The driver is notified as soon as the desired range can be reached with the current charge.

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"We considered over 30 designs and believe that the QSST is the only design that meets all the desired requirements including range, take-off and landing field length, take-off noise, emissions and sufficiently low sonic boom characteristics to enable supersonic flight over land, " he told CNN.

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If a desired destination is further away than the available range the Vehicle Homepage can be used to quickly check the additional battery charge needed.

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Its throttle response and dashing good looks earned high marks, but the range anxiety left a bit to be desired.

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The range of advice can be varied by the driver as desired.

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Putting a satellite into orbit on a long-range rocket as it did in December is a lot different from delivering a warhead to a desired location on such a rocket.

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Though some may find the jostling announcements confusing, many may appreciate knowing the full range of what is coming, even if they do not know when they can expect their desired devices.

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Since drug molecules can also be represented by computer models, it will eventually be possible to throw a huge range of virtual compounds at a virtual heart to see which, if any, have the desired effect.

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