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Dallas County Will Add 3 Tesla EVs To Its Fleet

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Dallas County will add three Tesla EVs to its fleet of vehicles, Fox4 has reported. The county’s commissioners voted last week to approve the purchase of three Tesla Model 3s, which will be used at first as replacements for law enforcement agency cars that are in for service.

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Tesla Model 3 has been selected as new police vehicle by Dallas County

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Dallas County has authorized the purchase of three Tesla Model 3 vehicles to be used by the local police. The post Tesla Model 3 has been selected as new police vehicle by Dallas County appeared first on Electrek. It’s the latest example of electric vehicles gaining popularity with law enforcement.

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Transit and transportation agencies form national Automated Bus Consortium; initial purchase of 75-100 automated buses

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Created by AECOM, a fully integrated infrastructure firm, the Consortium intends to accelerate the deployment of automated transit technologies and will combine the purchasing power and collaborative decision-making of these founding transit agencies nationwide.

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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. which is headquartered in Purchase, NY. The first pilot Ford eTransit truck has arrived just in time for Earth Day, with 40 arriving later this summer.

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UPS to purchase ~700 LNG trucks, build 4 refueling stations by end of 2014

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UPS plans to purchase approximately 700 liquefied natural gas (LNG) trucks and to build four refueling stations by the end of 2014. An initial investment of more than $18 million to build fueling stations will be supported by the purchase of the 700 LNG tractors and continued expansion of the natural gas fleet in the US. .;

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Walmart to buy 4,500 Canoo electric delivery vehicles; option for up to 10,000

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Walmart signed a definitive agreement with Canoo to purchase 4,500 all-electric delivery vehicles, beginning with the Lifestyle Delivery Vehicle (LDV), with the option to purchase up to 10,000 units.

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Fort Worth buying four New Flyer electric buses for new zero-emission route

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The purchase was supported by local, state, and federal funds. Trinity Metro is a regional transportation system providing public transportation in Fort Worth, Texas, and other cities in Tarrant County, part of the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area. The Dash is in the testing phase and will begin operations on 22 September.