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Production of 100th GILLIG battery-electric bus

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Louis, Missouri this month. Cummins demonstrated its first all-electric truck in 2017 after more than a decade of research and technology development, and has since delivered hundreds of electrified powertrains across a variety of applications. Earlier post.) The milestone bus will be delivered to Metro Transit in St.

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Toyota bumping US investments up to nearly $13B over 5 years; focus on advancing electrification

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Toyota announced it will exceed its 2017 pledge to invest $10 billion in the US over five years with a new commitment to reach nearly $13 billion over the same period. and a building expansion for additional castings at Bodine Aluminum's Jackson, Tenn. and a building expansion for additional castings at Bodine Aluminum's Jackson, Tenn.

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UPS plans to build 9 additional LNG stations at cost of ~$50M

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UPS plans to invest approximately $50 million to build an additional nine liquefied natural gas (LNG) fueling stations, bringing the total number of stations to 13. The expansion will include on-site fueling stations in Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas. Phoenix, Ariz.,

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

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The partners will make an additional 174 locations in 33 states available to all EV owners in those markets, and plan to install 50 more in 2017. This latest expansion builds on the 120 dual-port DC Fast chargers that BMW and Nissan announced together in December 2015. Earlier post.)

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Toyota to begin hybrid powertrain production in US; $374M investment in 5 plants

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liter cylinder heads at Bodine Aluminum’s Troy, Missouri, plant; and modifying the Bodine Jackson, Tennessee, plant to accommodate production of hybrid transaxle cases and housings and 2.5-liter The Huntsville, Alabama, plant will undergo a comprehensive upgrade to enable it to build engines that complement TNGA. liter engine blocks.

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Clean Energy to build new CNG stations for multiple transit agencies and large school district; agreements with trucking, refuse and others

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NICE has awarded Clean Energy the contract to design, build and operate and maintain a new CNG station that will, upon completion, replace its existing Mitchel Field station, and operate and maintain the existing CNG stations. Completion of the new station is expected for summer 2017. Clean Energy has been contracted by W.M.

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EV gateway

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Most of the members were much more interested in building one,” Garver said, explaining that some of the early members worked as engineers for McDonnell Douglas and NASA. My goal at the time was to drive it to work 10 miles away, at the Department of Physics at the University of Missouri. Wayne Garver with his 1971 VW conversion. “I