Arkansas-based J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. has revealed a new goal to reduce its carbon emission intensity 32% by 2034, advancing the company’s sustainability vision of moving the freight industry toward a low-carbon future. “Our roadmap to achieving this aspirational…
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Walmart to Purchase 4,500 Canoo EVs for Growing eCommerce Business
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffWalmart has signed a definitive agreement with Canoo, a high-tech advanced mobility company, to purchase 4,500 all-electric delivery vehicles, beginning with the Lifestyle Delivery Vehicle (LDV), with the option to purchase up to 10,000 units. The vehicles will be used…
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Envirotech and AEDC Partner to Provide $27M in Economic Incentives
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffEnvirotech Vehicles, Inc., a provider of new zero-emission, purpose-built electric vehicles, has announced a partnership with the Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC) to assist with the Company’s first U.S.-based, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Osceola. The agreement will aid in facility…
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National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Program Takes Shape in Arkansas
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffNearly an entire day following the news that Texas would ambitiously be placing charging stations for electric cars every 50 miles on most interstates, news came that Arkansas would also be doing the same along with almost every other state…
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Envirotech Partners with Olympus for $80M Renovation of Osceola Plant
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffEnvirotech Vehicles recently announced a partnership with Arkansas-based Olympus Construction to renovate the state-of-the-art manufacturing facility at 1425 Ohlendorf Road in Osceola, Ark. The manufacturing facility is approximately 580,00- SF and the total cost of renovations is estimated to be…
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NASA Selects Bentonville’s Canoo for Lunar Mission Vehicles
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffEV manufacturer Canoo announced Wednesday that NASA has selected the high-tech mobility company to provide crew transportation vehicles for upcoming crewed Artemis lunar exploration launches. Canoo will deliver multiple customized, all-electric LV models to NASA by June 2023. The seminal…
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Envirotech Celebrates Final Assembly at First US Plant in Osceola
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffEnvirotech Vehicles held an event Thursday in Osceola, Ark. to celebrate the first electric vehicles to undergo final assembly at its first U.S. manufacturing facility. Representatives of the electric vehicle company were joined by community and business leaders from across…
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Envirotech Vehicles Becomes Only Licensed Auto Manufacturer in State
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffElectric vehicle manufacturing company Envirotech Vehicles has been granted a manufacturing license from the Arkansas Motor Vehicle Commission, making the company the only licensed automotive manufacturer in the state. In February, Envirotech Vehicles announced that it had purchased a 580,000-…
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Denney Named EV Charging Infrastructure Manager for Today’s Power
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffNorth Little Rock solar company Today’s Power Inc. has named Jennah Denney as its new EV Charging Infrastructure Program Manager. Denney has been promoted from the company’s Manager of Marketing & Public Relations, a position she had held since Sep.…
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Update: Envirotech Vehicles Picks Osceola for First US Facility
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffEnvirotech Vehicles, a provider of new zero-emission, purpose-built electric vehicles, has announced Osceola, Arkansas as the site of its previously announced state-of-the-art manufacturing facility. The company has purchased an approximately 580,000 square foot facility, located at 1425 Ohlendorf Road, and…