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The Boring Co. becomes finalist for San Antonio, Texas transport project

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The Boring Company (TBC) is one of the finalists vying for a tunneling project in San Antonio, Texas. The project will run between the San Antonio International Airport and downtown. Rumors of a Boring Company tunnel in San Antonio spread last year. mile tunnel. The Boring Company’s Proposal.

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IIHS studies find most e-scooter rider injuries happen on sidewalk

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Broadly speaking, the researchers found that e-scooter riders suffered injuries more frequently per mile traveled than bicyclists, but bicyclists were 3 times as likely as scooter riders to be hit by motor vehicles.

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Personal: Range Anxiety Be Damned!

Clean Fleet Report

I think there were 60 miles of range left when we pulled into her driveway. It only had 88 miles range total when we started. When I put in the location I was going to for the panel hand-off (the south shore of Lake San Antonio), the nav system recommended a 10-minute charge at the north end of King City at an AM/PM gas station.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Toyota Sequoia

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At low speeds (under 18 miles per hour) the Sequoia hybrid can roll along in electric-only mode, but quickly adds the gasoline engine when you step on the accelerator, returning to EV mode when you lift off the pedal. The Sequoia had strong acceleration, with 0-60 mph times of 7.7 Hybrid Components – Eight years/100,000 miles.

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Daimler Trucks NA SuperTruck achieves 115% freight efficiency improvement over 2009 baseline; 50.2% engine BTE

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Daimler Trucks North America’s (DTNA) SuperTruck program has achieved 115% freight efficiency improvement (gallons of fuel consumed per ton of goods moved per mile traveled)—surpassing the Department of Energy (DOE) program’s goal of 50% improvement and exhibiting the best results of all reporting OEMs. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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Flash Drive: 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning

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0 – 60 mph: 4.5 Driving Range: Pro, XLT, Lariat: 230 miles. 0 – 60 mph: 5.0 0 – 60 mph: 5.0 Driving Range: Pro, XLT, Lariat: 300 miles. Platinum: 280 miles. 10 minutes: 41 miles. 1 hour: 19 miles. 1 hour: 19 miles. 1 hour: 14 miles. 10 minutes: 54 miles.

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President Obama Outlines Vision and Plan for US High-Speed Passenger Rail System; $13B to Start

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The near-term investment strategy seeks to: Advance new express high-speed corridor services (operating speeds above 150 mph (241 km/h) on primarily dedicated track) in select corridors of 200-600 miles (322-966 km). (As Japan’s Shinkansen links most major cities at speeds up to 186 mph (300 km/h).). Earlier post.)

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