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California EV Company Canoo Relocates Its HQ to North Texas

by | Aug 28, 2024
Based out of its facility in Justin, a city north of Fort Worth, Canoo's HQ is within easy EV range of its DFW-based CEO, Tony Aquila. Now, with thousands of EV orders on the books from Walmart and other companies—and test vehicles humming about for the USPS, U.S. Army, NASA, and more—Canoo has some growing to do.
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Postal Service Tightens Security to Protect Workers and Crack Down on Postal Crimes
by | May 15, 2023
The move is a result of increases in threats and attacks on letter carriers and in mail fraud incidents, which have escalated along with a national rise in crime. The agencies recently updated Congress on the problems, and say the new measures will help safeguard mail and packages in Dallas-Fort Worth and across the nation.
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Rexel Energy Solutions Gets USPS Contract for Up to 41,500 EV Charging Stations in U.S.
by | Mar 20, 2023
In December, the U.S. Postal Service announced plans to acquire at least 66,000 battery electric delivery vehicles between now and 2028. All those vehicles will have to be charged up, though—and now a company whose parent is headquartered in Dallas has been enlisted to help. Rexel Energy Solutions, a business unit of Dallas-based Rexel USA, has been awarded a three-year contract with the U.S. Postal Service for the supply of EV charging stations to be deployed at Postal Service facilities.
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Greener Mail: USPS To Electrify Delivery with Over 66K EVs by 2028
Mail may soon come to addresses across North Texas with an electric whisper—instead of a roar and a cloud of diesel exhaust. The U.S. Postal Service announced plans Tuesday to acquire at least 66,000 battery electric delivery vehicles between now and 2028, in a move to begin replacing its aging delivery fleet of over 220,000 vehicles.
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