118 Rivian Electric Van Begins Delivering Amazon Packages In Oklahoma
InsideEVs
APRIL 20, 2021
Tulsa is the third American city where the Rivian van is seeing active duty
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Audi E-Tron tows GM EV1 500 miles: Reality check about EV range
Green Car Reports
FEBRUARY 14, 2020
An E-tron towed a trailer containing a General Motors EV1—the first modern electric car—from Tulsa Tech in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to the Fully Charged Live electric-car event at Circuit of the The Audi E-tron is one of a handful electric cars currently rated for towing.
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Canoo shares renderings of manufacturing campus concept in Oklahoma
Electrek
JUNE 29, 2021
This “mega microfactory,” as Canoo is calling it, is scheduled to open in 2023 and will bring more than 2,000 jobs to the Tulsa area.
Amazon’s Rivian van begins delivering packages in its third U.S. city
Teslarati
APRIL 19, 2021
The e-commerce giant announced earlier today that it began delivering packages in Tulsa, Oklahoma, joining Los Angeles and San Francisco, California, as the only U.S. Now, the Amazon-Rivian vans are in the middle of the United States in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Report: Tesla homing in on Austin for Cybertruck Terafactory
Green Car Reports
JUNE 19, 2020
Both Austin and Tulsa, Oklahoma, are considered finalists for the massive "Terafactory", which will build the Cybertruck pickup truck and Model Y crossover.
Rivian CEO shows off new fleet of Amazon delivery vans
Teslarati
JULY 4, 2021
Later, the all-electric Amazon van was spotted testing in San Francisco and delivering packages in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by April. Over the weekend, Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe showed off a fleet of Amazon all-electric delivery vans, which will be produced by the automaker.
Latest GOP Slap At Volt: Can't Hold A Gun Rack (Hint: Bad Idea, Boys)
Green Car Reports
FEBRUARY 21, 2012
Yesterday, Newt Gingrich mocked the current Administration's promotion of fuel-efficient cars in a speech at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa Real Americans only drive pickup trucks (imported oil be damned). It's obvious because slaps at green cars and fuel-economy rules have become a staple of political campaigning among certain candidates.
IC Bus fulfills largest propane bus order to date
Green Car Congress
JULY 17, 2016
The buses are being built at the IC Bus assembly plant in Tulsa, Oklahoma. IC Bus will fulfill an order by the Indianapolis Public Schools of 100 CE Series school buses, powered by the Power Solutions International (PSI) 8.8-liter LP propane engine. The buses will be delivered by the IC Bus dealer, Midwest Transit Equipment, in Whitestown, Indiana.
IC Bus adds purpose-built propane school bus offering; PSI 8.8-liter propane engine and Allison transmission
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 2, 2014
bus assembly plant in Tulsa, Okla. IC Bus, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Navistar, will offer its IC Bus CE Series school bus powered by the Power Solutions International ( PSI ) 8.8-liter LP propane engine for the 2015 school year. Purpose-built for the school bus industry, the CE Series with PSI propane engine is designed to provide diesel-like performance with higher torque at lower engine speeds. PSI 8.8-liter engine. Click to enlarge.
DOE launches $20M University Coalition for Fossil Energy Research at Penn State
Green Car Congress
MAY 11, 2016
Pennsylvania State University, the lead institution, will leverage expertise, facilities, and resources from the founding coalition member universities that include Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Princeton University; Texas A&M University; University of Kentucky; University of Southern California; University of Tulsa; University of Wyoming; and Virginia Polytechnic and State University.
Researchers discover novel water-assisted approach to double or triple rate of furfural conversion
Green Car Congress
APRIL 3, 2019
Researchers at the University of Oklahoma, in collaboration with the University of Tulsa, have a novel approach for the water-assisted upgrading of the renewable chemical furfural, doubling or tripling the rate of conversion. Compared to the vapor phase, liquid-phase heterogeneous catalysis provides additional degrees of freedom for reaction engineering, but the multifaceted solvent effects complicate analysis of the reaction mechanism.
USDOT announces $84.9M through Lo-No program to expand advanced bus technologies
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 2, 2019
Metropolitan Tulsa Transit Authority. The Metropolitan Tulsa Transit Authority will receive funds to purchase electric buses and charging infrastructure. The US Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced $84.9 million in grant selections through the Low- or No-Emission (Low-No) Grant program, which funds the deployment of transit buses and infrastructure that use advanced propulsion technologies.
NYC to use REG renewable diesel in more than 1,000 city vehicles, including many sanitation trucks
Green Car Congress
MAY 4, 2018
REG utilizes Bio-Synfining technology developed and patented by its Synthetic Fuels Division in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) will, for the first time, use renewable diesel, a low-emissions, 99% petroleum-free fuel, to power more than 1,000 City government vehicles, including in large vehicles such as sanitation trucks.
Williams, Williams Partners L.P. and Access Midstream Partners, L.P. in $50B merger deal
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 27, 2014
Williams, headquartered in Tulsa, Okla., Williams, Williams Partners L.P., and Access Midstream Partners, L.P. announced that Williams Partners and Access Midstream Partners have reached and entered into a merger agreement; total transaction value is approximately $50 billion. Williams owns controlling interests in the two master limited partnerships (MLP).
Study finds 2008 recession contributed to increase in age of US LDV fleet, slowing of emission reductions
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 29, 2014
They found large reductions in the fleet fractions of 2009 model year vehicles of 40% (Denver), 38% (Los Angeles), and 35% (Tulsa), respectively, when compared to pre-recession 2007 levels; the light-duty truck category suffered the largest percentage declines.
DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies
Green Car Congress
JUNE 26, 2021
Nu:Ionic (Tulsa, Oklahoma). The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced more than $30 million in federal funding, matched by more than $35 million in private sector funds, for 68 projects that will accelerate the commercialization of promising energy technologies—ranging from clean energy and advanced manufacturing, to building efficiency and next-generation materials. The awards are facilitated by the DOE Office of Technology Transitions (OTT) Technology Commercialization Fund (TCF).
TransCanada receives final key permit for Gulf Coast Project pipeline; construction set to begin this summer
Green Car Congress
JULY 27, 2012
With the permit from the Fort Worth, Texas Army Corps district added to previously received permits from the Galveston, Texas and the Tulsa, Oklahoma districts, TransCanada is now in a position to start construction of the oil pipeline in the coming weeks. TransCanada Corporation has received the final of three key permits needed from the US Army Corps of Engineers in order to advance the 485-mile (780-kilometer) Gulf Coast Project. Earlier post.)
Linde to Supply Hydrogen to CITGO’s Illinois Oil Refinery for ULSD Production
Green Car Congress
MAY 19, 2009
The plant, which is expected to begin operating in 2010, is being engineered, built and installed by Linde Process Plants, the Tulsa, Oklahoma-based subsidiary of Linde Engineering, a division of The Linde Group and one of the world’s largest producers of hydrogen and hydrogen plants. Linde has executed a new long term contract with PdV Midwest Refining LLC to supply hydrogen to the company’s CITGO Lemont, Illinois, oil refinery.
ARPA-E awarding $30M to 12 hybrid solar projects; conversion and storage
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 7, 2014
The University of Tulsa. Liquid Filter with Plasmonic Nanoparticles The University of Tulsa will develop a hybrid solar converter that captures non-visible wavelengths of light to heat a fluid containing light-absorbing nanoparticles that are far too small to be seen with the naked eye.
US Air Force Office of Scientific Research Makes Two Awards for Thermoelectric Waste Heat Recovery Technology
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 19, 2009
AFOSR awarded Dr. Daryoosh Vashaee at Oklahoma State University-Tulsa a five-year, $700,000 grant to perform research associated with thermoelectrics. The US Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) has recently made two awards to researchers to support multi-year projects on the development of thermoelectric (TE) waste heat recovery technologies.
Team at Saudi Aramco successfully field tests downhole drilling microchip system
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 9, 2012
A team at Saudi Aramco’s EXPEC Advanced Research Center (EXPEC ARC), in collaboration with the University of Tulsa, recently achieved the first major field test milestone of its four-year project to develop the industry’s first downhole drilling microchip.
INRIX analysis identifies top 10 US cities for highly autonomous vehicles; prioritizing corridors for deployment
Green Car Congress
MARCH 10, 2017
Tulsa. INRIX, a leading global connected car services and transportation analytics company, has created a scalable and customizable scoring system to prioritize corridors for the deployment of highly autonomous vehicles (HAVs). Leveraging aggregated INRIX trip data from millions of connected cars, parking availability and restrictions, and US Census demographic data, INRIX created a scalable and customizable scoring system to analyze and visualize priority corridors for HAV deployment.
DOE awards $25M to improve natural gas operations
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 4, 2020
University of Tulsa plans to combine active self-healing/self-repair functionality combined with digital leak detection/notification for pneumatic controllers deployed throughout the natural gas transmission system. The US. Department of Energy (DOE) selected 16 projects to receive nearly $25 million in federal funding for cost-shared projects to advance natural gas infrastructure technology development. DOE’s Office of Fossil Energy will provide federal funding for these projects.
DOE awards more than $145M for advanced solar technologies under SunShot Initiative
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 2, 2011
Solyndra was backed in part by capital from funds associated with George Kaiser, a Tulsa billionaire and Democratic fundraiser. The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding more than $145 million to 69 projects in 24 states to help shape the next generation of solar energy technologies.
California Energy Commission awards more than $8.5M to bring natural gas- and propane-powered vehicles to California
Green Car Congress
MARCH 21, 2012
The approved incentives go to these companies: Crane Carrier Company (Tulsa, Oklahoma) is awarded $884,000 to help buy- down 34 natural gas vehicles in the 26,001 pounds and greater gross vehicle weight range. The California Energy Commission recently approved funding of $8,554,000 to help bring natural gas- and propane-powered shuttle buses, cars and trucks to California’s roadways. The awards are funded by the Commission’s Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program.
DOE to award $11M to 20 new Clean Cities projects for alt fuel cars and trucks
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 20, 2012
INCOG Tulsa Area. The US Department of Energy (DOE) is [link] about $11 million to 20 new projects to help states and local governments to develop the infrastructure, training, and regional planning needed to help meet the demand for alternative fuel cars and trucks, including vehicles that run on natural gas, electricity, and propane.
DOE Awards Up to $6.9M to Nine Projects for Shale Gas and Coalbed Methane Production
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 22, 2009
Awards include: ALL Consulting, Tulsa, Okla. The Office of Fossil Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has selected nine new projects targeting environmental tools and technology for shale gas and coalbed methane (CBM) production. NETL’s goals for these projects are to improve management of water resources, water usage, and water disposal, and to support science that will aid the regulatory and permitting processes required for shale gas development.
President Obama Outlines Vision and Plan for US High-Speed Passenger Rail System; $13B to Start
Green Car Congress
APRIL 16, 2009
South Central Corridor (Tulsa, Oklahoma City, Dallas/Fort Worth, Austin, San Antonio, Little Rock). The envisioned high-speed rail corridors. Source: DOT. Click to enlarge. President Barack Obama, along with Vice President Joe Biden and Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, released a strategic vision and plan for a high-speed passenger rail (HSR) system in the US.
Obama outlines plans for high-speed rail system
Green Cars News
APRIL 18, 2009
South Central Corridor (Tulsa, Oklahoma City, Dallas/Fort Worth, Austin, San Antonio, Little Rock). With the promise that he will scrutinise how every dollar is spent as the US bids to stage an economic recovery, President Barack Obama has released a strategic vision for a high-speed passenger rail system in the US.
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Plug In Partners
JUNE 27, 2006
These include: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources; California State Controller; Oklahoma Department of Commerce; Oklahoma Secretary of the Environment; Oklahoma County (which includes Oklahoma City); Miami-Dade County, Florida; Indian Nations Council of Governments (covering Tulsa and a surrounding five county area; Texas General Land Office; the Port of Chelan County; Sarasota County, Florida; Travis County, Texas; and Wenatchee Valley (Washington) Transportation Council.
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