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Daimler Trucks’ Autonomous Technology Group adding testing center in New Mexico

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Now, the Autonomous Technology Group will extend its testing to New Mexico by building up a new testing center in Albuquerque. Expanding to a new location will support testing and provide data for more use cases of next generation vehicles on public roads starting this fall. Earlier post.).

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USTMA report finds that recycling of end-of-life tires dropped from 96% in 2013 to 76% in 2019

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While tires remain one of the most recycled products in the US, end-of-life markets are not keeping pace with the annual generation of scrap tires, according to a new report released by the US Tire Manufacturers Association (USTMA). This is down from 96% in 2013, when scrap tire recycling peaked.

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US EIA: US crude oil production fell by 8% in 2020, the largest annual decrease on record

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million b/d in 2019, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). million b/d set in 2019. The Federal Offshore Gulf of Mexico saw the largest decrease in crude oil production, falling by 245,000 b/d (13%) to an annual average of 1.65 US crude oil production averaged 11.3 Crude oil production in Texas averaged 4.87

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EIA: Permian region expected to drive US crude oil production growth through 2019

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million b/d in 2019. In particular, the Permian region in western Texas and eastern New Mexico is expected to account for more than half of the growth in crude oil production through 2019. million b/d in 2019. million b/d of GOM production in 2019. million b/d in 2019. million b/d set in 1970.

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Daimler Truck subsidiary Torc Robotics opens Technology and Development Center in Stuttgart

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In 2019, Daimler Truck invested a majority share in Torc, the first autonomous vehicle (AV) company to enter an integrated partnership with a truck original equipment manufacturer (OEM). Torc’s testing facility in Albuquerque, New Mexico, allows daily, multi-shift runs of Torc’s autonomous test trucks on highways in New Mexico and Texas.

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EIA forecasts US crude oil production rate to break record high in 2018 and again in 2019; 10.3 and 10.8 million b/d

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EIA also forecasts that 2019 crude oil production will rise further to an average of 10.8 Increased production from the Permian region in Texas and New Mexico accounts for 0.8 million b/d of crude oil production growth from December 2017 to December 2019. million b/d of crude oil by the end of 2019—roughly a 0.9

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Study estimates that PM2.5 pollution in US was responsible for 107,000 premature deaths in 2011; 28% associated with transportation

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A new study by a team from the University of New Mexico, University of Washington and the University of Minnesota examines the health and economic impacts of PM 2.5 —University of New Mexico economics professor Andrew Goodkind. pollution (particulates and precursors) in the United States. precursor emissions.

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