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50 Years Later, This Apollo-Era Antenna Still Talks to Voyager 2

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The DSS-43 radio antenna, located at the Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex , near Canberra, Australia, keeps open the line of communication between humans and probes during NASA missions. Furguson is the director of the complex. A plaque recognizing the technology is now displayed at the complex.

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Calif. Energy Commission approves energy efficiency rules for battery charger systems; automotive chargers exempted

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This exception does not apply to autoettes, electric personal assistive mobility devices, golf carts, or low speed vehicles. The rules cover larger battery charger systems; small battery charger systems; inductive charger systems; and battery backup and uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), both consumer and non-consumer.

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Ford announces Smart Mobility plan; 25 initial projects

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Using Georgia Tech-owned golf carts to prove out the technology, a person sitting in a remote location can access real-time video streamed over LTE to drive the carts. Vehicle data might enable lower insurance rates for good drivers. Remote Repositioning, Atlanta.

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

A very low cost EV is taking a golf cart transaxle or whole GC rear/seat and weld, ect a MC front end, frame, title to it, change the batteries from 6vdc to 12vdc to double the voltage and use larger dia VW Rabbit tires and you can have a nice 1- 3 person MC trike that goes 45-55mph and 50+ mile range.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

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It will appear in Europe next year as the Opel Ampera and in Australia as the Holden Volt in 2012. South Korea did that and Australia is going to be doing that. You guys go ahead and buy your 40 mile per charge GM golf cart. The car is expected to cost around $40,000. Oh, and it looks wayyyyy cooler than the Volt.

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