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Taxi version of Mercedes-Benz B-Class with natural gas drive coming soon

Green Car Congress

Mercedes-Benz is presenting the taxi version of the B 200 Natural Gas Drive at the Frankfurt International Motor Show. From 2014 the B 200 Natural Gas Drive will also be available as a taxi version. COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST will feature as standard, further reducing the risk of a rear-end collision in a Mercedes-Benz taxi in future.

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This new Airbus air taxi has a 50-mile range and is quieter than a hairdryer

Baua Electric

Back when Airbus introduced the NextGen design in 2021, it promised that these features keep sound levels to below 65 A-weighted decibels (dBA) during fly-over and below 70 dBA during landing – so that’s about the sound of a hairdryer or vacuum cleaner at landing, even less in flight. Of course, Joby Aviation has its own air taxi that is 45.2

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Bestmile fleet orchestration platform for on-demand mobility providers

Green Car Congress

Autonomous and electrified mobility will make our cities safer and cleaner but will require shared services and intelligent orchestration, and this will make mobility more efficient and comfortable than driving your own car. The vehicles are networked via a cloud system so that neither hardware nor software has to be installed.

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Tesla combats Uber, Lyft congestion in New York City with Supercharger Congestion Fees

Teslarati

” The number of Lyft and Uber vehicles that applied for licenses through the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) was well over 9,000 units last year, and several NYC Councilmembers warned that this could cause congestion. We’re doing everything we can to meet that demand as quickly as possible.

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Transport for London package of measures to tackle pollution levels at the busiest roads in central London; Dust suppressants and Eco-marshals

Green Car Congress

This kicks off with a small team of eco-marshals who will monitor taxi ranks at busy central London mainline stations and other on street ranks where air quality is particularly poor. In addition, action is being taken to deliver a permanent legacy of cleaner air right across the Capital. Green towers.

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Electric Car Grant | OZEV Explained

My Energi

Governments worldwide are driving the notion towards a net-zero carbon target, in an attempt to slow the pace of global warming amongst many other major benefits which include, increasing the UK’s EV manufacturing and design sectors to create new skills and jobs and creating cleaner air in our towns and cities, thus improving our overall health.

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Smart Charging: How AI and IoT are Transforming EV Charging

Get Electric Vehicle

AI can also monitor the health of charging stations, predicting maintenance needs before they turn into costly repairs or cause downtime thereby enabling EV charger installers to proactively manage and maintain infrastructure with greater efficiency and reduced operational costs.