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Toyota’s San Antonio plant begins production of 2023 all-hybrid Sequoia

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While the electric motor does the bulk of the work at lower speeds, once above 18 mph, the gasoline engine assumes primary operation for excellent performance in the mid- and high-speed range. Toyota’s total investment in San Antonio has grown to more than $3.1 billion.

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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. According to Alamo RMA Chairman Michael Lynd Jr.

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

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Operators were required to cap the top speed of e-scooters at 10 mph in DC beginning in January 2019, and sidewalk riding is prohibited in certain areas downtown.

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Personal: Range Anxiety Be Damned!

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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. I kept up a speed around 75 mph, and all was good. The drive back on 101 was uneventful.

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New US Army Laboratory Will Support Next-Generation Ground Vehicles; Hybrid-Electric and Fuel Cell Configurations

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The Army contracted Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), which has operated the government-owned TARDEC Fuels and Lubricants Research Laboratory in San Antonio for more than 50 years, to provide engineering support services for GSPEL. Working in conjunction with the wind simulator will be 10 electrically regenerative dynamometers.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Toyota Sequoia

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The Sequoia had strong acceleration, with 0-60 mph times of 7.7 Built in San Antonio, Texas, at the same assembly plant as the all-new 2022 Tundra pickup, Toyota will be getting the third-generation Sequoia to dealers in late summer 2022. As can be expected, the torque and towing capability handled it with ease.

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

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The final SuperTruck demonstrator ran a five-day, 312-mile (502-kilometer) roundtrip route on Texas Interstate 35 between San Antonio and Dallas, at a weight of 65,000 lbs (29,484 kg) GVWR at a speed of 65 mph (105 km/h), where it achieved an average result of 12.2 engine brake thermal efficiency. mpg (19.26

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