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The benefits of fleet electrification are well-known, but the question of feasibility is still very real in the minds of many heavy fleet managers. To help fleets understand how electric trucks can fit into their operations, Mack Trucks is offering a mobile off-grid charging system. Mack made the announcement earlier this week at the American Trucking Associations Technology and Maintenance Council Annual Meeting, where they showed off renderings of a Mack MD Electric carrying a “renewable propane”…

Mack MD electric trucks.Mack TrucksMack Trucks, founded in Brooklyn, New York, in 1900, is renowned for its 18-wheelers, diesel-powered big rigs with a trademark bulldog mounted on the hood. In 2021, that iconic ornament debuted in copper, rather than its usual gold hue, signifying the venerable manufacturer's first foray into battery-electric vehicles. Appropriately, the LR Electric is a heavy-duty garbage truck, engineered to pick up and dispose of all types of refuse, without emitting any noxious greenhouse gases.Mack…

The streets of Pompano Beach, Florida will be cleaner and quieter than ever starting this week, thanks to a new, all-electric Mack LR waste truck that was delivered last week! The city revealed the new truck in Coastal Waste & Recycling colors at a local e-mobility event last week. It’s the South Florida city’s first electric garbage truck — but won’t be its last. “We see this as a pivotal moment in our commitment to sustainability. Partnering with Mack Trucks and our dealer network, Nextran Truck…

The iconic Mack Trucks brand has been taking the medium duty market by storm, bringing big truck features and functionality to the segment like never before. The market has responded, and Mack is selling as many as they can make — so they’re going to start making more. Mack Trucks has announced plans to add 72,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing space to their existing Roanoke, VA, adding significant capacity for their hot-selling Mack MD models and making room for what Mack calls, “an emerging…

In a few short months, the idea of convincing news articles written entirely by computers have evolved from perceived absurdity into a reality that’s already confusing some readers. Now, writers, editors, and policymakers are scrambling to develop standards to maintain trust in a world where AI-generated text will increasingly appear scattered in news feeds.Generating Video Via Text? | Future TechMajor tech publications like CNET have already been caught with their hand in the generative AI cookie jar and have had to…

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Image: Clover Press | Marvel (Illustration by David Mack)Marvel and Clover Press are collaborating to support the crowdfunding efforts of The Marvel Art Of... books. Artists David Mack and Alex Maleev will be the first two comic artists to have a collectible edition that celebrates their time drawing for Marvel. Mack is well known for his work on Brian Michael Bendis’ run of Jessica Jones and Maleev famously worked on Bendis’ Daredevil runs.Addressing The MCU’s TaboosBoth the standard edition and exclusive gilt-edged…

Mack Trucks, which is part of the Volvo Group, has announced its second EV option, following the launch of the LR model in 2016 and subsequent availability in 2021. The medium-duty truck is an electric version of the company's MD diesel vehicle.Introduced at the National Truck Equipment Association's 2023 Work Truck Show in Indianapolis last week, the Mack MD Electric's three-phase electric motor puts out 260 horses (194 kW) of peak power for up to 1,850 lb.ft (2,508 Nm) of torque.The medium-duty electric truck can be had…

In an interview with Bootleg Kev, Mack 10 revealed he hasn’t spoken with his former Westside Connection bandmate Ice Cube in almost 20 years.“I fuck with who fuck with me, you dig? That’s where I’m at with it. If you fuck with me, I fuck with you. But if it’s fuck me, it’s fuck you,” Mack said when asked if there's potential to reunite Westside Connection in the future. "I ain’t seen him or talked to him in damn near 20 years, so there it is.”Kev pointed out the trio had “classics” together; Mack said he understands, but…

Mack Trucks today announced the launch of the MD Electric, the company’s first EV in the trucking industry’s medium-duty segment.  The MD Electric is the second EV that Mack Trucks, which is part of the Volvo Group, has launched. It first debuted the Mack LR Electric garbage truck in December 2021. The Mack MD Electric will be available in Class 6 and Class 7 ratings. The Class 6 model has a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) of 25,995 pounds, and the Class 7 model has a GVWR of 33,000…