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UPS to invest more than additional $90M in natural gas vehicles and infrastructure; 6 new CNG stations, 440 vehicles

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UPS currently operates 31 CNG fueling stations in Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Nevada, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, Tennessee, and West Virginia and runs CNG vehicles in 38 states in the U.S. In 2016, UPS invested $100 million in CNG fueling stations and vehicles. Chicago, Ill.;

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Study finds road conditions in US states worsening in important categories

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This edition of the Annual Highway Report uses state-submitted highway data from 2016, the most recent year with complete figures currently available, along with traffic congestion and bridge data from 2017. Overall Rankings, 24 th Annual Highway Report.

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XG Sciences lands SBIR/STTR award to develop Si/graphene anodes for Li-ion batteries for EVs

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and the Georgia Institute of Technology. XG Sciences’ Silicon-graphene nanocomposite anode materials have demonstrated significant increases in energy storage capacity over traditional graphite and are manufactured with a commercially-proven, low-cost process using widely-available and economical starting materials.

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UPS to add 1,400 new CNG vehicles over next year; building 15 new CNG fueling stations

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UPS’ investment in a large scale alternative energy fleet has enabled the company to avoid more than 34 million gallons of conventional fuels since 2000. Today’s CNG announcement demonstrates UPS’ plans to expand use of widely available natural gas. —Mitch Nichols, UPS senior vice president of transportation and engineering. .;

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