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SwRI-led team achieves 20% improvement in vehicle fuel efficiency with connectivity, automation; ARPA-E NEXTCAR

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Calibrated using real-world data from Fort Worth, Texas, the simulator proved critical for evaluating control algorithms and accurately quantifying energy consumption. Following the program’s success, the SwRI team is collaborating with regulatory and commercial organizations to commercialize the new tools.

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GM makes its largest green energy purchase to date; 50 MW wind deal

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General Motors has made its largest renewable energy procurement to date, purchasing enough wind power to equal the electricity needs of 16 of its US facilities, including business offices in Fort Worth and Austin, Texas, a major assembly and stamping complex in Arlington, Texas, and 13 parts warehouses east of the Mississippi River.

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3 Challenges to Solve Before We Can Commute by Air Taxi

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More recently, other standards organizations have joined this effort, including the General Aviation Manufacturers Association and the Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics. As the helicopter was preparing to take off from Fort Worth for the first flight, at around 2 p.m.

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Los Angeles International Airport nears completion of 1,300 EV chargers

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As LAX and many other Los Angeles locations continue to build EV charging infrastructure, EVs themselves are becoming more and more used by not only residents but by government organizations as well. Still, it will be needed everywhere, from dense city centers to rural areas and national parks.

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UPS makes largest purchase of renewable natural gas yet in the US: 170M gallon equivalents over 7 years

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El Paso, Texas; Fort Worth, Texas; Kansas City, Kan.; Also known as biomethane, RNG can be derived from many abundant and renewable sources, including decomposing organic waste in landfills, wastewater treatment and agriculture. UPS fueling stations in Albuquerque, N.M.; Atlanta, Ga.; Chattanooga, Tenn.; Commerce City, Colo.;

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NASA, Uber to explore safety, efficiency of future urban airspace

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At its research facility at the Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) International Airport, NASA will use the data supplied by Uber to simulate a small passenger-carrying aircraft as it flies through DFW airspace during peak scheduled air traffic.

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Exxon Mobil Acquiring XTO Energy in $41B Deal; Enhances US Position in Unconventional Natural Gas and Oil

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Following the transaction closing, ExxonMobil intends to establish a new upstream organization to manage global development and production of unconventional resources, enabling the rapid development and deployment of technologies and operating practices to increase production and maximize resource value.

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