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MIT CSAIL, Cornell study finds rides-sharing theoretically could cut taxi traffic in NYC by 75%

Green Car Congress

A new modeling study by a team from MIT CSAIL (Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory) and Cornell suggests that using ride-sharing from companies like Uber and Lyft theoretically could reduce the number of taxis on the road in New York City by 75% without significantly impacting travel time. —Daniela Rus.

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Blue Chicken, the biggest taxi operator in Indonesia: Maximum EVs might be bought from BYD this past

Baua Electric

Blue Chicken, Indonesia’s biggest taxi operator, is ready to buy maximum of its unused fleet as electrical cars (EVs) from BYD, in line with a document by means of Bloomberg. The exit comes as Blue Chicken objectives to faucet into the rising approval for cheap EVs within the Indonesian marketplace.

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

Baua Electric

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’m not quite sure how you cram six people into this little thing, unless you’ve got a clown car situation or part of the rear suspension becomes the lap of your riding companion.

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U.S. Taxis Get Greener; Hybrid & Electric Cabs Increasing

Green Car Reports

For decades, the stalwart of the taxi ranks has been the full-size sedan. Sturdy, simple and cheap to buy, cars like Ford's Crown Victoria have become part of the landscape in cities like New York. While not yet a dominant force in taxi fleets, hybrid and electric.

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HeatReCar project demonstrates technical feasibility of thermoelectric generator for waste heat recovery; economic case more difficult

Green Car Congress

Aiming at a market for cars and light duty trucks, the cost for the automaker should be dropped to €0.5 to US$2) per W e using cheap thermoelectric material and automating the thermoelectric module manufacturing process. This requires cheap, lightweight thermoelectric material standing temperatures up to 650 ?C.

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Stuff We Use: What’s the Best Dash Cam?

The Truth About Cars

After all, if we’re giving you the truth about cars, we ought to give you the truth about car accessories. & & There are many good reasons to stick a dash cam in yer car – not the least of which is the potential for capturing the bonkers behavior of other drivers and then posting it to YouTube for all eternity.

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Development of autonomous cars is steadily progressing with AI as an accelerator, says Sven Lanwer, XC expert from Bosch – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Then why should people think of driverless cars? Q: There are a lot of use cases, say, from taxi or ride sharing by companies like Uber or Lyft, where there are problems of driver shortage. Maybe driverless cars would work well in other parts of the world. Q: We have been talking about driverless cars for six or seven years.

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