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TUM, partners to present electric aCar prototype at IAA; transport for sub-Saharan Africa

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The 20 kWh battery capacity gives the vehicle an electric range of 80 kilometers (50 miles). However, to make sure the aCar also meets all the demands placed on it on location, they shipped the vehicle to Ghana, where they tested the technology and concept under local conditions in July 2017. Otto SPANNER GmbH; Schnupp GmbH & Co.

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Zipline reaches 500,000 automated drone delivery milestone

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The autonomous drones, which operate as small planes instead of helicopters like other competitors, are launched from delivery locations and have an operating range of 50 miles. According to one of the company’s co-founders, Keller Cliffton, the drones had traveled a combined 36 million miles.

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Eni reports important new discovery offshore Congo

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miles) offshore Congo. During the production test in the oil interval, the well flowed more than 5,000 barrels of oil per day at 36° API gravity. Eni has been present in Congo since 1968 and today has an equity production of 105,000 barrels of oil per day in the country. billion barrels of oil equivalent in place.

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