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

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HREEs have higher atomic weights and are generally less abundant than light rare earth elements (LREEs). 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. Earlier post.).

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3 Challenges to Solve Before We Can Commute by Air Taxi

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All over the world, startup companies, government agencies, universities, and airlines are collaborating to launch an entirely new category of aviation based on electric aircraft capable of both vertical takeoff and efficient horizontal flight. Nothing like this has ever been attempted on a large scale. government agencies.

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UPS to invest $100M more in compressed natural gas, CNG vehicles and related infrastructure

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Taken together, all of our alternative fuel vehicles represent 6% of the more than 100,000 UPS global fleet, and have driven a 10% annual reduction in use of conventional fuel. El Paso, Texas; Fort Worth, Texas; Kansas City, Kan.; CNG is part of a broad investment in a variety of alternative fuel vehicles. Columbia, S.C.;

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IEEE Society Restores Electricity To a Nepali School

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Schoolchildren didn’t have access to the Internet or reliable electric lighting for studying after dark. The effect that access to reliable electricity has had on the village is amazing,” says Morgan Kiani , an engineering professor at Texas Christian University , in Fort Worth.

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Video Friday: The Coolest Robots

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RobotSweater’s knitted fabric consists of two layers of conductive yarn made with metallic fibers to conduct electricity. Pollen Robotics ] The most efficient drone engine is no engine at all. Sandwiched between the two is a net-like, lace-patterned layer. Mateo Guaman Castro ] Thanks, Mateo! MAVLab ] Is your robot spineless?