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NYC had electric taxis in the ’90s—the 1890s, that is

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New York City’s iconic fleet of taxis once included some EVs—but you have to look back more than a century to find them. As National Geographic explains in a recent article, electric taxis had a brief moment of popularity in the city in the 1890s. Nissan never did achieve a monopoly on New York taxis with the NV200.

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Rapido to recall all e-bike taxis – ET Auto

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According to Rapido, nearly 20 lakh rides are being operated per week within the bike taxi segment. Following the scrapping of the Karnataka Electric Bike Taxi scheme, 2021, taxi-aggregator platform Rapido plans to recall all e-bike taxis running under their platform.

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Google’s Waymo robo-taxi service nears full autonomy approval

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Waymo, an autonomous taxi service subsidiary of Alphabet Inc. That may be about to change as the company has completed the final set of permitting paperwork that would allow it to sell fully-autonomous taxi rides in the city. Tesla offers autonomous driving on a far larger scale via FSD than these smaller taxi service startups.

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Rapido revival in sight: Central guidelines set to reignite bike taxi services in Delhi and Maharashtra – ET Auto

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Rapido has over 60% market share in Indian bike taxi space. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways ( MoRTH ) has issued guidelines clarifying the legality of bike taxis in India, potentially paving way for their return in key markets like Delhi and Maharashtra.

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Tesla receives massive fleet order from the UAE

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Tesla received a large order for Model 3s from an Emirati taxi company, Arabia Taxi Dubai, helping the company to cut its carbon footprint. Now, a Dubai-based taxi company is also looking to capitalize on the cut-cutting opportunity. What do you think of the article? Do you have any comments, questions, or concerns?

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Motional puts robotaxi deployment on back burner, to focus on technology development – ET Auto

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Motional partners with ride-hailing platforms Uber and Lyft to provide driverless taxi services. Auto parts supplier Aptiv said last week it would sell its stake in Motional, its joint venture with Hyundai Motor, while the Korean automaker will fund the startup with additional USD 475 million.

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Hyundai Motor CES exhibits envision transition to hydrogen energy, SDV solutions – ET Auto

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Hyundai Motor committed to achieving carbon neutrality by 2045 and continues to make efforts to reduce carbon in all areas of the value chain. Hyundai Motor Company is showcasing future technologies from across Hyundai Motor Group (the Group) at CES 2024 in Las Vegas from January 9–12.

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