreed to acquire Northvolt’s remaining assets in Sweden and Germany, in a deal that underscores the growing role of US capital in Europe’s ba...

The main attraction of the Photon is its extraordinary battery life claims. Much like the CannonKeys BakenekoGO, the Photon uses ZMK firmware, which is built for efficiency on wireless keyboards and allows for in-depth customisation, with features like ModTap, Tap Dance, and on-board macros with ZMK Studio. With the ultra-efficient firmware, CannonKeys claims that the Photon’s 1,500 mAh battery is capable of delivering around six months of use, or 4,000 hours, with the RGB backlighting off...

Mirage News 08 Aug 2025 11:00 am AEST Date Time Minister for Local Government and Water and Minister for Fire, Disaster Recovery and Volunteers The Honourable Ann Leahy The Crisafulli Government secures in-principle enterprise agreement for the Queensland Fire Department. Includes allowances for remote and regional work and increased risks faced from electrical vehicle and home battery fires. Includes response time review to investigate ways to reduce response times, improving firefighter and co...

Mayy Contributor/Shutterstock Huawei is working on a new EV battery that could completely revolutionize the electric vehicle industry. For years, engineers and researchers have been looking for some way to drastically improve EV batteries and help eliminate concerns like range anxiety, which has kept many from adopting new EVs and ditching fossil fuel-powered vehicles. While we’ve seem some impressive breakthroughs — like the battery design that will make EVs lighter — others have focu...

Jeff Roberson FILE – Home plate umpire Jen Pawol takes her position during the first inning of a spring training baseball game between the Houston Astros and Miami Marlins Sunday, March 10, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File) NEW YORK (AP) — Jen Pawol was in her hotel room in Nashville, Tennessee, when she got the call she had awaited for a decade. She was going to make her major league debut this weekend, becoming the first female umpire in a century and a half...