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Rivian CEO shows off new fleet of Amazon delivery vans

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Later, the all-electric Amazon van was spotted testing in San Francisco and delivering packages in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by April. It was custom-built for Amazon after Jeff Bezos’ company led an investment round for Rivian in 2019. Amazon’s renewable delivery van started testing rounds in Los Angeles earlier this year in February.

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Rivian expands testing of its electric Amazon delivery vans to Michigan

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Amazon’s Rivian delivery van has been spotted in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Denver, and Tulsa. Although, in 2019, Amazon announced it would be buying 100,000 units of Rivian’s all-electric delivery vans. Amazon wants to test Rivian’s all-electric delivery van in at least 16 cities before its official release. I love these!”

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Researchers discover novel water-assisted approach to double or triple rate of furfural conversion

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Researchers at the University of Oklahoma, in collaboration with the University of Tulsa, have a novel approach for the water-assisted upgrading of the renewable chemical furfural, doubling or tripling the rate of conversion. Zheng Zhao, Reda Bababrik, Wenhua Xue, Yaping Li, Nicholas M. Briggs, Dieu-Thy Nguyen, Umi Nguyen, Steven P.

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USDOT announces $84.9M through Lo-No program to expand advanced bus technologies

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Fiscal Year 2019 Low or No-Emission (Low-No) Bus Program Projects. Metropolitan Tulsa Transit Authority. The Metropolitan Tulsa Transit Authority will receive funds to purchase electric buses and charging infrastructure. Eligible projects include the purchase or lease of buses powered by modern, efficient technologies.

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