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Fort Worth buying four New Flyer electric buses for new zero-emission route

Green Car Congress

The Fort Worth Transportation Authority (Trinity Metro) has awarded New Flyer a contract for four heavy-duty, thirty-five-foot Xcelsior CHARGE battery-electric buses. New Flyer Group has delivered nearly 130 buses to Fort Worth including buses from New Flyer, MCI, and ARBOC since 1990.

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3 Challenges to Solve Before We Can Commute by Air Taxi

Cars That Think

This effort began in 2019. The air route connected Hillwood’s Mobility Innovation Zone, in the northern outskirts of Fort Worth, to the Discovery Park on the campus of the University of North Texas, a distance of 60 kilometers (37 miles). The working group plans to release the draft standard by the end of 2023.

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Rivian seeks $80B valuation in confidential IPO filing

Teslarati

billion from its investors since welcoming private investments for the first time in 2019. While the company has not finalized a location, Fort Worth, Texas, seems to be emerging as the frontrunner. Rivian is backed by several high-profile companies, including e-commerce giant Amazon, legacy automaker Ford, and Cox Automotive.