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Group of people at night sitting on motorized wheelchairs

Wheelchair tours show Colombia’s Medellín from a different perspective

Business, Economics and Jobs

In Colombia, one company is introducing visitors to the city of Medellín by taking them around on wheelchairs that are pulled by electric handbikes and can reach speeds of about 25 mph. The tours are led by people with disabilities and are part of a broader effort to make the city more accessible to all, led by a very persistent businessman. Manuel Rueda reports.

Evaporation ponds in the Atacama salt flat

Global demand for lithium is changing Chile’s Atacama Desert

Energy
Mini EV cars seen in Zhumadian, China.

Electric vehicles are gaining popularity across China as govt creates incentives

Science & Technology
Chairs lined up inside US visa's center at Embassy of the United States of America is shown in Kabul, Afghanistan

First group of Afghans who helped American troops are flown to the US

Top of The World
Ford F-150 Lightning pickup truck

Ford hits a ‘home run’ with its new all-electric F-150 pickup

Science & Technology
For years, Shanghai has featured some of China's worst air pollution. Recent initiatives by the Chinese government, though, have begun to clean up some of the problem.

With the US pursuing fossil fuels, alternative, renewable forms of energy could be an even bigger boon to China

Economics

While the Trump Administration has decided to support the fossil fuel industry, China has decided to go in a much different direction.

An electric car is charged at a parking lot in Oslo, Norway, June 1, 2017.

Over half of new car sales in Norway are electric or hybrid vehicles

Technology

Norway is leading the charge in terms of national share of electric vehicles, and generous government incentives have helped.

Charging stations for electric cars have begun to increase in number in the US and several other countries.

Lower-priced electric cars give more people options for greener modes of transportation

Technology

High cost and a limited range have been discouraging factors for people interested in purchasing an electric vehicle. But that’s changing quickly.

Tesla's new electric semitruck is unveiled during a presentation in Hawthorne, California, U.S. on November 16, 2017.

UPS pre-orders 125 Tesla electric semi-trucks, largest order yet

Technology

UPS has placed the largest order of Tesla’s new electric semitrucks to date, joining other transportation giants in testing the new technology.

Tesla's new semi truck.

Is the semitruck of the future electric?

Technology

Tesla recently unveiled the Tesla Semi, an all-electric truck. USA Today tech reporter Marco della Cava explains why it may not flip the industry just yet.