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New York City Taxi and Limo Commissions selects Nissan NV200 as Taxi of Tomorrow; fully-electric version possible starting in 2017

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Nissan NV200 NYC Taxi. The New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) has selected the Nissan NV200 as the exclusive taxi of New York City for a decade, beginning in late 2013. If the pilot proves successful, the City will explore the possibility of the wider use of electric-powered taxis. Taxi of Tomorrow.

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Finally, Tesla Confirms The Wireless Charging & A Little More On Wireless Charging of EVs

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Designing and installing a wireless charging station is an expensive activity and when we look at wireless charging it doesn’t add much value to the overall EV experience. You have to install the charging pod in your garage and conceal it with concrete and the related infrastructure is also expensive.

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The Long View from SAE 2009 World Congress

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Here are some examples of actions that would be required to achieve the target of at least 35 mpg specified by EISA 2007: [Note: NHTSA has released CAFE standards for MY 2011, but is engaging in further consideration and analysis prior to issuing rules for subsequent model years. The PRT as an automated taxi that is 4m long by 1.4m

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Manhattan Beach, The South Bay’s Greenest City

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I’m a huge fan of their 2007 publication, “ Working Toward A Greater, Greener Manhattan Beach &# and I’ve been learning a great deal from their city’s presentations at the South Bay Green Task Force meetings I attend. The South Bay being of course the neck of the woods I write these posts in.

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UK TSB Awards £25M to Eight Low-Carbon Vehicle Demonstration Projects; Focus On Electric Vehicles

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The project will include 15 Nissan cars, 10 Smith electric taxis, five Smith people carriers, a Smith executive minibus, two AVID saloon cars and two Liberty urban Range Rovers, alongside a network of charging points. Since 2007, smart has been trialing 100 smart electric cars with partner companies across the country.

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Driving the VW e-Golf; strategy, assembly in Wolfsburg, Braunschweig battery plant

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Essentially, the e-Golf is assembled much as other versions of the Golf are, the primary exception being a new loop inserted into the assembly process for the installation of the high-voltage battery pack, the subsequent high-voltage connections, and first power to the car. Installing the battery pack. HV assembly. Bottom left.

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