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SpaceX installs rocket-catching arms on Starship’s Florida launch tower

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SpaceX broke ground on Starship’s first Florida OLS in late 2019. In late 2021, SpaceX finally began constructing the second iteration of Starship’s first Florida pad. Set to be the largest, most powerful, and most capable rocket in history, Starship is primarily built out of steel and designed to be fully reusable.

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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Signs Bill Blocking Most Direct-to-Consumer Auto Sales

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Florida governor and GOP presidential candidate Ron DeSantis recently joined the fray when he signed House Bill 637, legislation that blocks direct auto sales for most brands but not all.& They are designed to protect buyers, and the National Auto Dealers Association (NADA) notes that they can also benefit manufacturers.

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Novel Li-metal electrode design could lead to more powerful solid-state batteries

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Researchers at MIT and their colleagues are proposing a new design for electrodes that, based on the long-sought goal of using pure lithium metal as the anode, could lead to longer-lived batteries with higher energy densities. We designed this structure that gives us three-dimensional electrodes, like a honeycomb. —Ju Li.

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Lucid Motors, fresh off $LCID listing, opens first southwest U.S. retail store

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The Scottsdale location officially opened its doors on Saturday, August 7th, offering a retail store in the same state as its assembly facility in Casa Grande, which is just 50 miles away. The store is positioned in Scottsdale Fashion Square and is the company’s ninth location, adding to the growing network of Lucid Studios.

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Parker Hannifin and Autocar Deliver Hydraulic Hybrid Refuse Vehicles to Florida Communities

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The Parker RunWise hydraulic hybrid system features a cradle design for packaging mechanical, hydraulic, and electrical components. Instead of solely using power from the engine, accumulated energy from the vehicle’s braking system is stored and used to power the truck each time it accelerates. Click to enlarge.

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Tesla Solar and Powerwall will fuel the exclusive, luxurious Panther National community

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Tesla and the new, exclusive, and luxurious Panther National community in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, are partnering to develop the world’s first residential community that offers luxury lifestyle amenities in an energy-efficient, sustainable environment. All of the houses also have a flat roof design. Credit: Panther National.

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Tesla Cybertruck lands in the hands of Pharrell for early celebrity deliveries

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It appears that the first A-list star to receive the truck has finally done so, as Pharrell Williams was spotted in a Tesla Cybertruck in the Miami Design District, right outside of the Louis Vuitton store in the South Florida city. Williams is the first person we’ve seen of note driving the Cybertruck.

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