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Texas Automated Vehicle Proving Ground Partnership forms; applying for national designation

Green Car Congress

Dallas/Fort Worth/Arlington Area — UTA campus, Arlington streets, I-30 corridor and Managed Lanes. Urban and freight test beds in the following cities offer real-world environments where a variety of scenarios may be explored: Austin Area — Austin-Bergstrom International Airport and Riverside Drive corridor.

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American Airlines Orders 260 Planes From Airbus, Boeing and Embraer

Baua Electric

The E175 typically seats about 76 passengers in economy and premium classes. Boeing, the second biggest, is based in Arlington, Va. The Embraer planes are a workhorse of American’s regional subsidiaries, which typically use the jets for shorter trips, often between smaller airports or from those locations to hub airports.

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ARPA-E awarding $39M to 16 projects to grow the domestic critical minerals supply chain

Green Car Congress

Global demand for critical minerals needed to decarbonize the nation’s economy is expected to increase by 400-600% over the next several decades and the US is increasingly dependent on foreign sources, some adversarial, for many of the processed versions of these minerals.

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DOE awarding ~$4.75M to San Francisco and Strategic Analysis for hydrogen fuel cell vehicle and infrastructure projects

Green Car Congress

The selections were announced at a meeting of the Steering Committee of the International Partnership for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells in the Economy —a government partnership of 17 countries and the European Commission coordinating activities in hydrogen and fuel cells—in Berkeley, California by Deputy Assistant Secretary Reuben Sarkar.

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Cadillac introduces the 4th gen Escalade SUV; no new hybrid model

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Production of the 2015 Escalade begins next spring in Arlington, Texas. Fuel economy figures will be announced later. Senior Vice President Global Cadillac Bob Ferguson unveils the 2015 Cadillac Escalade in New York City. Click to enlarge. Safety and driver assistance.

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Mayors Join Drive

Plug In Partners

The result is an 80+ mile-per-gallon vehicle—with even greater fuel economy possible using biofuels. The resolution was submitted by 13 mayors: Mayor Will Wynn of Austin, Mayor Thomas Menino of Boston, Mayor Dr. Robert Cluck of Arlington, VA, Mayor Patrick H.

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Environmental Charter High School Gets Solar; Greenius Goes EcoMedia

Creative Greenius

In a still repressed economy during an era when “no new taxes” is the mindless mantra that forces cutbacks and the elimination of educational programs and resources, the only place the dollars are going to come from are nontraditional, innovative sources. The on-stage banner heralding the ribbon cutting event @ ECHS.

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