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SpaceX preparing for back-to-back Starlink launches from California and Florida

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After a few days of delays pushed the missions closer together, SpaceX is now preparing to launch two batches of 53 Starlink satellites just eight hours apart – one from Florida and the other from California. The post SpaceX preparing for back-to-back Starlink launches from California and Florida appeared first on TESLARATI.

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Final installment of coast-to-coast electric pickup race goes online

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The race, as featured by YouTube channels Out of Spec and Bearded Tesla Guy, went from Jacksonville Beach, Florida, to Dog Beach in San Diego, California, in a face-off between the Tesla Cybertruck, the Rivian R1T, the Chevy Silverado electric vehicle (EV), and the Ford F-150 Lightning.

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Successful run across the US on 37.6 gallons of 100% NEXBTL renewable diesel; 66.7 mpg w/ average speed 67.7 mph

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The 2,507-mile (4,035 km) journey, which began in Jacksonville, Florida, and finished successfully in Santa Monica, California, took a total driving time of 37 hours 2 minutes (thus average speed = 67.7 mph/109 km/h). miles per gallon (3.52 liter TDI diesel engine.

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Tesla to face jury in litigation over Model S crash in 2018

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Tesla will face a jury in litigation over a 2018 Model S crash, resulting in the deaths of Barrett Riley and his friend, Edgar, in Florida. Riley lost control of the vehicle while driving at 116 miles per hour. The trial may be set for July. Riley and his friend died in the incident. .

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Tesla Model S Plaid dismantles previous EV hot lap record by nearly five seconds

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A Tesla Model S Plaid driven by professional electric vehicle driver Blake Fuller recently dismantled the previous EV hot lap record at Sebring Raceway in Highlands County, Florida, which was not close. Straight from the Fremont Factory, the Model S plaid packs 1,020 horsepower and an insane 0-60 MPH acceleration rate of just 1.9

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SpaceX drone ship to ride transport vessel through the Panama Canal

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That’s unlike Just Read The Instructions’ (JRTI) 2019 transit from California to Florida, which saw SpaceX remove the drone ship’s deck ‘wings’ for a tow through the Panama Canal’s older, narrower locks. Typically, tugboats tend to tow SpaceX’s drone ships no faster than 9 mph (13 kph).

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GHSA: absent traffic jams, many drivers getting more reckless

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Many states have reported alarming speed increases, with some noting a significant surge in vehicles clocked at 100 mph or more. Examples of the reckless driver behaviors reported recently: In Colorado, Indiana, Nebraska and Utah, police have clocked highway speeds of more than 100 mph.