You apparently need special clearance from Verizon in order to do this, perhaps to help customers anticipate the eye-popping data charges that would certainly come out of turning a smartphone into a WiFi hub while roaming.

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Huang had asked to be kept on as a Commerce Department consultant in order to keep the clearance, but his request was denied.

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Unlike many electric vehicle battery packs that are positioned in the floor of the vehicle, the Axeon pack has been designed to fit into the vehicle's engine bay in order to maintain ground clearance and wading height for this unique vehicle.

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