Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2013

BYD announced the launch of Hong Kong’s first all-electric taxi fleet using the BYD e6 electric cross-over sedan. Hongkong first pure electric taxi fleet. Hongkong first pure electric taxi fleet. BYD also announced that the e6 “Taxi version” and e6 “Premier” sedan were now officially on sale in Hong Kong.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2018

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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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2013

Nissan and New York City have launched a new electric vehicle taxi pilot with the Nissan LEAF. This pilot program, which puts six LEAF taxis into service beginning this spring, will help Nissan, the city, the taxi industry and the public understand how EVs can be integrated into future taxi fleets.

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InsideEVs

MARCH 10, 2022

A small fleet of electric XC40 SUVs will be used by taxi operator Cabonline and charged wirelessly at stations in Gothenburg.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2021

Mobilize will unveil Limo, a 4.67m four-door fully-electric sedan, specifically designed for for taxi/private hire (PHV) drivers and fleet, at Munich IAA Mobility 2021. The ride-hailing market (taxis et private hire vehicles, PHV) in Europe is booming; it is set to grow from €28 billion today, to €50 billion by 2030. Mobilize Limo.

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Electrek

MARCH 3, 2022

Swedish automaker, Volvo Cars, shared news that it is testing wireless EV charging technology in a live city environment to evaluate its potential. The stations in Gothenburg, Sweden will offer wireless charging to Volvo XC40 Recharge EVs operated by taxi company, Cabonline, over the next three years.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

There are also other companies in China that offer models with battery swap support, but for the taxi market. These swap stations remain to be seen as a novelty in Europe for the time being but will serve as a complementary public charging solution alongside plug-in infrastructure.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 29, 2020

In addition, the preconditions are good for the use of electric vans in the CEP industry: routes can be planned well in advance, are manageable in length and distance and normally there are larger areas near distribution centers of the logistics service providers, which are suitable for the commissioning of corresponding charging infrastructure.

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Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

During rush hour, the skies over a large city, such as Dubai or Madrid or Los Angeles, would swarm with hundreds, and eventually thousands, of eVTOL “air taxis.” These would be like mini airports where the eVTOLs would take off and land, be recharged, and take on and discharge passengers.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 12, 2020

This means that it is also prepared for AC charging at home or public charging stations. The new eVito Tourer can be charged via the CCS-charging connection in the bumper on the front left side. It enables DC charging. Drivers have a huge influence on recuperation used to recharge the batteries while driving.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

A mid-day recharge will double this. The strategy will include vehicles from individuals, businesses, municipalities and non-profit organizations, as well as taxis and government fleet vehicles. Among other incentives, a project to “green” 525 taxis will be set up in Montreal and other Quebec regions.

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Teslarati

JULY 31, 2023

Hinomaru Kotsu is also expected to install charging systems at its offices in Adachi and Setagaya wards to help support the Model Y fleet. Teslas are already being sold in Japan, but the rollout of a dedicated Model Y taxi service should provide the EV maker’s vehicles with a lot more visibility to car buyers in Tokyo.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Partial Consent Decree, CARB moved forward the company’s plans for DC fast-charging in more metro areas, adding charging for regional routes, and strengthening highway networks. The company also will invest in rural Level 2 charging. Implementation for Cycle 2 will begin on 1 July 2019, and continue through 31 December 2021.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2011

PrimoveCity addresses the range and recharging constraints of electric vehicles and is intended to provide common technology for all forms of electric vehicles, including trams, buses, commercial vehicles, taxis and cars. PRIMOVE can charge vehicles not just when parked, but also in motion. Earlier post.). Energy storage (e.g.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2013

Ground handling tractors enable large aircraft to be moved from their hangars to the passenger gate, as well as for the pushback to prepare for taxiing to the runway. This sector is both fast growing, with the world’s airports serving more than 5.7 billion passengers in 2012—up by 4.4%

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 3, 2017

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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Green Cars News

JUNE 26, 2012

Hybrid taxi service Climatecars appointed Siemens to install its first charging post as the London-based firm expands its fleet to include new, rechargeable models. Two new Renault [.].

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 26, 2013

Drawing of the 50 kWh pack and the twin charge ports for super-fast charging. Singapore-based TUM CREATE unveiled an electric taxi prototype designed for tropical megacities, codenamed EVA, at the Tokyo Motor Show. A key highlight is the car’s super-fast charging system, facilitated by twin charge ports.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2010

Awards include (ranked by amount): PHL Taxi Management LLC —$900,000 – to purchase and deploy 50 new CNG taxis in Philadelphia that comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act, and to build a publicly accessible CNG fueling station in the city. Giant Eagle Inc. Waste Management of Pennsylvania Inc.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2012

million gas-fueled motorcycles and tricycles are currently operating in the Philippines, typically serving as short-distance taxis, with the average tricycle driver earning less than $10 a day. E-Trike drivers will save upwards of $5 a day in fuel costs, and the new E-Trikes have the capacity to carry more passengers.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2016

Most homeowners have or can easily set up for plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) battery charging overnight while the driver sleeps. [ 5 ] Increasing numbers of drivers can get PEV charging at their workplace. [ Slow Level 1 charging [ 11 ] should be used to recharge PHEVLER batteries whenever possible.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

OorjaPac addresses low vehicle runtime and operational cost challenges facing material handling fleet managers by continuously trickle-charging the on-board battery in a material handling vehicle, regardless of whether it is operating or parked, thereby ensuring the battery never reaches a state of deep discharge.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 3, 2022

The company is aiming to use the flying car as an air taxi at World Expo 2025 in Osaka. They aren’t the first to cram biometric sensors into a rechargeable ring—others have tried, and Oura succeeded, in bringing such a product to market. Two companies are bringing health-and-fitness rings to CES: Circular and Movano.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2013

Rotterdam Taxi Centre (RTC), one of the biggest taxi operators in the Netherlands, is switching to electric taxis and has put into service two BYD e6 models, following successful extensive operation with an e6 model. It takes only two hours to fully charge the e6 using an AC fast charging solution developed by BYD.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2009

The program includes the installation of 10 alternative fuel refueling sites (two B20, one Electric Recharging, and seven CNG). The project will include 27 alternative fuel stations (16 CNG, 7 B20/E85, one B20, three Electric Charging) and deploy 373 alternative fuel and advance technology vehicles (235 CNG, 58 HEV, two LPG, two EV).

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 31, 2024

The companies plan to deploy charging infrastructure based on Joby’s Global Electric Aviation Charging System (GEACS). Meanwhile, Joby rival Beta Technologies has already installed its multi-modal CCS-based charging system at 17 locations across the eastern US, and plans to install another 55 soon.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2009

are delivering charging points for the trial with assistance from the city councils of Birmingham and Coventry. The project will include 15 Nissan cars, 10 Smith electric taxis, five Smith people carriers, a Smith executive minibus, two AVID saloon cars and two Liberty urban Range Rovers, alongside a network of charging points.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2011

The provision of charging infrastructure. Assumes there is Level 1 household charging. Level 1 charging only requires a standard power. Assumes there is Level 1 and Level 2 household charging, and Level 2 public charging in the. Level 2 charging requires a charging interface to be wired into a building’s.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2010

The electric Milano Taxi concept. Volkswagen unveiled the Milano Taxi, an electric MPV concept tailored to the needs of taxi drivers and their passengers. The Milano Taxi, with a top speed of 120 km/h (75 mph) is driven by an electric motor with a peak power of 85 kW (continuous power: 50 kW). Click to enlarge.

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My Energi

MARCH 11, 2021

… Especially with a child in the car, What if you run out of charge? So what makes you think you’ll run out of charge?” Equally, if you are low on charge on a long journey, you simply pull into the nearest charge station or find the nearest public charging point and recharge. Thinking about it zero…). “So

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Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2022

Battery-swapping technology aims to address the shortcomings of conductive fast-charging. Personal cars and taxi fleets in China are now adopting this technology as well with ambitious targets set by companies for rolling out their own swap station networks. Fleet vehicles are also usually a single model.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Ford also announced that the Ford Transit Connect Taxi will go into production and arrive in dealerships later this year as a 2011 model. Ford will introduce engine prep packages on all Transit Connect models—base and taxi—allowing conversion to compressed natural gas (CNG) or propane (LPG, or liquefied petroleum gas) of the 2.0-liter

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Revenge of the Electric Car

APRIL 6, 2010

Will Electric Cars Give New York a Charge? Will Electric Cars Give New York a Charge? Instead, while you recharge your battery after a long day at work, your new electric car could be recharging as well. Instead, while you recharge your battery after a long day at work, your new electric car could be recharging as well.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 21, 2009

Electrical charging is also less likely to be a problem with many car owners having their own garages. At the moment BYD is targeting corporate and government buyers because of subsidies for environmentally friendly vehicles for public transport applications such as taxis and the postal service.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Better Place, with support from the US Department of Transportation via the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, has committed to bring a switchable battery, electric taxi program to the Bay Area in partnership with the cities of San Francisco and San Jose. The pilot project began on 26 April, in cooperation with Nihon Kotsu Co.,

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Revenge of the Electric Car

MAY 17, 2010

In March, BYD chief executive officer Wang Chuanfu announced that in the first half of 2010 the company will sell only 100 e6 cars, to a taxi company in Shenzhen. Most electric-car makers are working under the assumption that once the battery runs down, cars will recharge at home rather than on the road – limiting the cars to short distances.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2010

Better Place has extended its switchable-battery electric vehicle (EV) taxi pilot in Tokyo ( earlier post ) to operate through the end of the year. Tokyo’s largest taxi operator, and focuses on the feasibility of battery switch as means for taxis to have instant, zero emission, range extension. Average switch time 59.1

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