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Fort Worth buying four New Flyer electric buses for new zero-emission route

Green Car Congress

Trinity Metro’s first Xcelsior CHARGE was unveiled in Fort Worth during a May 2019 event, which previewed The Dash service. The purchase was supported by local, state, and federal funds. New Flyer Group has delivered nearly 130 buses to Fort Worth including buses from New Flyer, MCI, and ARBOC since 1990.

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This 408-MW solar farm will be one of the largest in Texas

Baua Electric

Photo: Primergy Solar Solar developer Primergy Solar has closed commitments for $588 million in debt financing for a 408-megawatt (MW) solar farm south of Dallas–Fort Worth, Texas. But it’s all going to Microsoft – the tech giant has signed a power purchase agreement with Primergy for 100% of Ash Creek Solar’s power.

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Proterra introduces 35-foot electric bus

Green Car Congress

Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) will be the first customer for the new bus, receiving seven 35-foot Catalyst FC buses and two overhead semi-autonomous fast chargers. The XR Extended Range product, using NMC Li-ion cells, allows longer distances between charge events.

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World Space Week

My Energi

It is the largest space event on Earth celebrating Science and Technology and their contribution to the betterment of the human condition, with over 8,000 events held last year in 96 different countries. A donation from each purchase will go to selected NICU teams in Sheffield and Lincolnshire. Competition Winner Announcement.

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0 to 60 in a millisecond

Electric Auto Association

Nevertheless, convincing them to purchase a Tesla “was a four year ordeal,” he said. “My But there is no Tesla dealership in Arkansas and the Rhodens refused to purchase the vehicle online from the dinner table. I was in awe when we walked into the Tesla showroom in Dallas,” he continued. I thought my parents had gone crazy.” “I

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A New Wildfire Watchdog

Cars That Think

The sensor equivalent of a sleeping dog is called an event-driven sensor. Using microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) technology, we can make such event-driven sensors on silicon chips that are only millimeters in size. This sensor could last for years on its original battery while waiting for a triggering event.

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Landsat Proved the Power of Remote Sensing

Cars That Think

Two days after the launch, Goddard received its first MSS image, showing the Dallas–Fort Worth area. (In The Kremlin, trying to avoid famine at home, sent representatives to the United States to purchase American wheat, corn, oats, rye, and soybeans. ERTS had a spatial resolution of 80 meters.

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