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Watters Creek in Allen, Texas [Image: Courtesy Allen EDC]
EV Fast-Charging ‘Superhub’ Coming to Allen’s Watters Creek Village
by Lance Murray | Feb 12, 2024
The EV charging center from San Marcos-based XCharge North America will feature more than 20 stalls with ultra-fast EV chargers. Once it's established, XCharge said the superhub will serve as "the largest non-Tesla DC fast-charging hub in the region," featuring 3 megawatt-hours of storage capacity that also offers grid support.
by Lance Murray |
Oct 20, 2023
Plano-based Toyota Motor North America said it will incorporate the NACS ports into certain Toyota and Lexus BEVs starting in 2025, including the all-new, three-row, battery-electric Toyota SUV that will be assembled at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky.
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by Quincy Preston |
Oct 9, 2023
The invitation-only UP.Summit at the Perot family's Circle T Ranch in Westlake brought together minds, money, and mobility tech from around the world last week. UP.Partners' "moving world" ecosystem also includes a VC arm investing in transportation tech companies "that make you say, 'Hell yes!'" and a venture lab ranked No. 7 in Fast Company.
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by David Seeley |
Apr 24, 2023
Robots, start your engines! Beginning Tuesday through May 4, more than 30,000 students from all 50 states and more than 50 countries are bringing their custom-built robots to the REC Foundation's 16th annual VEX Robotics World Championship at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas.
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Lithium Ion Battery Recycling Production Line Opens in McKinney, Aims to Bolster Texas Supply Chain
by David Seeley | Oct 25, 2022
McKinney's Wistron GreenTech has partnered with New Jersey-based Princeton NuEnergy on a lithium-Ion battery direct recycling pilot production line, which officially opened in McKinney today. PNE founder Dr. Yan Chao calls it a "powerful next step" in a vision for covering a nationwide close-loop recycling supply chain for the batteries.
The line will use PNE's patented process to recycle everything from phone batteries to full EV battery packs.
The line will use PNE's patented process to recycle everything from phone batteries to full EV battery packs.
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by Alex Edwards |
Jun 2, 2021
Beacon is a video and voice platform that aims to bring security, quality, and simplicity to video and voice communications. Created by Mass Luminosity Founder and CEO Angel Munoz and his team, the technology promises a new era of simple and feature-rich communications when it launches this fall. Munoz even proved its capabilities earlier this year when integrating the platform into his Tesla—and using it to complete a videoconference.
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by Sandra Engelland |
Jan 28, 2021
What's next is scale, says eCarra's Rock Robinson. The electric vehicle startup offers luxury “rides that matter” in their fleet of Teslas. Landing its largest corporate client to date, the future looks bright. Now, Robinson wants to replicate its model in markets across the country to spur more EV usage—and help support other Black-owned businesses.
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by Sandra Engelland |
Nov 12, 2020
Newly launched coffee subscription box Grindology, which is marketed to budding entrepreneurs, is teaming up with Design Pickle to give away a year's worth of graphic design services to one lucky customer.
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Rock Robinson is the co-founder and CEO of eCarra. [Photo: Rebeca Posadas-Nava]
‘Rides That Matter’: New Dallas Rideshare Service Uses Only Electric Cars
by Nicholas Sakelaris | Mar 1, 2019
When riding with eCarra, customers get an eco-friendly, clean, luxury ride in a Tesla. It's what the founders call "the Whole Foods of the rideshare industry"—when you pay, you know you're not harming the environment.
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by Dave Moore |
Mar 7, 2018
Estimates show that the city of Dallas is expected to have 39,000 electric vehicles by 2030, and officials want to make it easier to use them.
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by Lance Murray |
Dec 14, 2017
PepsiCo believes the all-electric long-haul trucks will help it lower fuel costs and fleet emissions.
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by Nicholas Sakelaris |
Jun 2, 2017
PHOTO GALLERY | The sustainable home improvement store opened Friday at 8021 Walnut Hill Lane in Dallas as the world’s first energy-positive retail store.
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Solar panels on the roof will provide power for TreeHouse's store.
TreeHouse Store in Dallas
Moving Toward Completion
by Lance Murray | Feb 1, 2017
The eco-friendly home improvement store is scheduled to open in June, featuring Houndstooth Coffee and a Tesla Supercharger station.
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by Lance Murray |
Jan 31, 2017
The maker of all-electric cars and SUVs said it expects a bill to be filed soon in the Texas Legislature.
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by Nicholas Sakelaris |
Jan 17, 2017
Lincoln will open its second experience center at The Star in Frisco complete with 3D modeling and an immersive sound system.
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by Susan McFarland |
Sep 19, 2016
The National Drive Electric Week celebration was held in Grapevine, with organizers breaking their record for most EVs in one place.
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