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More than 500,000 Mercedes me Adapters activated

Green Car Congress

Connecting the adapter with a smartphone means that connectivity services are no longer solely reserved to customers buying new cars. With Estonia, Lithuania and Cyprus, three more markets will be added this year. More than half a million vehicles worldwide have been equipped with the adapter to date.

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SpaceX now offers Starlink for RVs for remote travels

Teslarati

SpaceX now offers Starlink for RVS, connecting customers traveling to remote locations in quite a few areas around the world. Starlink now available for RVs, campers & other large vehicles users (note antenna too big for cars),” tweeted Elon Musk recently. Starlink for RVs Availability. Ukraine is listed on the waiting list.

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Ukraine will get 10,000+ more Starlink antennas

Teslarati

The discussion took place in October and one leader, Gabrielius Landsbergis, the Foreign Minister of Lithuania, said the discussion was in its early stages. We are ready to live without electricity for a month with at least mobile network and text messages being available.” Your feedback is welcome.

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11 Intriguing Engineering Milestones to Look for in 2023

Cars That Think

A Sea-Monster-Proof Internet The initial segment of what will be the first underwater fiber-optic link to skirt the North Pole, connecting Japan and Europe, will light up in early 2023. The transmission line will sidestep the growing difficulties of connecting renewable-energy sources to the power grid. Several U.S.

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Canoo Pickup, Kia EV6, Honda and Mini EV Plans: EV Week in Review – Mar 9-15

EV Adoption

The link to the reveal was posted only on its European site, which may indicate that its first production EV outside China will be available only in Europe. The chargers will be located in places where travelers will be able to rest and relax while their cars are connected to the chargers. – March 10, via Forbes.

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