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SpaceX Starlink kit now available at select Home Depot stores

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SpaceX Starlink standard kits are now available at select Home Depot stores. The majority of consumers SpaceX bringing Starlink’s standard $599 kit would make the tech more accessible and, hopefully, significantly decrease delivery estimates. First, customers can have the Starlink kit sent to the Home Depot store.

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2025 Volkswagen ID.3 upgraded again ahead of Aussie launch: Includes more power, faster charging and enhanced tech

EV Central

inch touchscreen as standard. Other extra kit thrown in as part of the recent revisions include a new head-up display that incorporates augmented reality for clearer navigation instructions. 3 upgraded again ahead of Aussie launch: Includes more power, faster charging and enhanced tech appeared first on EV Central.

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Tesla Steering Wheel Retrofits have started, and it’s easy to get rid of your yoke

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Tesla Yoke Steering wheels are being replaced by round ones thanks to the automaker’s new retrofit kit that rolled out last month, and it is a pretty easy process to get the traditional wheel back. The new Retrofitted wheel is slightly different than past Model S and Model X steering wheels.

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Virginia Tech hosting debut student competition to design 3-D printed aircraft, ground vehicles

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Virginia Tech will host a university-wide competition for students to design on-demand, remote-controlled 3-D printed aircraft and ground vehicles. This competition promises to catapult Virginia Tech to a leadership position in additive manufacturing linked to robotic systems. according to challenge organizers.

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The Bulli is back; Volkswagen unveils the new ID. Buzz models

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Buzz, which is built by Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles in Hanover, is also based in engineering terms on the Group’s Modular Electric Drive Kit (MEB). Included as standard in the ID. Also included as standard: the ‘Front Assist’ emergency braking function and, in the MPV, the ‘Lane Assist’ lane-keeping assistant. family, the ID.

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Off-Road in HD: GMC Announces the Sierra HD AT4X and Extreme AEV Edition

The Truth About Cars

liter gas V8 as standard, but buyers can add the 6.6-liter A ten-speed automatic transmission and four-wheel drive are standard. inch lift kit, Multimatic DSSV dampers, an electronic locking rear differential, and 35-inch Goodyear tires. .& Ash wood trim and a Bose 12-speaker premium stereo come standard, along with a 13.4-inch

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Mesh Wearables Meld Micro Sensors and LoRa Smarts

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As healthcare wearables for various medical conditions and situations proliferate, patients inevitably want their wearable tech as inconspicuous and worry-free as possible. This tech, developed by researchers at the University of Arizona , features long-range, low-power data transmission and receiving as well as wireless power charging.

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