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Delta Electronics Ships First EV Fast Chargers from Its Plano Plant to EVgo

by | Sep 14, 2023
Delta and EVgo collaborated closely to accelerate the manufacturing timeline for the domestically produced 350kW fast charger, resulting in the first delivery months ahead of the originally scheduled date. Delta's Plano plant opened last year.
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Toyota ‘Empact’ Vision Addresses Sustainability, EV Charging Equity in Underserved Communities
by | Apr 19, 2023
The Empact program seeks to address charging access, affordability, and carbon emission reduction. Plano-based Toyota North America said that Empact is based on the combination of 'environmental impact' and 'empowering action,' representing the efforts Toyota is making to design a more equitable and inclusive deployment strategy.
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Dallas’ Blackboxstocks To Merge with Luxury and Electric Vehicle Supplier Evtec Group
by | Apr 17, 2023
Blackboxstocks is a financial technology and social media hybrid platform offering real-time proprietary analytics for stock and options traders of all levels. Its proposed merger with U.K.-based Evtec—a supplier of proprietary parts for leading luxury, performance, and electric vehicle brands including Jaguar Land Rover, Aston Martin, and Ford, among many others—sent Blackbox stock sharply higher this morning.
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Toyota, Oncor Collaboration Will Put a Charge in Vehicle-to-Grid Research
by | Dec 15, 2022
The companies will collaborate on a pilot project on vehicle-to-grid technology, which allows vehicles to flow energy from their battery packs to the electric grid. "We envision a future where Toyota BEVs provide a best-in-class mobility experience, but also can be utilized by our customer to power their homes, their communities, or even power back the electric grid in times of need," said Toyota's Christopher Yang.
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EV Charging Tech Firm Wallbox Opens its First U.S. Manufacturing Facility in Arlington

The $70 million, 130,000-square-foot Arlington manufacturing facility will initially produce Wallbox's Pulsar Plus smart home EV charger. Next year, production will begin on the company's Hypernova EV chargers, which can add up to 100 miles of range in five minutes. “Today only 3% of the chargers required globally for the next decade have been installed," says Enric Asunción, CEO of Wallbox. "Bringing Wallbox’s manufacturing capabilities to the U.S. significantly bolsters our ability to meet U.S. needs, deliver to public funding programs, and drive the energy transition.”
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AllOY Emerges from Stealth to Bring EV, Autonomous Technology to Boating
by | Jul 19, 2022
Sensors and autonomous tech have made cars and trucks safer for years. Now Grapevine-based AllOY aims to do that for boats—by building its own line of electric-powered, autonomously enhanced boats complete with sensors and backup cameras.

“Sitting on the back of the boat with a glass of wine, it just became clear that those same things were going to have a radical impact on marine,” CEO Brandon Cotter told Dallas Innovates.
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The Last Word: Canoo CEO Tony Aquila on the EV Maker’s Electric Delivery Vehicles Coming to DFW Walmart Locations
by | Jul 15, 2022
Walmart has ordered 4,500 all-electric Lifestyle Delivery Vehicles from Canoo, with the first pre-production test models to roll in Dallas-Fort Worth “in the coming weeks.” Aquila, the former CEO of Westlake's Solera Holdings, says Walmart has the assets to really leverage Canoo's EVs.
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Charging Forward: Irving-based 7-Eleven Will Build 500 Fast-Charging EV Ports by End of 2022
7-Eleven's expanded supply of direct current fast charging (DCFC) ports for electric vehicles will give it one of the largest, most compatible fast-charging footprints of any U.S. retailer, the company says. It's just one of 7-Eleven's efforts to build a sustainable future.
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TXU Names First North Texas Energy Leadership Awards Winners

by | Sep 26, 2018
Five North Texas businesses and organizations were winners in the categories of sustainability, innovation, energy management, community, and engagement.
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National Drive Electric Week: Interactive EV Event Offers Test Drives — and Aims to Break a Record
by | Sep 7, 2017
The event organizers hope to break the state record for most EVs in one location, aiming to top last year’s mark of 128.
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Fort Worth, RCS Agree to EV Charging Station Pilot Program
by | Feb 27, 2017
A Fort Worth company will install a Level 2 electric vehicle charging station at Guinn School Complex at 1150 S. Freeway.
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