Porsche-designed super-yacht goes on sale.
The futuristic-looking Porsche 135-foot yacht, nicknamed ‘spaceship on the water’, just hit the market.
Studio F. A. Porsche has launched a lavish yacht, Royal Falcon One, a 135-foot catamaran, developed by Singapore-based Royal Falcon Fleet and built by the shipbuilder Kockums AB in Swedish town Nynäshamn. Details of the project were held in secrecy for several years.
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The Jaguar I-Pace racing series, which launched in 2018, will come to an end this year two years after it began and after just two seasons due to the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic. The company says it is still “fully committed” to electric racing, including its Formula E-team, but didn’t feel that having its own series made sense. And the company is shutting down the I-Pace eTrophy at the end of the 2019-2020 season after the automaker has reviewed its strategy in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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After seeing a wealth of favorable reviews of its virtual NASCAR race last weekend, Fox Sports has signed up to broadcast the rest of the eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series. Sunday’s virtual race was watched by 903,000 viewers on Fox Sports 1. Those numbers are far below the millions of viewers who watch NASCAR’s official races as the last one at Phoenix Raceway reached 4.6 million. Sunday’s virtual race hit a number of firsts that seem to be enough and Fox Sports committed to broadcasting the virtual racing series for the remainder of the season, beginning March 29.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has forced Rocket Lab to postpone its next mission.
The California-based company announced earlier this week that it would be suspending its next launch, a mission nicknamed ‘Don’t Stop Me Now’ that was scheduled to take-off from Rocket Lab’s Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand’s Mahia peninsula on March 30.
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SpaceX employees are reportedly making face shields and hand sanitizer to donate as a part of an effort to combat the coronavirus pandemic
The Space Exploration Company, better known as SpaceX, told employees in an internal memo that it made 75 face shields earlier this week and delivered them to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center near its headquarters in Los Angeles. It seems SpaceX is making their own hand sanitizer and face shields that will be donated to help organizations fighting COVID-19. The company also donated 100 suits to the healthcare workers dealing with the coronavirus cases at the hospital.
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SpaceX will use Dragon XL, a new variation of cargo spacecraft, to carry supplies to astronauts to NASA’s Gateway space station in orbit around the moon.
On Friday, SpaceX was awarded a big contract, as it was picked by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration as the first supplier to bring cargo to NASA’s Gateway station in orbit around the moon.
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The COVID-19 pandemic is having a major impact on our daily lives. As we all continue through these unprecedented challenges, we want you to know that InterPlex is here for you during the Covid-19 outbreak. Steps we are taking:
1. Staying up to date with local rules and regulations about lock-downs and curfews.
2. Monitoring our Chauffeurs’ health conditions and screening them on a daily bases.
3. Deep cleaning and Disinfecting vehicles.
4. Providing on-board sanitizers, gloves, and other protective gear.
5. Networking with other small businesses, restaurants, and stores to assist with deliveries.
6. Offering service / donating to health institutions and their patients.
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State of Ohio approves man’s application for the ‘COV1D19’ license plate.
This Ohio man started taking coronavirus seriously. Brandon C. decided to get a custom plate for his 1986 Ford Mustang over two years ago, but couldn’t come up with an idea for what it should say.
Brandon and his friend were drinking at a local bar, which is, no doubt, the best place ever for brainstorming while discussing the coronavirus and he came up with the idea to check whether “COV1D19” was available from the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission has been investigating German automaker BMW. The news was confirmed by a company spokesperson a few days ago. The investigation is regarding BMW’s sales practices, specifically whether the company is “punching” its sales.
The German automaker confirmed it has been contacted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, however, declined to provide further comment on the ongoing investigation.
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The first connectors will soon be available at EVgo’s charging stations in the San Francisco area.
Tesla owners will be able to charge their vehicles at EVgo charging stations and a Tesla Supercharger station will no longer be the only public option. EVgo announced via Twitter that it will now accept any Tesla model as it starts distributing the company’s connectors at all public fast-charging stations in the city.
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