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Toyota’s San Antonio plant begins production of 2023 all-hybrid Sequoia

Green Car Congress

This design combines maximum performance with amazing efficiency, and it is built with heavy-duty performance in mind. At intersections, the system is designed to detect an oncoming vehicle or pedestrian when performing a left-hand turn and provide audio/visual alerts and automatic braking in certain conditions.

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San Antonio Hyundai Dealer Removes Landmark

The Truth About Cars

Over the weekend, your author happened upon a rural Ford dealership seemingly frozen in time, still using signage from past decades and proudly eschewing whatever cold corporate design is currently being foisted upon dealer principals by The Suits in Dearborn. It was neat to see a store embrace its heritage.

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Electrify America’s Newest Stations Are Awesome!

CleanTechnica EVs

On a recent road trip, I stopped in San Antonio for some juice. The Electrify America station I stopped at had recently been down for some upgrades, and it now has the company’s newest station design up and running. You can learn all about the new design here, but reading a press release and/or some […].

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Texas Automated Vehicle Proving Ground Partnership forms; applying for national designation

Green Car Congress

Proving grounds offer controlled environments on research campuses where the complete life-cycle development of AVs can be assessed and include the Texas A&M University System RELLIS Campus, which includes Texas A&M’s Proving Grounds, University of Texas at Austin Campus, and the SwRI Campus in San Antonio.

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The Boring Company prepares Prufrock 2 for test run in Texas

Teslarati

Prufrock was designed to porpoise, meaning it can launch directly into the surface and re-emerge on its own at an exit point. Because it was designed to porpoise, there is no need to excavate expensive pits to launch and retrieve the machine. TBC reportedly started discussing a projects in Austin and San Antonio.

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Facilitating advanced nuclear reactor technology through fuel innovation

Innovation News Network

Elizabeth Sooby PhD, Assistant Professor at The University of Texas at San Antonio, discusses the need for fuel innovation and discovery to enable advanced nuclear reactor technology. The post Facilitating advanced nuclear reactor technology through fuel innovation appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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UQM Technologies and Proterra complete new 3-year electric propulsion system supply agreement for electric buses

Green Car Congress

The UQM PowerPhase HD 220 electric propulsion system was designed specifically for commercial vehicle use. Proterra buses have been, or soon will, be in operation in the following cities: Pomona, CA; San Antonio, TX; Tallahassee, FL; Seneca, SC; Reno, NV; Worcester, MA and Stockton, CA.