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BlueIndy Electric Car-Sharing Service Launches In Indianapolis

Green Car Reports

Now, the company has launched a similar service to Indianapolis, called BlueIndy. Indianapolis mayor Greg Ballard has long been a fan of electrified vehicles, and in 2012 put in place a mandate.'

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Toyota and partners launching public autonomous shuttle service in Indiana

Green Car Congress

The AV shuttle service is part of the Together in Motion Indiana initiative announced earlier this year by TMF and ESN that previously provided a similar autonomous shuttle service in downtown Indianapolis for six months. Fishers will be its ninth shuttle deployment since the company began operations.

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Rolls-Royce invests in new test facilities at Purdue for high-altitude and hybrid-electric aircraft engines

Green Car Congress

Rolls-Royce West Lafayette will be developed at the Purdue Aerospace District, just off the university campus, where the company already has facilities focusing on digital engine controls and conducts advanced technology engine research at the university’s Zucrow Propulsion Labs. —Tom Bell, CEO and Chairman, Rolls-Royce North America.

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Bridgestone to debut race tire made with natural rubber from guayule

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Today, the company operates the research center in Mesa, as well as a 281-acre guayule farm in Eloy, Arizona. The company is actively researching a range of solutions to support the recycling of materials from end-of-life tires and promote the replacement of non-renewable materials such as oil, silica and virgin carbon black in new tires.

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Coal-hungry Indiana’s largest-capacity solar farm is about to come online

Electrek

Houston-headquartered renewables company EDP Renewables North America has completed a 200-megawatt (MW) solar farm in Randolph County, Indiana, northeast of Indianapolis. It’s now the largest-capacity solar farm in Indiana.

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UPS enters into RNG supply agreements with Kinetrex and TruStar; up to 80M gallon equivalents

Green Car Congress

The RNG will be used to fuel UPS’s LNG-powered trucks in Chicago, Columbus, Indianapolis, St. Kinetrex will obtain the RNG from its Indy High BTU plant, a landfill facility on the south side of Indianapolis developed with EDL Energy and the South Side Landfill. The Kinetrex Energy contract will supply UPS with up to 52.5

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Allison Transmission and UAW Local 933 sign four-year labor agreement | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

Covering around 1,600 UAW-represented employees at Allison facilities in Indianapolis, Indiana, the four-year agreement is set to expire on November 14, 2027. This development is a testament to the shared commitment of both parties to employee well-being and the future success of the company.