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Leave It to Beaver: Mercedes Opens More Fast Chargers at Texas Buc-ee’s Stores

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Some Texas locations of the kitschy, massive stores are getting Mercedes-Benz’s DC fast charging stations, and many more are expected by the end of 2024. The store chain operates 48 locations, mainly in the South, with 34 of them in Texas alone. As Electrek noted, 68 percent of Texans live in those regions.

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San Antonio Hyundai Dealer Removes Landmark

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It was neat to see a store embrace its heritage. Not all are so lucky, such as a San Antonio Hyundai dealer who is currently removing what many are describing as a local landmark. Texas, ya’ll. According to the dealer group’s head of marketing, it’s not part of the “Hyundai experience.”

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Flash Drive: 2022 Toyota Tundra

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This is what Toyota has done with the all-new 2022 Tundra, which we previewed in a Texas-based drive program last week. I was even able to spin the tires with the hybrid during my test drives of the all-new 2022 Tundra at a Toyota media event in San Antonio. The 2022 Tundra is easy to drive, with an almost car-like demeanor.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Toyota Sequoia

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headquarters in Plano, Texas, the first week of June to be among the first to drive the all-new 2023 Sequoia. The Sequoia Hybrid has a regenerative braking system that converts kinetic energy into electric energy, and stores it in the 1.87 Power to tow. Clean Fleet Report was invited to Toyota’s U.S. kilowatt-hour battery.

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Flash Drive: 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning

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Ford plans to lead in vehicle electrification by committing $22 billion to electrifying its cars, crossovers, SUVs and trucks through 2025. So off they went to Texas (which is truck crazy) and California (which is EV crazy) to ask truck owners a wide range of questions about trucks. If so, then the future looks bright in many ways.

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How Ted Hoff Invented the First Microprocessor

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His passion for the field led him from New York City’s used electronics stores to elite university laboratories, through the intense early years of the microprocessor revolution and the tumult of the video game industry, and ultimately to his job today: high-tech private eye. A prime customer for the system was the automotive industry.

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