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Berkeley study finds self-driving electric taxi fleets in Manhattan would deliver significant cost and environmental benefits

Green Car Congress

Using models they built and data from more than 10 million taxi trips in New York City, they found that the cost of service provided by a fleet of shared automated electric vehicles (SAEVs) would be $0.29-$0.61 per revenue mile—an order of magnitude lower than the cost of service of present-day Manhattan taxis and $0.05–$0.08/mi

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A Giant Game of Telephone: The Revel Tesla Model Y Taxi Situation Explained

Teslarati

Earlier this week, there was plenty of talk about the Revel taxi fleet in New York City, comprised of 50 Tesla Model Y all-electric crossovers that would contribute to the ride-sharing services that the Big Apple has long been accustomed to over the past century. New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission: A Giant Game of Telephone.

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Roland Berger: demand for purpose-built vehicles for ride-sharing, many electric, to reach 2.5M cars by 2025

Green Car Congress

This new type of car unites two of the key mobility megatrends in one vehicle: ride-sharing and electromobility. And it is purpose built for use as a taxi service. We anticipate the price per kilometer for using these cars to come in at between 0.5 Demand will reach some 2.5 million by 2025, according to the report.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

Clean Fleet Report

We’ve Entered the Age of Shared Mobility This article may contain affiliate links Car sharing has changed dramatically since C lean Fleet Report first reported on it almost two decades ago. Some auto companies have incorporated car sharing elements into their new business enterprises. New ideas like Tesloop keep popping up.

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ITF analysis finds that societal costs for electric cars and vans range from €7K to €12K more than fossil-fueled equivalents

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Electric passenger cars currently cost €4K to €5K (US$5,079 to $6,349) more to their owners than an equivalent fossil fuel car over the vehicle’s lifetime, according to the latest policy brief from the International Transport Forum (ITF), an intergovernmental organization with 54 member countries at the OECD. Click to enlarge.

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India’s electric four-wheeler ride-hailing fleet incentives

Electric Vehicles India

As there was no sufficient financial incentives for electric vehicles (BEVs) provided and the cost of electric vehicles and fast charging opportunity. In terms of incentive policies and total cost of ownership (TCO) since 2019, we will first discuss the policy and later on about the total cost of ownership. FAME India Scheme.

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Building a Fleet of Personal EVs in Kenya

Cars That Think

Electric vehicles are gaining in popularity around the world, especially with the high cost of fuel. But some of the current EV models aren’t a good fit for owners who can’t wait around for hours for their batteries to charge, such as taxi drivers, delivery people, and ride-hailing services.

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