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Cruise to start supervised Robotaxi tests in Phoenix, AZ

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General Motors (GM) self-driving unit Cruise has announced that it would start testing its autonomous vehicles on public roads in Phoenix, Arizona, as part of its efforts to get back into the driverless robotaxi business. This week, we’re excited to begin supervised autonomous driving in Phoenix.

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Phoenix Motorcars deploys electric cargo truck to service family-owned business in Sacramento

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Phoenix Motorcars, a manufacturer of medium-duty all-electric buses and trucks, has delivered its first ZEUS 500 Electric Cargo Truck to C&V Contractors, a family-owned contracting business based out of Sacramento, California. —Kristian Damkier, Assoc. Air Quality Engineer at Sac Metro Air District.

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Phoenix Motorcars delivers first of two all-electric medium-duty service trucks to Woodland, CA

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Phoenix Motorcars,a manufacturer of medium-duty all-electric buses and trucks, delivered the first of two all-electric medium-duty service trucks to the City of Woodland, California. Phoenix Motorcars collaborated with the City of Woodland to install two dual-cord Level 3 50kW DC fast-charging stations.

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Amazon begins deploying its Rivian electric delivery vehicles

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Amazon has begun deploying its custom electric delivery vehicles from Rivian for package delivery, with the electric vehicles hitting the road in Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, Nashville, Phoenix, San Diego, Seattle, and St. Louis, among other cities.

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UPS to purchase ~700 LNG trucks, build 4 refueling stations by end of 2014

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UPS plans to purchase approximately 700 liquefied natural gas (LNG) trucks and to build four refueling stations by the end of 2014. Once completed, the LNG private fleet will be one of the most extensive in the US. Phoenix, Ariz., Phoenix, Ariz., New UPS-built fueling stations in Knoxville, Nashville and Memphis, Tenn.,

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UPS plans to build 9 additional LNG stations at cost of ~$50M

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UPS plans to invest approximately $50 million to build an additional nine liquefied natural gas (LNG) fueling stations, bringing the total number of stations to 13. Phoenix, Ariz., UPS began using LNG tractors in its delivery fleet in 2002. Building these fueling stations is a solid future investment for UPS.

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Frito-Lay buying 100 more Smith Electric Vehicle trucks in 2012; natural gas coming for tractor fleet

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PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay North America division will purchase 100 Newton Series 2000 all-electric commercial vehicles in 2012 from Smith Electric Vehicles, bringing the total number of its electric fleet to more than 280. Over the past two years, 176 Smith Electric Vehicles trucks have been added to the Frito-Lay commercial delivery truck fleet.