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GM to use wind power for more than 50% of annual vehicle output from Arlington Assembly plant

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General Motors’ Arlington, Texas, Assembly plant will soon be able to build up to 125,000 trucks a year using wind power. Arlington Assembly produces more than 1,200 vehicles daily, including the Chevrolet Suburban and Tahoe; GMC Yukon and Yukon XL; and Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESV. million in energy costs annually.

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UT Arlington project for Navy investigating how batteries age when run at high rates

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A University of Texas at Arlington engineering researcher is working to determine how oversized a battery has to be while operating safely and efficiently during its lifetime of use by the US Navy. 200,000 in ONR grants over a three-year period to simulate, design and evaluate a high power Hybrid Energy Storage Module.

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Wallbox opens first North American EV Charger facility in Texas

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Wallbox, the Barcelona, Spain-based provider of EV charging and energy management solutions worldwide, officially opened its first North American manufacturing facility in Arlington, Texas. which will […] The post Wallbox opens first North American EV Charger facility in Texas appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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GM makes its largest green energy purchase to date; 50 MW wind deal

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General Motors has made its largest renewable energy procurement to date, purchasing enough wind power to equal the electricity needs of 16 of its US facilities, including business offices in Fort Worth and Austin, Texas, a major assembly and stamping complex in Arlington, Texas, and 13 parts warehouses east of the Mississippi River.

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Toyota and partners launching public autonomous shuttle service in Indiana

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May Mobility conducts shuttle services in Grand Rapids, Michigan; Arlington, Texas; Hiroshima, Japan; and Ann Arbor, Michigan, as well. May Mobility recently completed shuttle operations in Indianapolis, Indiana, providing Hoosiers with more than 3,400 rides to school and work from June to November 2021.

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US Army and Air Force planning to develop 1GW of renewable energy on installations by 2025

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The US Army and Air Force are planning to develop 1 billion watts of renewable energy on their installations by 2025. Energy security drives the initiatives, Hammack said, adding that increased usage of renewable energy on military installations would enable them to operate even if local power grids go down.

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Remembering Data Compression Pioneer K. R. Rao

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University of Texas at Arlington for more than 50 years. After graduating, he joined UT Arlington as a research professor. Venkat Devarajan , a former Rao student who is now an EE professor at UT Arlington. During his tenure at UT Arlington, he advised more than 100 graduate students. He received a Ph.D. Lasting Legacy.