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

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The swing arm contains plumbing and an umbilical device that connects to Starship’s upper stage and supplies propellant, gas, power, and connectivity. SpaceX) At the bottom, the swing arm connects to Starship to supply propellant. The tower’s ‘chopsticks’ are far more complex.

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AMP Unveils Electric Version of GM Equinox; Secret Sauce is the Drivetrain

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signed a letter of intent for a potential long-term electric motor supply agreement. The Remy motors, says Burns, are very powerful, very light, and very inexpensive. AMP, which currently up fits Saturn Sky and Pontiac Solstice vehicles, is targeting the Nissan Leaf, with its 100 mile range, as its closest rival. Earlier post.).

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GMs Expanding Gasoline Direct Injection Engine Portfolio

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Saturn Sky Red Line. Saturn Outlook. Saturn Sky Red Line. Saturn Outlook. The engine mounted fuel pump is augmented by a conventional electrically operated supply pump in the fuel tank. MY 2010 (announced to date). Pontiac Solstice GXP. Chevrolet HHR SS. Cadillac STS. Cadillac CTS. Chevrolet Traverse. GMC Acadia.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

They only have that many models because they use the same chassis and drivetrain to build 3 different cars, one branded as a Chevy, the next a Pontiac, then a Saturn, etc. So my Saturn SC1 does the job great I am getting 35-38 miles on the Hwy and with over 232,000 miles and runs like a champ. billion" is needed to do what exactly?

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