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

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SpaceX has installed a pair of rocket-catching arms on a tower meant to support the first East Coast launches of its next-generation Starship rocket. 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.

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Final installment of coast-to-coast electric pickup race goes online

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A coast-to-coast race between four electric pickups concluded a few weeks ago, and now the final installment has become available online. Multiple vehicles had charging issues during the roughly 2,362-mile trek, with some of the EVs even dying during the trip. Ford F-150 Lightning (Bearded Tesla Guy) What are your thoughts?

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SpaceX preparing giant crane to assemble Starship’s first Florida launch tower

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SpaceX has begun staging and assembling parts of a giant crane it will soon need to stack Starship’s first East Coast launch tower and install other major launch pad components. While the closest we can get to the #Starship pad at 39A is 5 miles away @FarryFaz & I got a few good shots thru the haze.

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SpaceX to ship Starship ‘deluge’ hardware from Florida to Starbase

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SpaceX appears to be preparing to ship a huge collection of hardware – including parts of a possible launch deluge system – from Florida to Texas. Starship’s Florida deluge Some part of SpaceX knows that. NOAA) Starship’s Pad 39A launch mount, where that ring was eventually installed.

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

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Parker Hannifin Corporation, in partnership with Autocar, delivered hydraulic hybrid refuse vehicles to three South Florida municipalities ( earlier post ): City of Miami, the City of Hialeah, and Miami-Dade County. Click to enlarge. The new Autocar E3 refuse vehicles feature Parker’s RunWise hydraulic hybrid drive system. Earlier post.).

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See the Latest on NEVI 2023

EV Connect

The National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program (NEVI) was approved in September 2022 with a $5 billion boost to help install fast chargers along interstate highways in all 50 states. By contrast, California (7,082 miles), Florida (6,244 miles), and Texas (3,615 miles) operate the three largest EV corridor networks.

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

Baua Electric

Once installed, GM Energy’s home EV chargers will enable customers to send power from a compatible GM EV to their home in the face of increasing power outages across the US. It’s initially rolling out in five states – California, Florida, Michigan, New York, and Texas – with plans to expand over time.