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The Boring Company proposes tunnels in Austin and San Antonio

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Elon Musk’s The Boring Company (TBC) has started discussing potential tunneling projects in Austin and San Antonio with city officials. Local Texas media outlets also reported that the tunneling company pitched a project in San Antonio , about 80 miles (~129 km) from Austin, to local officials.

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The Boring Company offers additional $15M to finance San Antonio Loop 

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The Alamo Regional Mobility Authority (RMA) shared that Elon Musk’s The Boring Company (TBC) offered an additional $15 million to finance the San Antonio Loop. The Boring Company initially offered $27 million to $45 million to support the San Antonio Loop project financially. TBC’s San Antonio Loop.

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The Boring Company San Antonio Loop’s net revenue expected to be $25M per year, fares to start at $10

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On Wednesday, May 18, The Alamo Regional Mobility Authority (RMA) board was briefed on more details about The Boring Company’s (TBC) proposed tunnel from the San Antonio International Airport to downtown. The Boring Company’s San Antonio project not a high priority: “I don’t know what it accomplishes”.

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Tesla Semi Megacharger route still plausible despite Biden admin rejection: report

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As per a former Tesla VP, the EV maker may pivot to state funding or even use its own resources to build a Tesla Semi Megacharger route. With a public Megacharger network in place, the Tesla Semi could transport goods over distances that far exceed its 500-mile range.

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EV bus manufacturer Proterra reaches 1,000,000th mile in revenue service

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congratulated its customers on logging one million miles in revenue service. Proterra presented each transit agency with an award recognizing them as one of the early pioneers in EV bus technology adoption and honoring their role in building the future of mass transit and sustainable urban mobility. EV bus manufacturer Proterra Inc.

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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. An initial investment of more than $18 million to build fueling stations will be supported by the purchase of the 700 LNG tractors and continued expansion of the natural gas fleet in the US.

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The Boring Company raises $675M to scale boring machine production & more

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TBC stated that the funds will be used to recruit employees, scale boring machine production, and build tunnels. Purpose is to recruit amazing people, scale up boring machine production & build thousands of miles of tunnels. It has also started negotiations for tunnels in Fort Lauderdale and San Antonio.

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