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Columbus, Ohio wins $40M DOT Smart City Challenge; $10M more from Vulcan, $90M from private partners

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US Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced that Columbus, OH has been selected as the winner of the US Department of Transportation’s Smart City Challenge. As winner of the Challenge, Columbus will receive up to $40 million from US DOT and up to $10 million from Paul G. Earlier post.) Allen’s Vulcan Inc. Allen’s Vulcan Inc.

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Volvo, ZF, Cummins win $441 million in DOE funding to accelerate heavy-duty electric truck production – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

The US DOE has awarded nearly half a billion bucks to three companies under the Domestic Manufacturing Conversion grant program to help accelerate the production of heavy-duty electric trucks and related powertrain components.

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KiOR receives fuel registration from EPA for renewable diesel

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a next-generation renewable fuels company, has been granted Part 79 (Title 40 CFR Part 79) registration for its Renewable Diesel Blendstock 5 by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). In July, KiOR had received Part 79 registration for its Renewable Gasoline Blendstock 5. KiOR, Inc., Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Cruise explains driverless robotaxi traffic fiasco in San Francisco

Teslarati

Social media posts about the incident depicted multiple Cruise robotaxis stopped in the middle of Grant Avenue. Well, here are about ten @cruise driverless vehicles stopping traffic dead on Grant Avenue and spilling over to Columbus Avenue and Vallejo Street. I don’t remember voting for this.

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TTAC Rewind: NASCAR Comes to Chicago

The Truth About Cars

I was right about that, for the most part. It was awesome watching the Xfinity cars blast around the city, and the area of Grant Park being used does seem to be a bit larger than what Lolla needs, and we locals are used to events shutting down this part of the city. And the Taste of Chicago, and.

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TTAC at the Races: 2024 NASCAR Cup Series Grant Park 165 Preview

The Truth About Cars

This year’s NASCAR Cup Series Grant Park 165 follows an inaugural edition of the event that was dubbed by most observers to be generally successful despite biblical rains. That number increased to eight days for the parts of the track that affect Columbus Drive – a key street in the Grant Park area of Chicago’s downtown.

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GM Files Voluntary Chapter 11; Agreements with US Treasury and Canada; New GM Expected in 60-90 Days

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Service & Parts Operations (SPO) Warehousing & Parts Distribution Centers. Columbus, Ohio Close: 31 Dec 2009. Warrants granted to the New VEBA to acquire newly issued shares in the New GM equal to 2.5% Fredericksburg Components, Virg. Close: Dec 2010. Massena Castings, N.Y. Closed: May 2009*. Boston, Mass.

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