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Aurora releases Aurora Driver Beta 2.0

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New commercial route between Fort Worth and El Paso supported by daily map updates. Aurora’s Common Core of Technology enables the intelligence and learnings from its trucks to easily adapt to its minivans. New commercial route with enhanced mapping for daily maintenance. The Aurora Driver 2.0 Aurora Driver Beta 2.0

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GM and Glencore enter multi-year cobalt supply agreement

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The company will then expand into magnet manufacturing around 2025 at its new production facility in Fort Worth, Texas. The process plant consists of High Pressure Acid Leaching (HPAL) technology and a Refinery. Alloy flakes with MP Materials, which will establish the first North American processing site for alloy flakes.

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UPS to invest $130M in > 700 natural gas vehicles and infrastructure; > $1B invested in alt fuels since 2008

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UPS will have invested more than $1 billion in alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles and fueling stations from 2008 through 2018. Carlton Rose, president, global fleet maintenance and engineering for UPS. Fort Worth, Texas; and Arlington, Texas. Last year, UPS used 15 million gallon equivalents of RNG.

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City of Ann Arbor Receives Four Hydraulic Hybrid Recycling Trucks; 30% Reduction in Fuel Consumption and Emissions

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The four trucks, based on the Peterbilt Model 320 Hybrid with Labrie body, will operate in daily curbside recycling duty and are expected to provide up to 30% improvements in fuel economy and emissions and significant reductions maintenance costs. Testing has shown a significant improvement in maintenance costs. Click to enlarge.

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IEEE Society Restores Electricity To a Nepali School

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The effect that access to reliable electricity has had on the village is amazing,” says Morgan Kiani , an engineering professor at Texas Christian University , in Fort Worth. Kiani and her team trained teachers and other school staff members how to perform maintenance and how to monitor the health of the solar panels and battery bank.

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BrightDrop Zevo electric vans rolling out in Ryder fleets

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The BrightDrop Zevos are available for rent and come with flexible vehicle insurance coverage, around-the-clock roadside assistance, single-source maintenance, geotagging for tracking/monitoring vehicle usage, and other features. Below are the specific locations where Ryder’s BrightDrop Zevo 600 electric vans are available.

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GE unveils prototype for first Tier 4 heavy-haul locomotive

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The new locomotive will meet this standard with technological advancements versus costly alternatives, which require special exhaust additives and infrastructure investments. GE Transportation plans to build its Tier 4 Evolution Series Locomotives at one or both of its US locomotive manufacturing sites in Erie, PA and Fort Worth, TX.