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Amazon begins deploying its Rivian electric delivery vehicles

Green Car Congress

Amazon has begun deploying its custom electric delivery vehicles from Rivian for package delivery, with the electric vehicles hitting the road in Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, Nashville, Phoenix, San Diego, Seattle, and St. Louis, among other cities.

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UPS to purchase ~700 LNG trucks, build 4 refueling stations by end of 2014

Green Car Congress

UPS plans to purchase approximately 700 liquefied natural gas (LNG) trucks and to build four refueling stations by the end of 2014. An initial investment of more than $18 million to build fueling stations will be supported by the purchase of the 700 LNG tractors and continued expansion of the natural gas fleet in the US. ; Phoenix, Ariz.,

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GM boosting investment at Spring Hill by $167M for two future mid-size vehicles

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Located 40 miles south of Nashville, GM Spring Hill Manufacturing operates as a flexible-assembly plant, capable of building a variety of products on a range of platforms. The new programs will add to existing manufacturing operations at the site that include vehicle assembly, stamping, engine and component parts production.

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5 Hotel Pools Perfect for Swimmers

Baua Electric

InterContinental Chicago Magnificent Mile The setting: The south tower of the InterContinental Chicago Magnificent Mile hotel was originally a private athletic club, complete with this indoor pool, which was host to the famous Olympic swimmer and actor Johnny Weissmuller, who broke records at the 1924 and 1928 Olympics.

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UPS to invest more than additional $90M in natural gas vehicles and infrastructure; 6 new CNG stations, 440 vehicles

Green Car Congress

UPS plans to build an additional six compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling stations and add 390 new CNG tractors and terminal trucks and 50 liquefied natural gas (LNG) vehicles to its alternative fuel and advanced technology fleet. and Nashville, Tenn., Chicago, Ill.; Earth City, Mo.; where UPS has existing LNG stations.

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A reach out to women

Electric Auto Association

Dixon, along with Live Green’s program manager Alissa Murphy, plans to travel approximately 5000 miles over three weeks on interstate highways and rural roads across the U.S. They’re also concerened about charging stations, especially moms. If you have kids with you, you want to feel safe when you’re charging.” and Death Valley.

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Rivian’s Amazon EV delivery van will drop packages in 100 cities by end of 2022

Teslarati

The pilot program accumulated over 90,000 miles of real-world testing and resulted in 430,000 package deliveries. by the end of the year, including Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, Nashville, Phoenix, San Diego, Seattle, and St. Rivian builds its vehicles in Normal, Illinois.