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Shell Starship 3.0 to use Cummins X15N natural gas engine running on RNG

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The Starship initiative, launched in 2018, is intended to demonstrate how a Class 8 truck’s energy usage can be reduced by harnessing currently available energy-efficient technologies and lubricants. miles per gallon on that journey, up from 8.94 mpg in the 2018 run with Starship 1.0. Shell Starship 3.0 achieved 10.8 Starship 2.0

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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. On May 8, 2018, Barret Riley was driving his father’s Model S with his friend, Edgar, in the passenger seat. Riley lost control of the vehicle while driving at 116 miles per hour.

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Tesla to pay $10.5M for 1% negligence in 2018 Model S crash

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On Monday, July 19, a Fort Lauderdale federal jury released its verdict about a 2018 Tesla Model S crash, resulting in 18-year-old Barrett Riley’s death. On May 8, 2018, the 18-year-old drove his father’s Model S with his friends. Riley lost control of the vehicle while driving at 116 miles per hour. Tesla Batteries not Liable.

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SpaceX Falcon Heavy payload arrives in Florida for the first time in years

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For the first time in almost three years, a spacecraft meant to launch on SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket has arrived in Cape Canaveral, Florida and begun to prepare for flight. In June 2018, just four months after Falcon Heavy’s iconic launch debut, the US military purchased its first operational launch on the rocket.

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SpaceX’s latest Falcon Heavy launch captured from a rare perspective

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A twilight liftoff emphasized and lit up the rocket’s miles-long exhaust plume against a darkening sky, producing a show that – while familiar – was still exceptional. 15, 2023, from @NASAKennedy in Florida. Pilot friend of mine captured the Falcon Heavy launch from 35,000ft 500 miles off the coast!

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Tesla Autopilot NHTSA probe moves forward, will be compared with OEM systems

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million miles under autopilot before an accident occurred. NHTSA statistics list the national average as 484,000 miles driven between accidents. The investigation was launched due to eleven instances of Tesla vehicles crashing into emergency vehicles since 2018.

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NHTSA launches Tesla Autopilot investigation over crashes with emergency vehicles

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The NHTSA has identified 11 collisions since 2018 involving Teslas on either Autopilot or Traffic-Aware Cruise Control which ended up hitting parked emergency vehicles. million miles driven in which drivers had Autopilot engaged. The NHTSA’s The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) resume notes the following. .

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