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MU researchers developing sustainable plastic waste road pavement mixtures

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In partnership with the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT), researchers from the University of Missouri (MU) Mizzou Asphalt Pavement and Innovation Lab ( MAPIL ) recently created a real-world test road using recycled materials such as scrap tires and plastic waste along a portion of Interstate 155 in the Missouri Bootheel.

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USDA invests $26 million in biofuel infrastructure to expand availability of higher-blend renewable fuels in 23 states

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The announcement includes investments in California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Texas and Wisconsin. In Ohio, United Dairy Farmers Inc.

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Now Open: Ameren Missouri’s EV Charging Rebate

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For a limited time only, Ameren Missouri is offering incentives to workplace, multifamily, and public parking facilities that install EV charging stations. The post Now Open: Ameren Missouri’s EV Charging Rebate appeared first on Smart Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Stations.

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Volvo Trucks Customer QCD orders 30 more VNR Electric trucks for Southern California fleet

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A modular design approach using pre-engineered components, which accelerates the project construction and installation process, minimizes interruption to QCD fleet operations and makes it easy and affordable to scale as more EVs are added to QCD’s fleet. Located in the St.

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US wind generation fell in 2023 for the first time since the 1990s

Baua Electric

The EIA breaks down regions by census divisions, and there are three census divisions that account for half of the installed wind capacity in the US. In the West North Central states – Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota – it dropped by 8%. Wind generation decreased the most in the upper Midwest.

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Lockheed Martin autonomous driving system tops 55,000 miles in extended Army testing

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Lockheed Martin’s Autonomous Mobility Applique System ( AMAS ) logged more than 55,000 testing miles during the US Army Extended Warfighter Experiment (EWE) at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, and Fort Bliss, Texas.

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Tesla surpasses 2,000 active Supercharger stations in the U.S.

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New Tesla Supercharger: Mojave, CA (20 stalls) [link] pic.twitter.com/6e749zsvzn — Tesla Charging (@TeslaCharging) October 24, 2023 At the time of writing, Tesla’s addition of a Belton, Missouri station has pushed the total number of Supercharger stations in the U.S. appeared first on TESLARATI.

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