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Battery Maintenance Tips for Long-Lasting Electric Equipment Performance

There are many ways to maintain your battery, but it’s important to first understand why a well-maintained battery is valuable.

If your battery is not consistently monitored and subjected to condition checks, it might be failing.

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Researchers Developing Methods to Keep Electric Vehicles Charging for Remote Locations

Iowa State University

Iowa State researchers are working on solutions for EVs where they have no power and no access to power due to an outage, which could be useful for situations where they operate in very remote locations.

Researchers are developing strategies to keep public charging stations for electric vehicles operating during power outages.

Why Undercarriage Inspections Are an Important Part of Machine Care

When was your last inspection? Why you should ask your dealer to conduct one today.

Undercarriage inspections can easily be overlooked but are an important part of your machine care regimens.

Oils, Lubricants & Greases

Are Hydraulic Oils the Most Powerful Oils?

Strategic Reliability Solutions

Hydraulic oils today need to provide longer oil drain intervals, better stick/slip characteristics, increased efficiency, improved conductivity and wear performance and an added level of sustainability.

Excavator hydraulic system.

Discovery Could Lead to Longer-Lasting EV Batteries, Faster Energy Transition

University of Colorado Boulder

Researchers revealed the underlying mechanism behind battery degradation, which could allow electric vehicles to run farther and last longer as well as improve storage technologies.

Engineers have been working for years on designing lithium-ion batteries—the most common type of rechargeable batteries—without cobalt.

Flash Battery Opens Subsidiary in Texas

Flash Battery Inc.

One of Europe's leaders in lithium-ion battery production, Flash Battery, opens location in Huston, Texas.

Flash Battery CEO Marco Righi, together with CTO Alan Pastorelli and COO Filippo Di Gregorio with the US technical team, visiting the Italian headquarter.

Oils, Lubricants & Greases

Vanguard Announces Full Synthetic, Small Engine Oil

Briggs & Stratton

Vanguard has launched a line of full synthetic 2-cycle and 4-cycle engine oil.

Vanguard Oil

Milwaukee Tool MX FUEL Rapid Charger

Milwaukee Tool Corp.

Charge an MX FUEL REDLITHIUM FORGE XC8.0 in 65 minutes and an MX FUEL REDLITHIUM XC 6.0 in 50 minutes.

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Wheel Loader Advancements in Weighing, Tire Monitoring

Wheel loaders are important powerhouses for the worksite and useful for a variety of jobs. Thanks to weighing assistance, smart tires, and more, wheel loaders keep improving their services and helpfulness in many different settings.

Weighing assistance on wheel loaders takes some of the guesswork out of loading. Using a wheel loader to fill a truck is made much easier by getting exact weights in each scoop.

Fleet Maintenance

Deere to Expand Missouri Reman Center by 120K SF

Deere's $13.5 million expansion will break ground mid-2025 and be completed in 2026. The investment will bring the facility’s total footprint to 400,000 square feet in size.

John Deere is expanding its reman facility in Missouri.

Machine Grade Control, GPS, Laser & Other

Connected Fleet Management Plays Big Role in Construction Industry’s Future

Panasonic Connect

Construction businesses, contractors, and fleet managers are using AI, IoT, and machine learning as part of connected fleet management systems to modernize their operations and boost productivity, efficiency, and sustainability.

It’s easy to see how connected fleet management solutions would appeal to front office management, but they also streamline the day-to-day tasks of front-line workers who are in the field, on the road, or in the maintenance bay.

Bridgestone Releases Firestone Transforce HT3 and CV2 Tires

Bridgestone Americas

The HT3 tire is for heavy-duty trucks while the CV2 tire is for last-mile delivery vans.

The HT3 tire is for heavy-duty trucks while the CV2 tire is for last-mile delivery vans.

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