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Tesla Semi Megacharger route still plausible despite Biden admin rejection: report

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With a public Megacharger network in place, the Tesla Semi could transport goods over distances that far exceed its 500-mile range. Patel noted that state funding opportunities could be explored, or the company might try its luck again in future rounds of the CFI program.

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Fort Worth approves $68.9M incentive package for Linear Labs for electric motor manufacturing

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The City of Fort Worth, Texas has approved a $68.9-million Fort Worth is our home and we can see the strategic moves the city is making to shape its infrastructure into the next major technology hub. —Brad Hunstable, Co-Founder and CEO of Linear Labs. 3D flux path.

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Now Arriving at an Airport Lounge Near You: Peloton Bikes, Nap Pods and Caviar Service

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Card fees range from $395 a year for a Capital One Venture X to $695 for an American Express Platinum. Dreaming up a future getaway or just armchair traveling? Here are the latest highlights of new credit card lounges from around the country. Chase Sapphire Lounge by The Club Domestic locations: John F.

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Linear Labs closes $4.5M seed round to fund commercialization of new electric motor technology

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The Linear Labs motor is characterized by two main attributes: (1) very high torque starting at low speeds, and (2) high efficiency throughout the speed range. Automotive manufacturers are already looking at HET technology as the solution to size, weight and range constraints. —Brad Hunstable, CEO of Linear Labs.

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3 Challenges to Solve Before We Can Commute by Air Taxi

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We carried out our first flight demonstration on 11 October 2022, when we flew a Bell 407GXi helicopter (supplied by consortium member Bell Textron) as a stand-in for a future electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicle, or eVTOL. As the helicopter was preparing to take off from Fort Worth for the first flight, at around 2 p.m.

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VinFast in a major reshuffle to target US market

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VinFast vehicles are sold at Leith VinFast in North Carolina; Smith Haven VinFast in New York; Principle VinFast Grapevine in Texas; Hiley VinFast of Fort Worth, Texas; and VinFast Wichita, in Kansas. For now, customers can drive off with a VinFast VF8, with the VF 6, VF 7, and VF 9 models available as soon as they launch in the US.

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Landsat Proved the Power of Remote Sensing

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Two days after the launch, Goddard received its first MSS image, showing the Dallas–Fort Worth area. (In The satellite then transmitted the signal to a ground station; if no station was within range, it stored the data on magnetic tape for later transmission. ERTS had a spatial resolution of 80 meters.

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