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

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The Fort Worth Transportation Authority (Trinity Metro) has awarded New Flyer a contract for four heavy-duty, thirty-five-foot Xcelsior CHARGE battery-electric buses. 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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Rivian’s $5 billion U.S. plant has Fort Worth, TX as frontrunner

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manufacturing facility, which the company intends to spend $5 billion on, will most likely land in Fort Worth, Texas, as of now. Rivian told Teslarati that the company “is in discussions with multiple locations as part of a competitive process for siting a second manufacturing facility. Rivian’s second U.S

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Robotic EV charger will get a test at Texas airport

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A robotic EV charger will be put to the test at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) in the coming months as part of a pilot program for innovative charging solutions. The mobile unit.

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Rivian is targeting Texas for second electric truck factory

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The electric vehicle maker Rivian is reportedly focusing on Texas—and the Fort Worth area—for its second electric vehicle factory, codenamed Project Tera.

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Walmart to buy 4,500 Canoo electric delivery vehicles; option for up to 10,000

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While the LDV is expected to begin hitting the road in 2023, the companies plan to kick-off advanced deliveries to refine and finalize vehicle configuration in the Dallas Fort Worth metroplex in the coming weeks. The LDV has a last-mile-delivery optimized cabin and customized cargo space.

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Rivian will build its next EV manufacturing plant in Georgia

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However, Fort Worth, Texas, and an unconfirmed location in Georgia , likely to be East of Atlanta, were mentioned with the most enthusiasm. However, based on demand for the growing EV sector and initial interest in Rivian’s products, the company has already decided to move forward with its next facility.

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GE Transportation expands locomotive diesel engine remanufacturing facility; demand increasing in part from compliance requirements for EPA Tier 3 standards

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In March 2008, EPA finalized a three-part program that will reduce emissions from diesel locomotives of all types: line-haul, switch, and passenger rail. and Fort Worth, Tx. Earlier post.). The rule will cut PM emissions from these engines by as much as 90% and NO x emissions by as much as 80% when fully implemented.