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The Boring Company raises $675M to scale boring machine production & more

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As a point of reference, less than 20 miles of underground subway tunnel has been constructed in the United States in the last 20 years.”. Besides its projects in Vegas, The Boring Company was approved for a tunneling project in San Bernardino , California. The Boring Company in talks with Kyle, TX for pedestrian tunnel.

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Critical Tips for Buying a Used Car

Clean Fleet Report

This is true when it comes to buying used cars in San Antonio and other Texas cities. Reference the market value and average price range for the car during negotiations. Do Your Research Before diving into the used car market, take the time to gather information about the specific car model you’re interested in.

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NSF awards $20 million to two new testbeds to support cloud computing applications and experiments

Green Car Congress

Cloud computing refers to the practice of using a network of remote servers to store, manage and process data, rather than a local server or a personal computer. In recent years, cloud computing has become the dominant method of providing computing infrastructure for Internet services.

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DOE to award $11M to 20 new Clean Cities projects for alt fuel cars and trucks

Green Car Congress

Austin and San Antonio region; and hold training seminars regarding multifamily housing and workplace electric vehicle charging. use; produce a technical reference manual for utilities and policy makers to. The Central Texas Fuel Independence Project will expand an interagency. Clean Energy. 500,000.

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

Green Car Congress

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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Asad Madni and the Life-Saving Sensor

Cars That Think

An automotive journalist, testing a new Mercedes on a test track, was performing the so-called elchtest , often referred to as the “elk test”: He swerved at normal speed, intending to simulate avoiding a moose crossing the road, and the car rolled over.