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Cummins investing more than $1B in US engine manufacturing network

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million square feet full-service facility, concentrating on design, product, service engineering and manufacturing located just north of Minneapolis. Building electrolyzers in Fridley is helping to bring the supply chain for zero-emissions vehicles to the United States. The Cummins Power Systems factory is a 1.1

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Volvo Trucks, UMN partner with local fleets for extreme weather field testing of Volvo VNR Electric truck batteries

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Murphy and HEB will operate the battery-electric trucks on freight routes that exceed 250 miles in a day utilizing drivers in their fleets who have been trained by the Volvo Trucks electromobility team to utilize regenerative braking and other safe driving practices designed to maximize vehicle range.

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Stratasys responds to COVID-19 pandemic by ramping up production of 3D-printed personal protection equipment

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Stratasys said medical technology leader Medtronic and Minneapolis-based Dunwoody College of Technology will provide support for the plastic shield material. These include Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, Queensborough Community College in New York City, and the Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, Ga.

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New Flyer Infrastructure Solutions completes New York’s first OppCharge interoperable on-route charger solution for transit buses

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Infrastructure Solutions is also currently overseeing and supporting similar on-route OppCharge charging deployments in Portland, OR, Minneapolis MN, and Vancouver, BC.

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Tesla community comes together to fulfill terminally ill Cybertruck fan’s wish

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by u/arfarfarf in TeslaLounge As per the former Cybertruck reservation holder, Tesla Staff Manufacturing Engineer Steven Dang answered the electric vehicle community’s call by driving from Minneapolis to Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport in a Cybertruck for a ride and drive. Need a favor from Tesla or Cybertruck owner.

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USDOT FTA announces $182M in Low-No grants for transit vehicles & facilities nationwide

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The community seeks to reduce carbon monoxide pollution to improve air quality and quality of life in their EPA-designated non-attainment area. Metro Transit (Minneapolis–St. Once awarded, CTE then guides the projects using a proven methodology that is designed to mitigate risk and ensure successful zero-emission bus deployments.

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Voith introduces topography-dependent shifting program SensoTop for N. American city transit buses

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SensoTop is designed to optimize bus transmission gear-shifting to reduce fuel consumption. The technology is currently being tested in a number of North American cities, including Portland, Oregon and Minneapolis, Minnesota. While ideal for hilly or mountainous routes, SensoTop achieved fuel savings even on relatively flat routes.

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