State health officials are bracing for confusion as they manage expectations about coronavirus boosters that President Joe Biden announced last month would be widely available to adults this week. The two federal agencies that determine who should get a booster - the Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - are not expected to issue decisions until later this week. But in last month's announcement, Biden and his top health advisers set the week of Sept. 20 as the start for a booster rollout that would make third shots available to adults eight months after completing their original two-shot regimen. Even though federal officials emphasized that the plan required FDA and CDC approval, specifying a date has meant "the expectation has been set by the administration that we now have to manage," said Michael Fraser, executive director of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials. "It puts the states in a difficult position," Fraser …
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Piaggio Partners With MoEVing To Supply 500 Electric Three Wheelers By 2022
Piaggio Vehicles Pvt Ltd (PVPL) has entered a partnership with the electric fleet service provider, MoEVing, to supply electric three-wheelers to the latter for last-mile delivery. Under this deal, MoEVing aims to add a total of 500 units of the Piaggio Ape' E-Xtra FX cargo three-wheeler to its existing fleet by 2022. In fact, the company will be inducting 130 units of the Ape' E-Xtra FX Cargo to its fleet with immediate effect. The two companies believe that the partnership will help accelerate the adoption of electric 3-wheelers in India in the last mile transportation segment. Also Read: Piaggio Aims For Over 20% Of Its Sales To Come From Electric 3 Wheelers In Next 3 Months Speaking about the tie-up, Saju Nair, EVP-CV Business, Piaggio Vehicles Pvt. Ltd. said, "Our recently launched cargo variant Ape' E-Xtra FX has received tremendous response from customers in a short span of time. Through this partnership with MoEVing, we will further amplify our efforts towards creating …
2021 Ducati Monster Launch Date Revealed
Ducati India had two big announcements today. The first one was that the company started taking bookings for the new Monster in India. And the second announcement is that Ducati will announce the prices of the new Monster on September 23, 2021. The new Monster is going to be Ducati's flagship middleweight naked sportbike and it will go up against the Triumph Street Triple R and the Kawasaki Z900 in India. The new Ducati Monster was unveiled globally late last year and comes to India nearly 9 months after its global debut, delayed because of the second wave of the pandemic. Also Read: 2021 Ducati Monster Bookings Begin in India (The lightweight aluminium front frame replaces the traditional steel trellis frame) The motorcycle gets a full revamp, top-to-bottom, for 2021. There's a new Aluminium swingarm in play and the Monster now loses its curves and becomes edgier, leaner and meaner. The LED headlight, chiselled fuel tank along with the new frame means that the motorcycle …
Skoda Kushaq Bookings Cross 10,000 Mark
Skoda Auto India launched the Kushaq compact SUV in the country in June this year and prices for the car began from a competitive ₹ 10.50 lakh. The company has now revealed that it has received more than 10,000 bookings for the Kushaq SUV and that is a good sign for the manufacturer. Zac Hollis, Brand Director -Skoda Auto India, said, "Despite unprecedented pressures caused by the coronavirus pandemic and the supply challenges, we are delighted to announce that we have crossed the 10,000 bookings milestone for the Kushaq. The Kushaq was made keeping in mind what matters most to customers, and it is a matter of pride for us that the car is finding its way to many Indian homes" The Kushaq now comes with 6 airbags and TPMS in the top spec automatic variant It was in the first week of August that the company announced that it had received 6000 bookings for the SUV and now having crossed the 10,000 mark, there looks to be a sustained demand for the car. The Skoda Kushaq is built …
Skoda Rapid Rider Plus Variant Discontinued In India
Skoda Auto India has discontinued the Rapid Rider Plus variant from the compact sedan's line-up. Zac Hollis, Brand Director - Skoda Auto India confirmed the development while responding to a user query on Twitter. Hollis also confirmed that limited stocks of this variant are now available with dealers. The Skoda Rapid Rider Plus variant was introduced in the country last year and was priced at ₹ 8.19 lakh. It was positioned above the entry-level Rider variant that currently retails at ₹ 7.79 lakh (all prices are ex-showroom). It arrived at an accessible price point for those looking at a turbo petrol sedan on a budget with a decent list of features. Also Read: Skoda Sells More Rapid TSI Now Than Older Petrol & Diesel Models Combined: Zac Hollis Yes the Rapid Rider plus campaign model is no longer I production. We now have just limited stocks available in the network — Zac Hollis (@Zac_Hollis_) September 15, 2021 Readers should also know that since this is a …
Cadillac Lyriq Sold Out In 90 Mins
The Cadillac Lyriq has been the long talked about electric SUV that the luxury brand by GM has been working on and already it has been sold out in 90 minutes. The car which is also due to come in 2022 and now Cadillac has announced the "Debut Edition" has been reserved. So far Cadillac has only opened reservations for the "Debut Edition". The luxury EV play costs upwards of $60,000 and the car will have a 100 kWh battery that has 335 bhp in power and coughs up 482.8 kilometers of range. It even supports 19.2kW AC charging and can even do 190 kW DC fast charging. It is also one of the first cars to feature GM's ADAS stack called Super Cruise powered by Cruise, the self-driving car company capitalised by GM. It will also debut GM's SuperCruise driver assist system "2023 Cadillac LYRIQ Debut Edition reservations are full, but more vehicles will be available to order through your Cadillac dealer starting the Summer of 2022. Contact your dealer for more details," announced …
Royal Enfield Introduces ‘Make It Yours’ Riding Jackets; Available Soon At Dealership Level
Home Two wheelers oi-Athul By Athul Updated: Monday, September 20, 2021, 19:49 [IST] Royal Enfield introduces 'Make It Yours' riding jackets. This is a customisation program introduced by Royal Enfield for its customers to further promote customisation. The 'Make It Yours' initiative is already quite popular among Royal Enfield loyalists and the company already offers customisation on its motorcycles and apparel range such as helmets, T-shirts, and a few more. Royal Enfield has now included riding jackets to the list of customisable items through its 'Make It Yours' customisation initiative. This customisation program will now give Royal Enfield riders and loyalists a unique opportunity to customise their riding jackets according to their personal taste via Royal Enfield's online store. This online store of Royal Enfield carries an intuitive and user-friendly interface, and users can now customise their riding jackets …