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Universal Hydrogen completes first taxi tests; granted experimental airworthiness certificate by FAA; Air New Zealand agreement

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The powertrain is in a configuration that closely resembles the company’s first product—a conversion kit for ATR 72-600 regional airliners—which is expected to be certified and in commercial passenger service starting in 2025. As the second-largest turboprop operator in the world, Air New Zealand is a trendsetter for the industry.

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Universal Hydrogen secures additional $62M in financing to accelerate first test flight of hydrogen-powered regional aircraft to 2022

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This funding will enable Universal Hydrogen to conduct the first test flight of its hydrogen fuel cell powertrain on a 40+ passenger regional airliner in 2022 at Moses Lake, Washington. Full-scale prototype of Universal Hydrogen's gaseous hydrogen module, with one capsule removed.

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SpaceX produces 1M Starlink terminals ~19 months after preorders opened

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The space enthusiast noted that she was able to acquire the information from a source who works at SpaceX’s Starlink manufacturing facility in Redmond, Washington. . This is incredibly impressive as SpaceX only opened pre-orders for Starlink kits in February 2021, just around 19 months ago. Starlink has grown significantly since then.

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2023 Electrified Genesis G80 starts at $79,825

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The brand also announced the expansion of electric vehicle sales at select retailers located in four more states—Arizona, Nevada, Utah, and Washington—beginning in September. TPMS & Tire Mobility Kit. Surround View Monitor. Parking Distance Warning. Parking Collision-Avoidance Assist. Remote Smart Parking Assist.

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Ideanomics and GEP unveil the EV street sweeper coming to a city near you

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Ideanomics and Global Environmental Products (GEP) announced today that it has developed a series of zero-emissions, electric vehicle street sweepers that will soon come to New York City, cities in California, Helena, Montana, and Washington D.C. Two will go to the City of South San Francisco, three to Washington D.C.,

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Video Friday: TurtleBot 4

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Our small development kit (housing an FPGA) sat on top of the robot dog guides Hopper, using Opteran See to provide 360 degrees of stabilised vision, and Opteran Sense to sense objects and avoid collisions. Dynamic sensing unlocks flexible and reliable data capture for improved site awareness, safety, and efficiency.

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Neste Oil joins aireg to promote the deployment of biofuels in aviation

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Among the current 29 members of aireg are oil companies, airlines, airplane and engine manufacturers, research institutions, and universities such as Total, Lufthansa, Boeing, Rolls-Royce, Technical University Munich (TUM), and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT).

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