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

Green Car Congress

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

Green Car Congress

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. Tahoe Transportation District. FY2017 Low-No projects. City of Las Cruces.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Toyota Sequoia

Clean Fleet Report

The color palette includes White, Wind Chill Pearl, Magnetic Gray Metallic, Celestial Silver Metallic, Midnight Black Metallic, Supersonic Red, Smoked Mesquite, Army Green, Lunar Rock, Blueprint and Solar Octane. Toyota is known for its reliability and build quality.

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15 essential facts and figures about the Tesla Gigafactory

Green Authority

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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GM, Segway partner on two-wheel city vehicle | Green Tech - CNET News

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Id hate to see a tahoe vs one of these downtown. Reply to this comment by jwissick April 8, 2009 12:06 AM PDT Tahoe? If I wanted a segway I would buy one this is a waste of money its ugly, slow and I think it looks unsafe at any speed. Imagine a double length city bus against one of these things.

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