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NSW council launches shared e-scooter trial with Beam

The Driven EV News

First metro Sydney council-led e electric scooter trial to run for 12 months in partnership with Beam, using Saturn 5 e-scooters. The post NSW council launches shared e-scooter trial with Beam appeared first on The Driven.

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NASA’s SLS Moon rocket rolls out to the launch pad for the first time

Teslarati

km) journey to Pad 39B atop Crawler-Transporter 2. This is the first time a Moon rocket has rolled out of NASA’s Vehicle Assembly Building since Saturn V headed to Pad 39A for Apollo 17 in 1972. The crawler ultimately took about 11 hours to transport SLS, Orion, and MLP-1 to Launch Complex 39B (LC-39B/Pad 39B).

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SpaceX Falcon 9 booster completes tenth launch and landing in a year and a half

Teslarati

Falcon 9 booster B1058 has successfully completed SpaceX’s Transporter-3 mission, acing its tenth orbital-class launch and landing in record time in the process. The booster that launched Transporter-3 is a perfect example. SpaceX has plans for another two Transporter rideshare launches later this year.

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NC Transportation Center

Plug In Partners

Mike Easley said Tuesday that, depending on the support from federal grants, the state may give $5 million to start and $1 million annually to operate the Advanced Transportation Energy Center there. State to be leaders in creating a workforce for advanced transportation.

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SpaceX rolls largest rocket booster ever built to the launch pad

Teslarati

Once Super Heavies are eventually outfitted with a full 32 Raptors, more engines than any other rocket in history, the booster will also produce more than twice the thrust of NASA’s Saturn V Moon rocket – still the most powerful vehicle ever flown.

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

Teslarati

Most recently, SpaceX finished building a giant pair of steel arms, transported the arms to Pad 39A, attached them to a wheeled carriage, and installed the structure on Starship’s Florida launch tower. Saturn V, the most capable rocket ever flown, was fully expendable and could launch up to 118 metric tons (~260,000 lb) into orbit.

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Analysis: What’s the Best Way to Market EVs?

Clean Fleet Report

How can they keep their faithful happy while moving into what is looking like, thanks to the climate crisis, the future of transportation? During this same time GM created Saturn , a totally new brand, which arrived in 1990 with its own showrooms, advertising and vehicles. Five Ways To Market EVs.

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