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Production of 100th GILLIG battery-electric bus

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The milestone bus will be delivered to Metro Transit in St. Louis, Missouri this month. Cummins and GILLIG announced the production of the 100 th GILLIG battery-electric bus built since the two companies began partnering on the heavy-duty transit vehicle. Earlier post.)

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Nidec and Embraer to form JV to develop electric propulsion system for aerospace

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The headquarters, located at Nidec Motor Corporation (NMC) in St. Louis, Missouri will be supported by both companies’ existing industrial footprint in Brazil and Mexico. Nidec Aerospace will be jointly owned, with Nidec owning a 51% share and Embraer the remaining 49%.

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Tesla Leases Huge Future Warehouse In Illinois, Near St. Louis, MO

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It appears Tesla may have plans to open a parts distribution facility near the Illinois and Missouri state lines.

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Westinghouse and Ameren Missouri partner in pursuit of DOE funds to develop and license small modular reactor technology

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Westinghouse Electric Company and utility Ameren Missouri have entered into an agreement to respond collaboratively to the United States Department of Energy (DOE) Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for developing and licensing the Westinghouse Small Modular Reactor (SMR). We intend to compete for funds and win again.

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AT&T deploys 8,000th CNG vehicle; one of the largest corporate CNG fleets in US

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The 8,000 th CNG vehicle—a 2014 Chevy Express van manufactured in Wentzville, Missouri—was delivered to a work center in St. Louis, Missouri, and will be used to provide entertainment and communications services in the St. Louis metropolitan area.

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Volvo Trucks Customer QCD orders 30 more VNR Electric trucks for Southern California fleet

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Located in the St. Louis area, Gateway is in the process of becoming a Volvo Trucks Certified Electric Vehicle (EV) Dealer so that its team can support customers throughout its Missouri and Illinois service territory with their electromobility goals.

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Driving a Chevy Bolt EV electric car halfway across the U.S.: what it takes

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That's exactly what Bill Massmann, a professional land surveyor in St. Louis, Missouri, did to become the proud owner of a new 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV electric car. How badly do you want a new, affordable, long-range electric car? Badly enough to drive it more than 800 miles without a unified fast-charging infrastructure?

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