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SpaceX Starlink satellite internet tested in the field in Antarctica

Teslarati

Exciting to see how this & other modes of high-speed connectivity can advance our communication & might alter how we do science on the ice! Instead, users are connected to the internet via space lasers that route their communications to and from ground stations in South America, Australia, New Zealand, and other nearby locales.

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles safer than gas-powered cars?

Drive Electric

With the introduction of the Clean Car Discount in 2022, the skyrocketing prices of petrol and diesel across the country, and the increasing number of EVs available in New Zealand , we are seeing more EVs on our roads than ever before. The driver, passengers, and emergency personnel are thus protected from potential electric shocks.

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How the Huawei Fight is Changing the Face of 5G

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Huawei has said it would not comply with such a request and believes that it cannot be legally forced to do so. 5G devices, meanwhile, can connect directly to each other through radio networks forming an " edge cloud " of their own. That's a problem for all governments connected to the network. "If

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RESPONSE TO: Ministry of Transport’s Charging Our Future: Discussion Document

Drive Electric

PART A: INTRODUCTION About us Drive Electric is a not-for-profit advocacy organisation supporting the uptake and mainstreaming of e-mobility in New Zealand as part of the effort to decarbonise transport. The case for an EV Charging Strategy New Zealand is on the cusp of the biggest transformation in transport in over a century.

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Bus manufacturer NFI Group acquires Alexander Dennis Limited for US$405M

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With a history spanning more than a century, ADL has more than 31,000 vehicles in service in the UK, Europe, Hong Kong, Singapore, New Zealand, Mexico, Canada and the United States sold under the Alexander Dennis and Plaxton brands. This is a transformational acquisition for NFI to become a global bus manufacturer.