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

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The planned Megachargers for the Tesla Semi would effectively make the Class 8 all-electric truck a true long-hauler. The former Tesla VP, for his part, noted that the funds that will be used for the hydrogen stations will likely prove to be a waste.

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IEEE Society Restores Electricity To a Nepali School

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The effect that access to reliable electricity has had on the village is amazing,” says Morgan Kiani , an engineering professor at Texas Christian University , in Fort Worth. More than 200 children attend class there, and some even live there because their home was destroyed by the earthquake, or their parents died in the disaster.

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MP Materials has an ambitious US rare earth supply chain strategy to fuel EV innovation

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What’s more, the company is developing a facility in Fort Worth, Texas where it plans to manufacture alloys and magnets from Mountain Pass materials. However, I think there’s a tremendous push to onshore on the part of manufacturers, simply for supply chain resiliency. We broke ground at the Fort Worth site in April of 2022.

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MP Materials has an ambitious US rare earth supply chain strategy to fuel EV innovation – Charged EVs

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What’s more, the company is developing a facility in Fort Worth, Texas where it plans to manufacture alloys and magnets from Mountain Pass materials. However, I think there’s a tremendous push to onshore on the part of manufacturers, simply for supply chain resiliency. We broke ground at the Fort Worth site in April of 2022.

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GE unveils prototype for first Tier 4 heavy-haul locomotive

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GE gathered inputs from its North American Class I railroad customers concerning safety, reliability, fuel usage and operational needs, and then partnered with its operations and maintenance teams to test the new design’s real-world functionality.

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President Obama Outlines Vision and Plan for US High-Speed Passenger Rail System; $13B to Start

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One would create new corridors for world-class high-speed rail; the other would involve making train service along existing rail lines incrementally faster. South Central Corridor (Tulsa, Oklahoma City, Dallas/Fort Worth, Austin, San Antonio, Little Rock). The plan identifies two types of projects for funding.

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