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GM investing $500M+ in Arlington Assembly for future ICE SUVs

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General Motors plans to invest more than $500 million in Arlington Assembly to prepare the plant for production of future internal combustion engine (ICE) full-size SUVs, subject to successful discussions with local government officials. GM has announced nearly $2 billion in investments for Arlington Assembly since 2013.

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Toyota and partners launching public autonomous shuttle service in Indiana

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The AV shuttle service is part of the Together in Motion Indiana initiative announced earlier this year by TMF and ESN that previously provided a similar autonomous shuttle service in downtown Indianapolis for six months. . – with shuttles arriving every 10- to 15-minutes on a rotating loop.

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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. Originally proposed as an image-compression technique, DCT is now an industry standard in image and video coding, commonly used to store and transmit JPEG images as well as MPEG video files. Lasting Legacy.

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

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The projects were selected as part of ARPA-E’s Mining Innovations for Negative Emissions Resource Recovery (MINER) program. The projects selected projects as part of the MINER program are: University of Texas at Arlington. Earlier post.)The Columbia University.

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Chevy, GMC struggle for EV/ICE candy spot

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Specific/Savana: Manufacturing of the interior combustion-powered Chevy Specific and GMC Savana full-size industrial vehicles is predicted to finish in 2026. GM in June dedicated to spending greater than $500 million to replace the Arlington, Texas, plant the place the automobiles are constructed for year gasoline-powered SUV manufacturing.

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EPA Proposes New Tougher Ground-Level Ozone Standards

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Ground-level ozone forms when emissions from industrial facilities, power plants, landfills and motor vehicles react in the sun. The agency is proposing to set the “primary” standard, which protects public health, at a level between 0.060 and 0.070 parts per million (ppm) measured over eight hours. 2010 in Arlington, Va.

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