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New York City adding 70 electric vehicles to fleet; launches EV educational push

Green Car Congress

The Administration is also working towards the use of electric vehicles in the City’s fleet of more than 13,000 yellow taxis. As part of its selection as the supplier of New York City’s Taxi of Tomorrow, Nissan is working with the City and taxi owners on a pilot program to study the use of zero-emission electric vehicles as taxis.

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Sprint CEO introduces new partners for Machine-to-Machine Connected Transportation initiative

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Sprint CEO Dan Hesse highlighted the company’s machine-to-machine (M2M) Connected Transportation initiative in a keynote address to the Detroit Economic Club, including the introduction of new partnerships. At Sprint, our vision goes beyond connecting millions of cars.

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In the Caribbean, EVs leave ICE vehicles behind

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Unfortunately, the taxi drivers weren’t so happy and they hit back.” I had a Mini Moke from British Motor Works. I like to think our club is doing a great job in spreading the word about EVs,” White said. He began to drive it around the island, but hit a roadblock when he attempted to register the vehicle.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

Clean Fleet Report

We recently took a look at a brand-new local iteration run by the local auto club, but using software developed and being used by many others. Where it used to be Hertz or Avis–or a taxi–the choices now are much more complex. The changes keep coming as illustrated in this recent update.

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Mobileye and WILLER partner to launch autonomous robotaxi service in Japan, Southeast Asia

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Together, Mobileye and WILLER are seeking to commercialize self-driving taxis and autonomous on-demand shared shuttles in Japan, while leveraging each other’s strengths. Beginning in Japan, the companies will collaborate on the testing and deployment of autonomous transportation solutions based on Mobileye’s automated vehicle (AV) technology.

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