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Proterra sells seven battery-electric transit buses to Nashville MTA

Green Car Congress

US-based Proterra Inc recently announced the sale of seven battery-electric buses and an electric charging station to Nashville Metropolitan Transit Authority (Nashville MTA). The buses are slated to be built at Proterra’s manufacturing facility in Greenville, S.C. and delivered to Nashville this year.

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New IACMI collaboration to develop advanced carbon fiber for hydrogen, natural gas storage tanks; $2.7M DOE award

Green Car Congress

The Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI) will receive $2.7 million from the US Department of Energy (DOE) to develop and validate technology that will reduce the cost of manufacturing high-performance carbon fiber by 25% to make composite natural gas or hydrogen fuel tanks to power cars and trucks.

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GM boosting investment at Spring Hill by $167M for two future mid-size vehicles

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The new programs will add to existing manufacturing operations at the site that include vehicle assembly, stamping, engine and component parts production. Located 40 miles south of Nashville, GM Spring Hill Manufacturing operates as a flexible-assembly plant, capable of building a variety of products on a range of platforms.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV

Clean Fleet Report

Clean Fleet Report spent a day driving the 2023 Outlander PHEV at a media-only event in Nashville, Tennessee, experiencing highways, country roads, city traffic and some sloppy, muddy driving. The 2023 Outlander PHEV goes on sale in December 2022 with these warranties. ES $41,190. SE $43,490. SEL $46,790.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Toyota Crown Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

During our time at the Crown media launch program in Nashville, the difference between the two felt larger as the Hybrid Max has the makings of a sports crossover, while the Hybrid will be more at home as a commuter and running errands in-town. In addition, we are often invited to manufacturer events highlighting new vehicles or technology.

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How the IBM PC Won, Then Lost, the Personal Computer Market

Cars That Think

Soon, though, the world began embracing little computers by the millions, with IBM dominating those sales. IBM's original manufacturing forecasts called for 1 million machines over three years, with 200,000 the first year. The sales team I managed arranged to sell 6,000 PCs to American Standard, a maker of bathroom fixtures.

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This ‘supercharger on wheels’ brings fast charging to you

Baua Electric

Yoshi Mobility saw that its existing customers needed mobile EV charging in places where infrastructure has yet to be installed, so the Nashville-based company decided to bring the mountain to Moses. “We It can provide multiple charges in a single trip but doesn’t detail how they charge the DC fast charger or who manufactured it.