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Bolloré launches electric car sharing service in Indianapolis

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France-based Bolloré Group launched the BlueIndy electric car sharing advice in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Mayor of Indianapolis chose to align this event with the opening of the Electric Drive Transportation Association (EDTA) conference. This marks the first deployment of the Group’s end-to-end electric car sharing solution.

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Toyota and partners launching public autonomous shuttle service in Indiana

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The AV shuttle service is part of the Together in Motion Indiana initiative announced earlier this year by TMF and ESN that previously provided a similar autonomous shuttle service in downtown Indianapolis for six months. with shuttles arriving every 10- to 15-minutes on a rotating loop.

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Mayor of Indianapolis announces plan to modernize city fleet to plug-ins and CNG by 2025

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Calling it a vital national security issue, Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard (a retired Marine officer and Gulf War veteran) signed Executive Order #6, 2012 making Indianapolis the first city in the nation to require the purchase of either electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles for the city’s non-police fleet, and the use of CNG in heavy-duty vehicles.

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BYD to unveil new electric transit bus and motor coach

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BYD will unveil a new electric transit bus (K7M-ER) and a new electric motor coach (C9M) at BusCon 2019, held at the Indianapolis Convention Center in Indianapolis 23-25 September. The C9M is 40-foot long motor coach, the first battery-electric motor coach of its length in the industry. to 4 hours. to 5 hours.

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Bridgestone to debut race tire made with natural rubber from guayule

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Bridgestone aims to commercialize use of sustainable guayule natural rubber in tires by 2030, creating a promising new domestic industry. Guayule creates up to 10 new industrial processing jobs per 1,000 acres of harvested crop. Guayule is a heat tolerant, woody shrub that thrives in America’s desert southwest.

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Mack Trucks Introduces the Medium-Duty Mack MD Electric

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Mack Trucks revealed its Mack MD Electric, the company’s first electric vehicle in the medium-duty segment of the trucking industry. Mack revealed the truck for the first time during an event at the National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) 2023 Work Truck Show, March 6-9 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis.

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Allison Transmission Prepares to Manufacture New Hybrid Commercial-Duty Truck Drive Systems in Indianapolis

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dedicated a new hybrid drive system manufacturing plant in Indianapolis, Indiana. We will deliver a new generation of hybrid propulsion solutions to the transportation industry. Allison Transmission, Inc. Earlier post.) Allison was being awarded a $62.8 Earlier post.). Allison Transmission Chairman and CEO Lawrence E.