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DAIHEN leverages WiTricity wireless charging technology for solar-powered mobility demo in Japan

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at Expo Park in Osaka, Japan, to showcase next-generation mobility services using a small electric vehicle, similar in size and functionality to a golf cart, and a solar-powered wireless charging system, provided by DAIHEN. DAIHEN recently launched a demonstration with Kansai Electric Power Co.

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50 Years Later, This Apollo-Era Antenna Still Talks to Voyager 2

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Capturing every bit of the incident signals is crucial to gathering useful information from the transmissions. When the space agency sent Curiosity , a golf cart–size rover, to explore the Gale crater and Mount Sharp on Mars in 2011, DSS-43 tracked Curiosity as it made its nail-biting seven-minute descent into Mars’s atmosphere.

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Potain reveals first Evy self-erecting electric crane

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The Evy line ships with the Potain CONNECT telematics solution as standard equipment – which the company says,” empowers users to monitor and analyze crane utilization, and allows for both remote control and diagnostics thanks to the Access and Assist applications, promoting greater efficiency and informed decision-making.” “At

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SwRI’S patented technology allows automated vehicles to pilot aerial drones with no human intervention

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Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has secured a patent for technology that allows unmanned aerial systems to cooperate with unmanned ground vehicles, providing more information about the surrounding environment and enabling safer maneuvers.

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New York City adding 70 electric vehicles to fleet; launches EV educational push

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The NYPD already uses electric scooters and electric powered golf carts on boardwalks, in parks and some transit hubs. A survey by McKinsey & Company for the City found a lack of consumer information and lack of educational resources about electric vehicles. The Chevrolet Volt is the first electric car being used by the NYPD.

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CES 2024 Preview: A Tricorder, Magic Mirrors, and a Solar EV

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The company says the package is smaller than a smartphone and intended for informal at-home checkups and telehealth visits. Squad Mobility When I’ve been on vacation in recent years, I’ve noticed more people getting around beach towns in electric golf carts.

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Tesla’s biggest rival in China: an in-depth look at the $4,200 Wuling HongGuang Mini EV

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Information regarding this small but impressive electric car that is a part of an SAIC, General Motors, and Wuling joint venture is vague and usually hard to come by. Many Tesla enthusiasts have called the Mini EV a “golf cart” because of its size and price point, and really that isn’t far off.

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