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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. Other travel stops and gas station chains are working toward similar goals.

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Frito-Lay debuts pilot for upcoming electric fleet in Carrollton, TX

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Frito-Lay announced a new electric fleet that will serve the Dallas Fort Worth area, specifically Carrollton. The trucks will deliver locally and reduce Frito-Lay’s annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The first pilot Ford eTransit truck has arrived just in time for Earth Day, with 40 arriving later this summer.

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EOS Linx Expanding Solar-Powered Charging in Texas

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EOS Linx, an EV charging company known for its solar-assisted EV charging stations, is about to majorly expand at Texas convenience stores by partnering with the Lone Star Business Association Cooperative (LSBAC), a network of gas/convenience stores in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and north-central Texas.

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DOE issues RFI on advanced thermal insulation for cold/cryogenic compressed gas on-board fuel storage

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Alternative fuels could include hydrogen or natural gas stored onboard the vehicle at sub-ambient temperatures as a compressed gas, liquefied gas or adsorbed onto a porous material. fleets, buses, etc.) as well, and not solely for light‐duty vehicles. Testing / Screening Procedures: both small- and large-scale.

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Five Cool Tech Demos From the ARPA-E Summit

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The conference, hosted in Dallas by the U.S. Gas Li-ion batteries thwart extreme cold South 8 Technologies demonstrates the cold tolerance of its Li-ion battery by burying it in ice at the 2024 ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm spoke at the summit. Here are five of our favorite demonstrations.

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Alon USA receives go ahead for Bakersfield, CA rail terminal and refinery project; Bakken light crude

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The project also entails the addition of up to three boilers; construction of process unit upgrades and/ or modifications; repurposing of existing tankage; and relocation and modernization of existing Liquefied Propane Gas (LPG) truck rack and upgrades to the sales rack. The existing refinery has been used as a petroleum refinery since 1932.

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Kinder Morgan Acquires Three Ethanol Handling Terminals and Forms New Ethanol Joint Venture; US-Wide Ethanol Distribution Network

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and Dallas, Texas, from US Development Group (USD), and the formation of a joint venture to coordinate access to these terminals, other assets KMP already owns and operates, and other projects under development. (KMP) announced a terminal venture designed specifically to handle renewable fuels. Baltimore, Md.,