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Rivian Georgia plant pushing lawmakers to revisit direct sales legislation

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Rivian’s $5 billion manufacturing plant in Georgia pushes lawmakers to revisit the peach state’s legislation on direct sales by vehicle manufacturers. Rivian’s presence in Georgia solidifies the state’s growing electric vehicle industry, making legislators reconsider its take on direct vehicle sales. Georgia HB 460.

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Honda to build new CVT plant in Mexico; initial capacity 350k units

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With an initial investment of US$470 million, the transmission plant will begin operation in the second half of 2015 with an annual production capacity of 350,000 units, with plans to more than double annual output in the coming years. In 2012, Honda sold 54,000 units in Mexico (up 150.6%

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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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To support the purchase and planned deployment of the 1,400 new CNG vehicles, UPS plans to build 15 compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling stations. CNG is an important building block in our long-term fleet strategy and offers environmental and economic advantages. Agility providing 445 CNG fuel systems to UPS. Oklahoma City, Okla.;

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GM Innovation Challenge launched at four major universities; 3-D printing, augmented reality tools for manufacturing

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The participating institutions are Pennsylvania State University; Georgia Institute of Technology; the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; and the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. The overall winner will get $1,000 per team member and internships at GM during the summer of 2015.

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UC San Diego hires top robotics expert to lead Contextual Robotics Institute

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Christensen is leaving his post as executive director of the Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Machines at the Georgia Institute of Technology to come to UC San Diego. UC San Diego officially launched the Contextual Robotics Institute in October 2015 at the second annual Contextual Robotics Forum. He earned a master’s and Ph.D.

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All New Flyer facilities now capable of manufacturing Xcelsior CHARGE battery-electric buses

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(NFI Group), the largest transit bus and motor coach manufacturer and parts distributor in North America, announced that its Anniston, Alabama facility has successfully completed its first full build of an Xcelsior CHARGE battery-electric heavy-duty transit bus.

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BMW and Nissan again partner to add 174 more DC fast chargers in US with EVgo

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This latest expansion builds on the 120 dual-port DC Fast chargers that BMW and Nissan announced together in December 2015. EVgo’s fast charging network now totals 668 dual-port DC Fast charging stations installed and available to all EV drivers across the United States. Earlier post.)

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