Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Findings from the North American Electric Reliability Corporation’s (NERC’s) 2021 Long-Term Reliability Assessment (LTRA) indicate there is a high probability of insufficient resources and energy to serve electricity demand, as early as Summer 2022, in many parts of the Western Interconnection.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 6, 2023

Tesla received at least four massive packages from IDRA today at Gigafactory Texas for its Giga Press. Gigafactory Texas drone operator Joe Tegtmeyer posted pictures of several haulers carrying large crates with IDRA stampings on the side. The haulers arrived this morning and were spotted on Gigafactory Texas property.

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Teslarati

APRIL 19, 2023

Tesla shared a never before seen look-in at the Cybertruck Pilot production line at Giga Texas today. Some of these early Cybertruck builds have likely been spotted at Tesla events, such as the one that was seen at the recent Investor Day at Giga Texas. I’d love to hear from you!

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Green Car Congress

JULY 1, 2021

Parts of the United States are at elevated or high risk for potential electricity emergencies this summer, according to the North American Electric Reliability Corporation’s (NERC) 2021 Summer Reliability Assessment. Summer peak electricity demand in the United States is strongly influenced by temperature.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 16, 2021

More IDRA Giga Press boxes arrived at Tesla’s Giga Texas site. The packages reportedly contain parts for IDRA’s 6,000 ton Giga Press for Model Y production. The IDRA boxes that just arrived contain Giga Texas’s third 6k-ton Giga Press for Model Y production. Watch one the latest videos of Giga Texas below!

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Teslarati

APRIL 20, 2022

Tesla said in its Q1 2022 Shareholder Deck that it anticipates Model Y vehicles built at its new Gigafactory Texas production plant to equip both 4680 battery cells with a structural pack and 2170 cells without structural packs. Tesla’s production 4680 battery cells debut at Giga Texas Cyber Rodeo. Credit: Tesla.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 23, 2023

A recent press release from the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) has revealed that Tesla will be providing Virtual Power Plant (VPP) services to the state’s grid. The program is part of the Aggregate Distributed Energy Resource (ADER) project that the PUCT pushed last year. It’s a win-win for Texas.

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Teslarati

JULY 12, 2022

Tesla’s been working with the Texas Public Utility Commission (PUC) and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT). The hope is that Texas will allow homeowners with Tesla Powerwall to participate in virtual power plants (VPPs). The End Goal Is For Tesla Powerall Owners In Texas To Be Able To Help Support The Grid.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2022

The solution is deployed across four continents with 74 installations, including systems rolled out domestically in California, Colorado, Florida, New Jersey, Maryland, Texas, Nevada and Michigan and internationally in Canada, China, UAE, India, Finland, Germany and Australia.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Tesla appears to be finally letting people configure their Cybertruck orders, but only in California and Texas, as a part of the pickup’s “Foundation Series.” ” Deliveries have begun in California and Texas, with more states in 2024.” Here is proof. I’d love to hear from you!

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Teslarati

JUNE 15, 2021

Tesla is expanding its START Training Program to Austin Community College in Texas. based Gigafactory in Austin, more commonly known as Giga Texas. Manufacturing is a large part of the infrastructure, economy, and employment in Central Texas, the press release said. The industry accounts for $12.3

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Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2021

The relationship with AYRO is part of Karma Automotive’s ongoing business-to-business (B2B) initiatives, utilizing KICC and the company’s OEM expertise and capabilities, to provide manufacturing, engineering, design, and other services to customers in the mobility space. Texas-based AYRO, Inc.,

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Teslarati

AUGUST 6, 2022

The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) seems to want Tesla to advertise its Autopilot and Full Self-Driving (FSD) features to consumers. According to the article, the California DMV thinks the following paragraph found on Tesla’s website was misleading. California isn’t too fond of Tesla at all, it seems.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

The funding was granted as part of the Department of Transportation’s University Transportation Center (UTC) program, which is awarding up to $435 million in grant awards for 34 UTCs. Earlier post.) The new grant also enables the NCST to expand its consortium.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2013

MW of new gross online geothermal capacity—is due in part to pioneering developments in geothermal technology, GEA said. of renewable energy generation in the United States, with geothermal plants and small power units online in nine states including California, Nevada, Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah and Wyoming.

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EV Central

MARCH 1, 2023

The long-hyped circa-$40,000 Tesla Model 2 didn’t break cover at the company’s investor day held at the Texas Gigafactory this morning. However, Tesla did confirm it would build a new Gigafactory in Mexico, adding to the two US production lines (one in California and one in Texas), the one in Shanghai, China and the one near Berlin, Germany.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2016

and Houston, Texas. As part of this initiative, Ryder has signed a five-year fuel agreement with Shell which will provide LNG fuel for the dedicated natural gas fleet. Shell has relied on Ryder for logistics solutions for more than 10 years. facility, which is being engineered to meet the unique compliance requirements for natural gas.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 4, 2022

The funds are being made available through the Biofuel Producer Program, which was created as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). In Texas, White Energy Holding Company is receiving a $21 million payment for production at two facilities. million gallons.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2023

Next in the rankings is Utah (66.2%), Pennsylvania (66.0%), the District of Columbia (65.4%), Texas (63.6%), Oklahoma (62.6%), Florida (62.3%), Illinois (60.6%), Louisiana (59.2%), and Wisconsin (59.1%). California lags the national average, taking the 35 th spot (51.6%).

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Teslarati

APRIL 18, 2024

The EV maker was reportedly planning to contribute about $24 million of its own funds for the planned Semi chargers, which would cover a distance of about 1,800 miles, from Fremont, California to Laredo, Texas. The initiative is aimed at creating a “hydrogen corridor from southern California to Texas.”

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Participants in Tesla’s Virtual Power Plant (VPP) program in California have gradually been on the rise, and a new update from one resident of San Diego shows that the company is already nearing 250 homes in the city. Those in California with a Tesla Powerwall and solar panels can apply to be a part of the VPP through the Tesla app.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 20, 2022

Canada-based FLO announced the installation of the first wave of workplace electric vehicle (EV) charging stations as part of a multi-year agreement with General Motors (GM), whereby FLO provides AC Level 2 and direct current (DC) fast chargers for GM to be installed on their premises in the United States.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2021

The new funding, provided by the Department of Energy’s Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO), is part of $209 million awarded by VTO for advancing electric vehicles, batteries, and connected vehicles ( earlier post ).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

UPS has expanded its agreement with Clean Energy Fuels to use up to 500,000 gallon equivalents of renewable liquefied natural gas (RLNG) annually in Texas. million gallon equivalents of renewable compressed natural gas (RCNG) annually in California where UPS operates nearly 400 CNG vehicles. Earlier post.).

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 25, 2024

Today's QOTD won't apply to those of you in the so-called "smile" states, at least not for the most part -- obviously some parts of California see snow, and Texas experiences the white stuff on occasion. If you live in the Snow Belt, you might, depending on your ride, be swapping summer tires for snows every fall.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

The news comes as part of Houston Metro being selected among projects to receive funding from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Accelerating Innovative Mobility ( AIM ) grant of nearly $1.5 As the inaugural class of AIM incubators, provide industry leadership in sharing project outcomes with the public transportation community.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2020

While a majority of these buses have been sold in California, the interest in electric is nation-wide, with buses being deployed all over the country. Electric buses also have fewer parts to maintain, which helps the district see immediate savings on maintenance costs.

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Green Fleet Magazine

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

As part of its pans to introduce 4,000 electric vans to its fleet through 2025, Ryder has made 600 available in California, Texas, and New York.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2013

Topping the list for absolute emissions in 2010 was Texas (652.6 million tonnes CO 2 ); California (369.8 Examining 2010 energy-related CO 2 emissions from the transportation sector, the report found California was the top transportation emitter (214.0 million tonnes CO 2 ), followed by Texas (194.9 tonnes/person).

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Teslarati

MARCH 22, 2023

Trade experts believe logistics and trucking will surge due to the transport of supplies and parts. This contributed to quicker and more streamlined logistics operations, helping ramp production at Gigafactory Texas. The Tesla plant is going to cause much more freight between Texas and Mexico,” Jorge Canavati of J.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 9, 2022

Tesla may be a TX-based electric vehicle maker today, but its previous home, California, is still one of its strongest markets. California is the United States’ largest auto market , and it is also one of the most competitive. Tesla, whose roots lie in the state, has always performed well in California. market share.

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Teslarati

JUNE 8, 2024

In certain areas, Powerwall and solar energy hardware owners can use the technology as part of Tesla’s pilot programs of what are called Virtual Power Plants (VPPs). Tesla’s VPPs are currently being piloted in California, Texas, Massachusetts, and a number of other territories within and beyond the U.S.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 13, 2023

It appears that Tesla CEO Elon Musk is now looking to start a school, eventually expected to expand into a university in his home state of Texas. He also founded the Ad Astra school for his children and those of some SpaceX employees, which began in Hawthorne, California, and later moved to Texas when Musk moved in 2020.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Honda’s initial approach to selling the Prologue will be regional, focusing on California and the ZEV states, including the BEV-friendly sunbelt states of Texas and Florida. Honda has urged Congress to ensure that all vehicles made in America are treated equally.

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The Truth About Cars

DECEMBER 4, 2023

High temperatures can crack part of the rear door latch, causing the door to open while driving. Though the vehicles are different sizes, shapes, and types, they share door latch assemblies as part of the Ford family.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 30, 2023

and other North American markets were not a part of that list. Multiple onlookers have spotted the Model 3 Highland in California this week, including John of Tesla Owners Silicon Valley, who saw one of the refreshed vehicles next to a Cybertruck at the Firebaugh Supercharger on Friday.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

The recent increase in natural gas or dual-fuel capable reciprocating internal combustion engine units has been driven in part by advancements in engine technology that increase operational flexibility and by changes in natural gas markets that have generally provided ample supply and relatively stable fuel prices, EIA said. MW of capacity.

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