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

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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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Rivian’s $5 billion U.S. plant has Fort Worth, TX as frontrunner

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manufacturing facility, which the company intends to spend $5 billion on, will most likely land in Fort Worth, Texas, as of now. All jobs would have average wages of $56,000 a year. Requires $5 billion private investment from Fort Worth. plant has Fort Worth, TX as frontrunner appeared first on TESLARATI.

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Frito-Lay debuts pilot for upcoming electric fleet in Carrollton, TX

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Frito-Lay announced a new electric fleet that will serve the Dallas Fort Worth area, specifically Carrollton. Frito-Lay has already achieved 100 percent renewable electricity for all of its U.S. The first pilot Ford eTransit truck has arrived just in time for Earth Day, with 40 arriving later this summer.

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Walmart to buy 4,500 Canoo electric delivery vehicles; option for up to 10,000

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Walmart signed a definitive agreement with Canoo to purchase 4,500 all-electric delivery vehicles, beginning with the Lifestyle Delivery Vehicle (LDV), with the option to purchase up to 10,000 units. Its customized interior is designed for small package delivery, at competitive per stop economics.

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Tesla Semi Megacharger route still plausible despite Biden admin rejection: report

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The planned Megachargers for the Tesla Semi would effectively make the Class 8 all-electric truck a true long-hauler. The EV maker was reportedly planning to contribute about $24 million of its own funds for the planned Semi chargers, which would cover a distance of about 1,800 miles, from Fremont, California to Laredo, Texas.

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Rivian will build its next EV manufacturing plant in Georgia

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Rivian has just started production and deliveries of its R1T pickup, the company’s first vehicle and the first all-electric pickup to hit the U.S. However, Fort Worth, Texas, and an unconfirmed location in Georgia , likely to be East of Atlanta, were mentioned with the most enthusiasm. automotive market.

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US DOD awards MP Materials $35M heavy rare earth processing contract

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They are essential inputs to many critical defense and commercial technologies, particularly permanent magnets instrumental to the performance of electric vehicles, wind turbines, drones, and missile systems. HREEs have higher atomic weights and are generally less abundant than light rare earth elements (LREEs). Earlier post.).