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California Energy Commission awards Sierra Northern Railway team nearly $4M to demonstrate hydrogen switching locomotive; H2RAM

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The California Energy Commission has awarded GTI and Sierra Northern Railway nearly $4,000,000 to fund the design, integration, and demonstration of a hydrogen fuel cell switching locomotive to support the Hydrogen Fuel Cell Demonstrations in Rail and Marine Applications at Ports (H2RAM) initiative.

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Volkswagen Group of America launches technology startup accelerator at Plug and Play Tech Center

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Volkswagen Group of America Electronics Research Laboratory (ERL) and Plug and Play Tech Center have launched the Volkswagen ERL Technology Accelerator Powered by Plug and Play. —Plug and Play Tech Center Founder and CEO, Saeed Amidi. Plug and Play Tech Center is an accelerator specializing in growing technology startups.

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Groundswell of opposition to self-driving cars comes amid Fat Tech backlash

Baua Electric

He had one more reason for declining to proportion his complete identify: He codes and works within the tech trade. Many Safeguard Side road Rebels have careers within the tech trade, he mentioned, and “we’re skeptical of it because we work with it.” ” Robotaxi corporations, now not unusually, incorrect.

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Tesla Megapacks to be deployed at Appleā€™s California solar farm

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In an announcement on Wednesday, tech giant Apple revealed that it is building a big battery storage project at a Northern California solar farm. The project will also store energy gathered from the California Flats, a 130 MW solar farm. The Teslarati team would appreciate hearing from you.

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New SoCal tech center to promote alternative fuel & advanced vehicles

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The California Energy Commission has awarded funds to a consortium of Southern California-based organizations led by the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC) to establish a Southern California Center for Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicle Technology. The project will also use $1.6

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VinFast Announces New U.S. Dealers Across Several States

The Truth About Cars

With 18 stores in seven states and its corporate dealers in California, VinFast now has a surprisingly robust U.S. It only managed 265 in all of 2023, though that was likely due to delays in the rollout and early hiccups with the vehicleā€™s tech.

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CAR report quantifies automotiveā€™s position as a leading high-tech industry

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A newly-released report by the Center for Automotive Research (CAR) concludes that the automotive industry is not only ā€œhigh-tech,ā€ it is frequently a leader in technological developments and applications. The report authors acknowledge the difficulty of defining ā€œhigh-techā€ in an ever-changing economic environment. Click to enlarge.