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NASA adds 14 new partners to Advanced Air Mobility project’s National Campaign; urban air mobility

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Infrastructure partners for demonstrations: AURA Network Systems, Raytheon Company, Robust Analytics Inc., AURA was also chosen for additional communications, navigation, and surveillance flight testing activities. SkyGrid, and The University of North Texas. Airspace partners for simulations: ANRA Technologies Inc., OneSky Systems Inc.,

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BMW adding two plug-in hybrid variants to 7 Series range; first use of pre-gearing stage

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A performance profile injected with extra sporting potency and an aura of top-end dynamism mark out the new BMW M760e xDrive (fuel consumption combined: 1.3 – 1.0 kWh, the battery’s usable energy content is more than 50% higher than that available with the previous generation of the technology.

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Mercedes unveils its first pinnacle luxury EV, the Maybach EQS SUV

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Despite the increase in power output and no physical capacity change to the battery (107.8kWh), the Maybach achieves roughly 70 more miles of range, 372 miles on a full charge. Our customers can look forward to an absolutely top-class electric driving experience – with the aura of the extraordinary that is typical of Maybach.”

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GM Will Apply Plug-in Hybrid Technology To One of Its Remaining Four Core Brands, Delivery Still in 2011

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Saturn currently sells two hybrid vehicles (VUE and Aura with GM Hybrid System) and was scheduled to begin initially offering a two-mode hybrid Vue ( earlier post ), with a Vue plug-in two-mode hybrid version ( earlier post ) due in 2011 for use in a cooperative demonstration test fleet with the US Dept. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Perspective: A View Into the New GM

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The afternoon was spent at the Milford Proving Grounds which covers 4,000 acres and includes over 132 miles of roads ranging from “ordinary” suburban lanes to a high speed test track. I was able to spend 10 minutes driving a Saturn Aura sedan with an (HCCI) engine system. GM has 24 models available with VVT in 2010. Earlier post.).

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Tarform Luna Cafe Racer electric motorcycle unveiled  

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Apart from that its key features include a round shape retro-styled full coloured digital instrument cluster that displays the speed, riding modes and battery percentage. The electric racer gets a sound generator called Sonic Aura which helps in alerting the pedestrians and other road users to avoid any kind of accidents.

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NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory 2 reaches orbit

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OCO-2’s science instrument, comprising three parallel high-resolution, near-infrared spectrometers in a common structure, will collect 24 measurements per second across a field of view of approximately three square kilometers, or one square mile. A 35 Ah nickel-hydrogen battery will provide power when the sun is eclipsed from the spacecraft.

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