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Maven deploying its first all-electric shared-use fleet in Austin; 20 Chevy Bolts

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Maven is now offering its first all-electric fleet of cars for use in the gig economy; 20 Chevrolet Bolt EVs are available for freelance drivers in Austin, Texas to earn money on their own schedules. Drivers can see vehicle availability and pricing via the mobile app. Bolt EVs in the Maven fleet have driven 6.5

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Tesla to launch unsupervised Full Self-Driving as a service in Austin in June

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed during the company’s Q4 Earnings Call today that it would launch unsupervised Full Self-Driving as a service in Austin, Texas, in June. It will not be widely available until Tesla can prove it is safer than any other mode of automobile operation. Need accessories for your Tesla?

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Volkswagen Group of America to roll out first autonomous driving test fleet in Austin; 10 ID. Buzz

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(VWGoA) is starting its first autonomous vehicle test program in Austin beginning in July 2023. Over the next three years, VWGoA plans to grow its test fleet in Austin and also expand testing operations progressively to at least four more American cities. and Austin, Texas. and Austin, Texas.

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Austin’s Capital Metro to buy 26 Proterra electric buses, with option for 126 more

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Capital Metro in Austin, Texas has approved a plan to purchase 26 40-foot Proterra ZX5 Max electric transit buses, featuring a total of more than 17 megawatt hours of battery storage capacity. Capital Metro has established a goal to transition its entire fleet of more than 400 transit vehicles to zero-emission buses.

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H2@Scale project launched in Texas; renewable hydrogen for multiple end-use applications

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in close collaboration with GTI and The University of Texas at Austin, has launched a US Department of Energy project, Demonstration and Framework for H2@Scale in Texas and Beyond. Frontier Energy, Inc., The project is supported by DOE’s Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office within the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.

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Daimler Extending car2go Car-Sharing Program to Austin, Texas; Ramping Up in Germany

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Two smart2go units in Austin. Daimler will bring its car2go mobility concept ( earlier post ) to the US in a pilot phase to start this fall in Austin, Texas with an initial fleet of about 200 smart fortwo mhd vehicles with start/stop functionality. Click to enlarge. Robert Henrich, responsible project manager at Daimler AG.

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

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vehicle implementation; establish a Minnesota green fleet recognition. The California Fleets and Workplace Alternative Fuels Project is a statewide. infrastructure, collaborate with colleges on first responder training, promote workplace EV charging, and work with fleets to implement. City of Austin, Austin.

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