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Volkswagen and Qatar to put autonomous electric vehicles on Doha roads in 2022

Green Car Congress

The landmark project will create a holistic ecosystem for autonomous driving, including the creation of an appropriate legal framework, smart city infrastructure and transfer of knowledge, which can be used as a blueprint to transform urban mobility, both in Qatar and beyond.

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Barcelona: An E-Mobility Living Lab

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It is also one of the first European cities to regulate the use conditions for these types of vehicles , legalizing but restricting their use to improve user and public safety. What this actually means is that users can both book any form of transport in the city through one app and protect their own data all at once.

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In the Caribbean, EVs leave ICE vehicles behind

Electric Auto Association

Unfortunately, the taxi drivers weren’t so happy and they hit back.” There was no NEV legislation on the books that made it legal,” White said. “I “The GEM importer had begun to rent them out on an hourly basis to tourists disembarking cruise ships for the day,” White explained.

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LowCVP announces winners of Low Carbon Urban Mobility Technology Challenge

Green Car Congress

The proposals include a lightweight, driverless electric bus; a system to improve the efficiency of urban freight transport; a bus-taxi hybrid (a “buxi”); a low carbon, community-managed car club; plus two variants of lightweight, single seat electric vehicles. It combines the efficiency of a bus with the flexibility of a taxi.

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My journey to and on the Mauritanian Iron Ore Train

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I tried to make a reservation in advance, but alas, it was fully booked. Booking train tickets for international trips is not always easy. By the way, I travelled on an Interrail pass, and their app also made it easy to find routes and book tickets. It’s legal to ride this train, it’s also free.