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Air Liquide to build $150M liquid hydrogen plant in US; long-term agreement with, investment in FirstElement Fuel

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Air Liquide expects to invest more than US$150 million to build a liquid hydrogen plant in the western United States, with construction to begin in early 2019. The True Zero Network of stations spans from San Diego, throughout Orange County, Los Angeles, and the San Francisco Bay Area, and out to Santa Barbara and Lake Tahoe.

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GM, Carnegie Mellon renew agreement to develop automated vehicle technologies

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General Motors recently renewed its five-year agreement with research partner Carnegie Mellon University of Pittsburgh to continue developing technologies that could allow future production vehicles to drive autonomously.

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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.

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E Paper License Plates Now Street-Legal in California

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These displays can be updated remotely, with such updates replacing the little date stickers that must be reapplied each year when registration is renewed. Switching between multiple special interest plates ; drivers won’t have to commit to supporting, say, Lake Tahoe, at the expense of Yosemite or the California coast. Not a bad list.

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USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

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Eligible projects included those that replace, rehabilitate, lease, and purchase buses and related equipment as well as projects to purchase, rehabilitate, construct or lease bus-related facilities, such as buildings for bus storage and maintenance. Juneau, the Capital City of Alaska, has a clean, renewable source of energy, local hydropower.

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True Zero opens first hydrogen fueling station in California central coast region

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Phase one of the True Zero Network was brought online at an unprecedented speed and scale throughout the Silicon Valley, the greater Los Angeles area, the Lake Tahoe area and the San Joaquin Valley. We knew building this network was going to be challenging. Tim Brown, Founder and COO of Irvine-based FirstElement Fuel. —Tim Brown.

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15 essential facts and figures about the Tesla Gigafactory

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Others might say it’s outside Tahoe, or it’s in Washoe County, which it is. It’s 71 feet tall and it’s the second largest building in the entire world by volume. It’s 71 feet tall and it’s the second largest building in the entire world by volume. They build planes in there, that’s how big this building really is.

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