Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 18, 2009
Data gathering for the Beijing study was completed in 2008. Light-duty vehicles together contributed to 82% of all distance traveled (passenger cars, 64%; taxis, 18 %), buses and trucks contributed to 11% and 8% of total distance traveled respectively. 13% of passenger cars and 35% of taxis were still using carburetors.
Green Car Congress
JULY 25, 2016
Since UC Berkeley first conducted its previous multi-city carsharing survey in 2008, many innovative mobility options have launched—including one-way carsharing—and this new study specifically analyzes the impact of one-way carsharing in North America. Car-sharing background. Susan Shaheen.
Creative Greenius
JANUARY 7, 2009
So it was an easy yes for me when Sona Kalapura, the Environmental Programs Manager for Manhattan Beach, invited me to attend 2008’s final meeting of the Manhattan Beach Environmental Task Force held just one week before Christmas. They had insightful questions and they had presentations of their own to give. Green Building.
Green Cars News
OCTOBER 14, 2009
During the first nine months of 2009, Ford’s US hybrid sales are 73 per cent higher than during the same period in 2008 largely thanks to the introduction of hybrid versions of the 2010 Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan, which went on sale for the first time in March, 2009.
Clean Fleet Report
MARCH 31, 2023
Where it used to be Hertz or Avis–or a taxi–the choices now are much more complex. Uber’s value proposition is that it is cheaper than using a taxi and much cheaper than using a personal car. Her insights greatly helped with this article. According to Navigant Research, it’s not going to change soon.
Revenge of the Electric Car
MAY 17, 2010
In 2008 the company released a test fleet of 450 Mini-E vehicles and is getting ready to announce its second phase. In March, BYD chief executive officer Wang Chuanfu announced that in the first half of 2010 the company will sell only 100 e6 cars, to a taxi company in Shenzhen. IHS Global Insight in Lexington, Mass.,
Green Car Congress
APRIL 29, 2009
The PRT as an automated taxi that is 4m long by 1.4m PRT advantages over a human driven taxi include freedom from accidents caused by human error with PRTs offering “ a rail level of safety ” according to Dr. Guala. LFEE 2008-05 RP, July 2008. A Q&A with Luca Guala on the Masdar PRT is available here. Bandivadekar, A.,
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