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

Teslarati

Waymo, an autonomous taxi service subsidiary of Alphabet Inc. Waymo started in San Francisco earlier this year , but during this time, the company was only allowed to sell rides to passengers if the car still had a human behind the wheel to ensure safety. Google), is nearing full autonomy approval in San Francisco.

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Tesla Model S Electric Car: Simply The World's Coolest Taxi

Green Car Reports

What kind of taxis do you ride in? High-mileage Toyota Priuses or Ford Escape Hybrids? Our bet is that unless you''ve recently spent some time in Norway, you haven''t ridden in a Tesla taxi. DON''T MISS: Envy The Man Who Owns Seven Tesla Electric Cars (In Norway) Given that country''s huge incentives for purchasing and.'

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Used High-Mileage Hybrids, Yellow Taxi Paint Thrown In For Free

Green Car Reports

We''ve talked about the longevity of hybrid cars on several occasions before, usually when some myth about batteries dying at ridiculously short intervals comes up. Enough to part with your cash for an ex-NYC Ford Escape Hybrid taxi? But just how much faith would you put in a high-mileage hybrid?

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Ford Hybrids Prove Durability By Racking Up Most Taxi Miles

Green Car Reports

If you want to wring out your new car and test exactly how durable it is, never mind taking it to Death Valley or testing above the Arctic Circle. Just put it in service as a street taxi in any big city. That's just what Ford has done with its hybrid vehicles, first the Escape Hybrid crossover and more.

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Move Over Ford: Nissan Plans All-Electric Future For NY Taxis

All Cars Electric

From the iconic Ford Crown Victoria through to the Ford Escape Hybrids replacing many of them as part of air quality legislature coming into force in 2012, Ford’s relationship with the New York taxi is a long one.

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Ford adding hybrid F-150 & Mustang, PHEV Transit, new BEV SUV by 2020; $700M for Flat Rock for EV production; cancels $1.6B Mexico plant

Green Car Congress

In addition, in New York and several major US cities, Ford is testing a fleet of 20 Transit Connect hybrid taxi and van prototypes in some of the world’s most demanding traffic conditions. Many Escape Hybrid taxis are still on the road, moving passengers for more than 350,000 miles each and still using their original batteries.

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Savoring the Summer at 5 Waterside Hotels

Baua Electric

You can even skirt the crowds in Europe’s capitals by escaping to the mountains of Austria where a castle on a lake awaits. At this luxury escape in White Lake, N.Y., Even though you’re surrounded by nature, you’re just a 40-minute car ride to the buzzy bars and restaurants of downtown Charleston. The Catskills, N.Y.