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AutoFlight delivers first electric air taxi to customer in Japan – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

In February, AutoFlight made a demonstration flight between the Chinese cities of Shenzhen and Zhuhai. AutoFlight’s Prosperity aircraft autonomously flew a 31-mile route across the Pearl River Delta in 20 minutes, a journey that would require 3 hours by car.

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This new style of electric tuk-tuk makes me want to drive a taxi in India

Baua Electric

In India, it’s an auto rickshaw. But whatever it’s called, these three-wheeled taxis have used their half-bike, half-wagon design to shuttle folks around cities for decades. I’ve got my hands full with a few containers of Chinese EVs as it is. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. But hey, the more merrier!

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Driverless cars covered 5x more test miles in California in 2023 – ET Auto

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Taxis with empty driver’s seats have become common in the San Francisco area. Six of them have been permitted for driverless testing: Waymo, Amazon’s Zoox unit, Chinese search giant Baidu’s Apollo, and startups Nuro, WeRide and AutoX.

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Reuters: Tesla Has Ditched Its Affordable EV Efforts in Favor of Robotaxis

The Truth About Cars

Earlier today, Reuters reported that the automaker had ditched its efforts to develop the car and would look instead at developing autonomous taxis on the platform that would have underpinned it. Tesla’s stock, which is more important than the cars for some people, tumbled 3 percent on the Reuters report.

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Geely raises $400M via Green Bonds sale to develop and produce TX5 range-extended electric London taxis

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China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (ZGH) has raised $400 million through the first Green Bond sale on the offshore market from a Chinese automobile company to support the design, development and production of range-extended electric vehicles by its UK subsidiary, the LondonTaxi Company (LTC), manufacturer of the iconic London Black Cab.

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Study suggests China urban passenger transport emissions could peak in 2030

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in Greater London, 65% in Hong Kong, and 61% in Tokyo in terms of share of public transport among auto mobility. in Greater London, 65% in Hong Kong, and 61% in Tokyo in terms of share of public transport among auto mobility. Technical roadmap of bus,taxi, and car for peaking the CO2 emissions at 2030 or before.

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China’s Geely enlists star power for new electric brand

EV Central

When a car company employs star power it usually means it’s called in an some sort of celebrity to spruik its latest new model. It all depends on how you interpret its Chinese name Yinhe. Other Geely group brands include Radar, which recently started deliveries of its new RD6 ute in China , Lotus, taxi maker LEVC and more.

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