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US Army, Lockheed Martin complete 2nd autonomous convoy demo; more vehicles, higher speeds

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The AMAS common appliqué kit consists of the bi-wire active safety kit and the autonomy kit. The AMAS JCTD goal is to standardize these kits across both the Army and Marine Corps and give the warfighter the ability to transform ordinary vehicles into optionally-manned vehicles.

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MAN Lion’s City 18 E articulated electric bus to begin practical testing in Barcelona and Cologne later this year

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As part of its e-mobility roadmap, MAN Truck & Bus is sending a fleet of demo e-buses to customers in five European countries this year. Here, MAN relies on the fully developed lithium-ion (NMC) battery cell technology from the Volkswagen Group’s modular kit. Sales of the 18-meter electric bus started in April.

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SpaceX Starlink Aviation launches service providing up to 350Mbps on airplanes

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The Starlink Aviation Kit includes an Aero Terminal, a power supply, two wireless access points, and harnesses. . SpaceX conducts Starlink demo with JSX 30,000 ft in the air — and gets 100 Mbps. SpaceX states that Starlink Aviation is convenient to install.

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Nissan unveils its first NISMO EV, coming this spring

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It’s a more powerful, sporty, and body kit-clad version of the company’s only modern BEV offering and, for now, it will be limited to sale in the Japanese market. That sound is demoed in the video below. Nissan has announced a new performance trim level of the Ariya at the Tokyo Auto Salon 2024 show this week: Meet the Ariya NISMO.

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You can power your home for 21 days with a Chevy Silverado EV and GM’s new bidirectional charger

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It consists of the GM Energy Powershift Charger at $1,699, and GM Energy V2H Enablement Kit at $5,600. Electrek ‘s Jameson Dow will demo GM Energy’s new V2H products on May 9 and will report back with insights. At $7,299, the bundle doesn’t come cheap. GM has partnered with home EV charging installer Qmerit.

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Bowlus Rivet luxury RV allows for ‘indefinite time’ off-grid with yacht-quality battery and solar

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It also includes a 3″ lift kit and added off-road tires. Bowlus Rivet AeroMove demo (Source: Bowlus) With AeroMove, the Rivet can drive up steep slopes, turn 360 degrees, and fit into campsites, driveways, or parallel parking spaces.

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ON Semiconductor introducing new family of power modules for Automotive traction inverters

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The new NVG800A75L4DSC-EVK and NVH820S75L4SPB-EVK VE-Trac evaluation kits will be demonstrated at the ON Semiconductor booth during CES, located in the Venetian/Sands Convention Center, Murrano 3302.

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