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Toyota’s San Antonio plant begins production of 2023 all-hybrid Sequoia

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The i-FORCE MAX powertrain features a unique motor generator within the bell housing between the twin-turbo engine and the 10-speed automatic transmission. Toyota’s total investment in San Antonio has grown to more than $3.1 First unveiled on Tundra, this hybrid powertrain produces 437 horsepower and 583 lb.-ft. billion.

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The Boring Company starts negotiations for San Antonio, Texas Loop

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The Boring Company was one of two finalists for the San Antonio transportation project. According to the San Antonio Express News , the other company bidding for the project was Bexar Automated Transport (BAT), which proposed an electric bus system that would travel through elevated and underground tracks.

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The Boring Company San Antonio Loop’s net revenue expected to be $25M per year, fares to start at $10

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On Wednesday, May 18, The Alamo Regional Mobility Authority (RMA) board was briefed on more details about The Boring Company’s (TBC) proposed tunnel from the San Antonio International Airport to downtown. The Boring Company’s San Antonio project not a high priority: “I don’t know what it accomplishes”.

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EIA: natural gas-fired reciprocating engines are being deployed more to balance renewables

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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.

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SwRI to launch 2nd phase of Advanced Combustion Catalyst and Aftertreatment Technologies consortium

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Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) is launching the Advanced Combustion Catalyst and Aftertreatment Technologies II (AC 2 AT-II) consortium focusing on engine emissions solutions and innovative catalyst technologies. at SwRI’s headquarters in San Antonio and is open to interested automotive industry manufacturers.

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First natural gas GM half-ton pickups with 5.3L DI engines delivered in Texas

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liter direct injection engine. The 2015 model vehicles were purchased by local Houston company NewTex Plumbing and San Antonio-based Pioneer Energy Services. liter engine, AGA Systems has also started shipping the DuraDrive DI for GM’s 6.2 direct injection engine. l/100 km) highway. In addition to supporting the 5.3-liter

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UTSA, SwRI collaborate to make more efficient storage materials for hydrogen

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The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) and Southwest Research Institute are collaborating to improve storage materials for hydrogen fuels with a hybrid metal-carbon microstructure that combines both chemical and physical hydrogen storage mechanisms.

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