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ADEME selects two Air Liquide hydrogen mobility projects for funding

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Hype is developing the world’s first fleet of hydrogen-powered taxis. Launched during the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP21) in Paris, it now has around 100 vehicles. The “2020 HYPE 600” project aims to reach the 600-taxi mark by the end of 2020.

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Air Products provides hydrogen fueling station to Shell in Germany

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Air Products has signed a letter of intent (LoI) with the Clean Energy Partnership in Berlin, and the plan aims to extend the existing infrastructure up to 50 fueling stations by 2015. The journey was part of the International Conference “Alternative Powertrain Systems” organized by the Sociedad de Técnicos de Automoción.

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LowCVP: 5 Ps for influencing uptake of low emission vehicles at local level

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Released to coincide with the LowCVP’s 2015 Annual Conference which features a discussion on mobility in future cities, the LowCVP has identified five ‘P’s from the Guide—levers that local authorities can most effectively use to influence low emission vehicle uptake at the local level: Parking: discounts for LEVs or dedicated bays.

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Geely invests in Carbon Recycling Intl.; vehicles fueled by methanol from CO2, water and renewable energy

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In late April 2015, Geely Auto deployed a first-of-its-kind fleet of 150 methanol-fueled taxis in the southern Chinese city of Guiyang in cooperation with the municipal government. CRI is presenting at the 4 th Conference on CO 2 as Feedstock for Fuels, Chemistry and Polymers , being held at the end of September in Essen, Germany.

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The Long View from SAE 2009 World Congress

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For example, President Obama has issued the United States the challenge of having one million plug-in hybrids on the road by the end of 2015—a goal which many keynote speakers supported but also identified significant barriers to achieving. The PRT as an automated taxi that is 4m long by 1.4m Earlier post.)]. 27.5 / 22.2. 8.6 / 10.6.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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An application of this concept for taxi cabs in China chose the shorter-electric-range PHEVs with overhead-charging systems because of battery costs can be minimized [ 15 ]. Volt Has Most Electric Miles, Data Shows Green Car Reports 20 May 2015. [ This may be like the overhead lines used by electric street cars. 18 ] [link].

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