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NTSB: Ford BlueCruise engaged in fatal San Antonio, TX crash

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The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has noted that an ill-fated Ford Mustang Mach-E that was involved in a fatal crash with a Honda CR-V in San Antonio, Texas, on February 24, 2024, had its BlueCruise active driving assistance system engaged. The incident resulted in the death of the CR-V’s driver.

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Toyota investing additional $391M in San Antonio truck assembly plant

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Toyota is investing an additional $391 million at its San Antonio truck assembly plant. This is Toyota’s third investment at its San Antonio truck plant which assembles the full-size Tundra and mid-size Tacoma pickup trucks; the facility directly employs more than 3,200 team members.

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San Antonio Hyundai Dealer Removes Landmark

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Not all are so lucky, such as a San Antonio Hyundai dealer who is currently removing what many are describing as a local landmark. According to the dealer group’s head of marketing, it’s not part of the “Hyundai experience.” It was neat to see a store embrace its heritage.

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Truck spotted hauling 5 Tesla Cybertrucks in Texas

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X user Greggertruck posted photos of a semi hauling five Cybertrucks on Tuesday, as originally spotted heading west on Interstate 10 in San Antonio. The trucks were originally spotted by Kenneth Neuberger of Tesla Owners San Antonio, who reportedly took the photos earlier in the day on Tuesday.

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Leave It to Beaver: Mercedes Opens More Fast Chargers at Texas Buc-ee’s Stores

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The automaker recently opened chargers at Buc-ee’s locations in Fort Worth, Royse City, and Temple, and said it would build 12 more at locations in the Dallas area (includes Fort Worth), Houston, and San Antonio. As Electrek noted, 68 percent of Texans live in those regions.

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Tesla Semi Megacharger route still plausible despite Biden admin rejection: report

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Interestingly enough, the Biden Administration awarded $70 million to the North Texas Council of Governments for the construction of five hydrogen fueling stations for medium- and heavy-duty freight trucks in Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Austin, and San Antonio.

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Ensyn granted EPA Part 79 approval for renewable gasoline

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This approval, pursuant to Title 40 CFR Part 79 promulgated under the Clean Air Act, is required for the sale of RFGasoline into US commerce. This approval follows the recently announced Part 79 approval of Ensyn’s renewable diesel product, RFDiesel. The Part 79 registration process involved a number of these industry leaders.

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