InterPlex Commitment to Our Customers

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.

 Thank you for being an InterPlex customer and for the trust you place in us every day. We are here to help!

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SpaceX Falcon 9 Lifts off Safely, but Suffers an Early Engine Shutdown

The Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida and delivered its sixth batch of 60 Starlink internet satellites to orbit despite an engine failure. The issue likely contributed to the loss of the first stage during the landing attempt. Elon Musk says SpaceX will investigate Falcon 9 rocket engine failure before launching again.

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Trump Takes Presidential Limo for Lap at Daytona 500

US President Trump kicked off the prestigious NASCAR’s Daytona 500 on Sunday.

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump rode in the Presidential limo as they were taking a pace lap ahead of the start of the Great American Race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.

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UPS Orders 10,000 Electric Delivery Vans and Announces Waymo Partnership

UPS buying 10,000 electric delivery vans from startup Arrival and will test Waymo self-driving vehicles next month.

United Parcel Service Inc is expanding its efforts to cut emissions and delivery costs. In order to do that, they announced Wednesday two separate deals. UPS is investing in electric vehicle company Arrival and has signed an agreement to purchase 10,000 electric delivery trucks from UK-based Arrival Ltd and test Waymo self-driving vehicles to carry packages. UPS will partner with Waymo on an autonomous vehicle package pickup in Phoenix, Arizona.

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Rolls-Royce Unveils All-electric Plane Targeting World Record

British engineering company Rolls-Royce unveiled a plane it hopes will break the world record for the fastest all-electric aircraft.

The single-engine electric aircraft was presented on Thursday. Rolls-Royce says the plane will become the world’s fastest all-electric plane.

The white and blue single-passenger, zero-emissions ACCEL project plane was built as part of Accelerating the Electrification of Flight, an initiative to make electric aviation a commercial reality.

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A Swarovski Encrusted Rolls Royce Spotted in Edinburgh’s City Centre

The diamond-encrusted Rolls-Royce spotted in Edinburgh is actually a wedding hire.

It turns out the Swarovski encrusted Rolls-Royce spotted in Edinburgh a few days ago is for hire. The car covered in four million dazzling Swarovski crystals can be yours for a day.

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Ford is Recycling McDonald’s Coffee Waste into Car Parts

The material can also withstand heat better than the one Ford currently uses.

Ford Motor Company is trying to do its part to combat climate change by recycling old coffee waste from McDonald’s into car parts. The automaker giant will be taking food waste from the fast-food chain, redirecting it from a landfill to its laboratory, where the waste will be engineered into bioplastics, said from the automaker. In addition to reducing food waste, the process will make car parts lighter, use less petroleum, and also lower CO2 emissions.

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London’s Electric Buses Are Too Quiet, Will Emit a Fake Soothing Sound

Electric buses in London have an odd problem. They are too quiet, which will require them to play an artificial noise.

From next year, some of electric buses in London will play artificial noise while traveling at low speeds, and the specific sound that has been created for them is an ambient treat for the ears. The noise was created by Zelig Sound, a recording studio in London, which has been working with Transport for London on the audio over the past year.

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The Race to Mars: China Successfully Launches Powerful March 5 Rocket

China launched a test of the world’s most powerful rocket in a major step towards its goal of sending a man to Mars in 2020.

Friday, a Long March 5 Yaosan rocket was successfully launched from Wenchang Space Launch Center in south China’s Hainan Province. The heavy-lift Long March 5 rocket carrying a Shijian 20 test satellite payload was launched at 12:45 GMT and the satellite was sent into its planned orbit 33 minutes later, according to Chinese news agency Xinhua.

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Deposits for Electric Flying Cars Returned after Prototypes Caught Fire

Customers who ordered electric flying cars from Google founder Larry Page’s company have had their deposits returned after prototypes were set on fire.

Employee safety concerns over the prototype, including fires related to batteries, were reportedly ignored by the company.

The secretive electric flying aircraft maker Kitty Hawk backed by Google co-founder Larry Page has refunded deposits to customers after the incident with the prototypes that caught fire. 

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