Teslarati

JANUARY 31, 2023

The swing arm contains plumbing and an umbilical device that connects to Starship’s upper stage and supplies propellant, gas, power, and connectivity. Giant hinges connect the pair of arms to a carriage that grabs onto three of the tower’s four legs with a dozen skate-like appendages.

Florida 98

Florida Installation Connect Connected 98

Cars That Think

APRIL 30, 2023

For the past three months, Vint Cerf and Bob Kahn had been working together on a problem Kahn had been pondering for some time: how to connect ground-based military computers seamlessly to communications satellites and mobile radios. The first real-world test came in 1975, connecting Stanford to BBN in Cambridge, Mass., universities.

Google 142

Google IDEA Los Angeles Connect 142

Porsche 914 EV Conversion

MARCH 20, 2007

First up was removing the rear portion of the exhaust system, shown here next to my trusty 34mpg 1994 Saturn. Someone else converted a '94 Saturn Wagon to an EV, but I'll keep mine!) Note that there are still plastic bags covering the transaxle openings that connect to the CV joints. Here is the removed transmission.

Saturn 100

Saturn Exhaust Conversion Connect 100

Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2009

At the recent SAE 2009 World Congress in Detroit, General Motors engineers presented the first front-wheel-drive (FWD) iteration of their two-mode hybrid transaxle, termed the 2MT70 ( earlier post ), scheduled for its first application in the Saturn 2009 VUE 2-Mode Hybrid light sport-utility vehicle later this year ( earlier post ).

GM 257

GM Saturn Hybrid VUE 257

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2009

Non-core brand sales declined when compared with June as Pontiac dipped 7%; Saturn was down 21%, and HUMMER and Saab declined 26%. The first new 2010 Ford Taurus sedans were delivered at the end of July, as well as the first Transit Connects. GMC sales increased 8%, led by Sierra, Canyon and Yukon XL. year-on-year.

Cash For Clunkers 150

Cash For Clunkers Sale Hybrid Dodge 150

Plugs and Cars

AUGUST 18, 2007

Their Rechargeit.org campaign really makes the connections between renewable power and plug-in cars. Contracts for lithium batteries for the plug-in hybrid Saturn Vue and the Chevrolet Volt have received much press. Feet, pedals and electric motors only will make for a much more pleasant and greener event. Back after Labor Day.

NiMH 100

NiMH Google Prius EPRI 100

Cars That Think

MAY 17, 2022

But when von Braun’s Apollo program came to fruition, in the late 1960s, huge crowds gathered every few months on the Florida coast to watch the thundering Saturn V rockets take off. We humans were going to the moon, making a connection that had seemed both improbable and impossible just a few years before.

San Francisco 96

San Francisco Honolulu Philippines Florida 96