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Aurora unveils ride-hailing test fleet based on Toyota Sienna; testing in Texas

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Aurora Innovation unveiled its test fleet of its autonomous custom-designed Toyota Sienna vehicles featuring Toyota’s Vehicle Control Interface (VCI) and “Sienna Autono-MaaS” (S-AM) platform. Aurora plans to continue adding vehicles to the fleet and testing in the Dallas-Fort Worth area in preparation for commercial launch.

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NRG Energy selects AeroVironment to expand eVgo EV charging ecosystem to Dallas/Fort Worth Area

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Planned Dallas/Fort Worth network. to expand the privately funded, comprehensive eVgo electric vehicle (EV) charging ecosystem launched first in Houston to EV drivers in the Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) market, the fourth-largest metropolitan area by population in the US. Click to enlarge. NRG Energy Inc.,

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BMW i Ventures invests in Kodiak Robotics; autonomous long-haul trucking technology

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Kodiak, which recently celebrated its third birthday, is building and operating self-driving trucks designed to operate on highway routes, making the freight industry safer and more efficient. Kodiak delivers freight daily for its customers between Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston, operating autonomously on the highway portion of the route.

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Wallbox enters first phase of build-out for US EV charger plant; 500k units/year by 2025

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The facility will begin with production lines for Wallbox’s Pulsar Plus AC chargers, its powerful best-selling home charger that can charge any electric car on the market, including Teslas with a converter. The new facility is anticipated to create approximately 250 direct jobs in the region by 2030.

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Linear Labs to begin mass production of high-torque M200 e-mobility motor in September

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million economic incentive deal with the City of Fort Worth. The M200 motor and controller are 100% designed and manufactured in the US using Linear Labs’ HET technology. The announcement comes on the heels of a $68.9-million —Brad Hunstable, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Linear Labs.

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Texas Automated Vehicle Proving Ground Partnership forms; applying for national designation

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Dallas/Fort Worth/Arlington Area — UTA campus, Arlington streets, I-30 corridor and Managed Lanes. The Texas AV Proving Ground Partnership is also applying for USDOT designation as a national proving ground. Designated facilities will open for testing by 1 January2018.

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UT Arlington licenses technology for portable, modular GTL conversion units; targeting stranded gas

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The University of Texas at Arlington has licensed technology for converting natural gas to synthetic liquid fuels (GTL) in portable units at a cost lower than current market rates to 1 st Resource Group Inc. of Fort Worth for commercialization. The skid-mounted Conversion Units are designed to be transported via truck or rail.

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