Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

With more than 550 electric taxis on European roads, Nissan is now Europe’s best-selling manufacturer of 100% electric taxis. During 2015, more than 100 electric vehicles were delivered to taxi companies across Europe. Top five Nissan e-taxi countries in Europe by registrations. Netherlands.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 3, 2024

The business is reportedly in the middle of a plot to develop robotaxi services for Europe and making some decent headway at that. It also has a working relationship with Volkswagen Group ever since subsidiary Porsche Engineering Group GmbH acquired a 10-percent stake in the Croatian company. General Motors’ Cruise).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2020

Via , a company that provides digital infrastructure to power public mobility in cities around the world ( earlier post ), has raised a Series E financing led by EXOR. The financing values the company at $2.25 First launched in New York City in 2013, Via’s technology is now deployed globally, including in Europe as ViaVan.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 16, 2021

A taxi driver who was operating a Tesla Model 3 in Paris last Saturday is now under a “formal investigation for suspected manslaughter” following the accident. The post Tesla taxi driver in Paris investigated for ‘suspected manslaughter’ following crash appeared first on TESLARATI.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 15, 2021

A fleet of 37 Tesla Model 3 all-electric sedans has been dispelled from French taxi company G7’s operational vehicles. On Saturday, a Model 3 in G7’s taxi fleet was being utilized by an off-duty taxi driver who was taking his family to a restaurant.

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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. A fleet of 40 Mobilize Limo will be deployed to validate services set to be made available throughout Europe starting in the second half of 2022. Ltd (JMCG) in 2018.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 1, 2024

Urban Air Mobility (UAM) developer Volocopter announced its latest milestone today, sharing it has received a Production Organization Approval (POA) extension from the German government, enabling it to expand its production facilities and commence serial production of its VoloCity eVTOL air taxis.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

Battery swap stations are Nio’s signature replenishment facility, and it is currently the only company offering such models to the general consumer. There are also other companies in China that offer models with battery swap support, but for the taxi market. This addresses the challenge of battery swapping being brand-specific.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2022

The three companies recently signed an agreement to this effect and agreed not to disclose the details of the transaction. Together, both shareholders have developed SHARE NOW into the market leader in Europe and continuously developed it further, including new offers such as long-term car sharing.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Hyundai Motor Company recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to work with the South Korean government as well as logistics, battery and mobility companies to demonstrate the electric vehicle (EV) battery leasing business. KST Mobility then pays a monthly fee for battery usage.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2017

Daimler Financial Services AG is acquiring the electronic payment services provider PayCash Europe SA. In 2016, Daimler Financial Services AG had more than four million financed vehicles in its portfolio for the first time in the company’s history. The parties agreed not to disclose the details of the acquisition.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 18, 2020

The taxi and ride-hailing markets are best positioned to go fully electric first. The economics of EVs—more expensive to buy but a lot cheaper to run—match perfectly with high-mileage, low-margin businesses like ride-hailing and taxis. Uber-type drivers can do up to five times more kilometers than an average motorist.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Adopted in 2014, AFID ( Directive 2014/94/EU ) creates the framework for the development of an alternative fuels infrastructure in Europe, including electricity for electric vehicles as well as hydrogen for fuel cells and LNG for shipping. The law should also set a target of around 1,000 hydrogen stations by 2029.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2022

Dr. Ehmes, who has a long track record of industrializing battery production at companies such as Leclanché, will lead the commercialization of Theion’s innovative lithium-sulfur cathode technology, which is targeting triple the range and usage time compared to conventional lithium-ion cells. 1,500 Wh/l. Power capability ? 12.000 W/kg.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 22, 2017

The London Taxi Company recently completed a U.K. Few vehicles are as iconic as the London black cab, known the world over for its upright shape and ubiquity (although many of them aren't black any more). But under the stewardship of Chinese automaker Geely, the black cab is about to get a green makeover.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 6, 2011

This is Airbus’s second fuel cell technology announcement within the space of a few weeks, the first coming in late June with the company’s partnering with Parker Aerospace on fuel cell R&D. Autonomous taxiing. Earlier post.). —Axel Krein, Senior Vice President Research & Technology at Airbus.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2018

At the Movin’On 2018 mobility summit in Montreal, hydrogen fuel-cell company Symbio intoduced a 40-kW fuel cell system—H2Motiv L—targeting range-extending conversion applications for heavy-duty electric vehicles. kg H2 at 700 bar in service in Europe. kg H2 at 700 bar in service in Europe. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

MAY 11, 2020

The start-up company offers providers of self-propelled and passenger-operated vehicles a solution for procurement, route planning, matching of vehicles and passengers and vehicle maintenance management. —Anne Mellano, traffic engineer and founder of the fleet orchestration platform Bestmile.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2022

The ministry approved a total of 86 projects, 36 of them by municipalities and 50 by companies. The funding is intended to support municipal and commercial fleets such as vehicle fleets, company cars, taxis, mobility and sharing services in an accelerated switch to alternative drives.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Daimler Mobility Services includes various mobility services, such as car2go, moovel and mytaxi: with the free floating carsharing company car2go, which launched in 2008, customers have the option of renting a car at any time to drive themselves from A to B. mytaxi is a market leader amongst the taxi hailing apps in Europe.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 3, 2017

Ford detailed seven of the 13 new global electrified vehicles it plans to introduce in the next five years, including hybrid versions of the iconic F-150 pickup and Mustang in the US, a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) Transit Custom van in Europe and a fully electric SUV with an expected range of at least 300 miles (483 km) for customers globally.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2012

This will be the second test conducted with FedEx, following a similar trial in Europe during last winter. Nissan has road tested the e-NV200 with several other major fleet companies this year, including AEON Retail Co., in Japan and British Gas in Europe. Future launches are planned for the US and India.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2014

Thriev , a company offering zero-emission, chauffeured cars to corporate and private users in London, is adding 20. Last month, the Mayor of London announced that from 1 January 2018, all new taxis would have to be zero-emission capable in order to gain an operating licence. BYD e6 electric cars to the fleet. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 23, 2018

VIA Motors provides technology plus an engineering and management team that can support GCV to accelerate to be global leading commercial vehicle company and assist the introduction of GCV Trucks into North and Latin America through our newly formed joint venture. ZGH also recently announced acquisition of 8.2% Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

Travel and expense management company Certify’s Q2 analysis on business expense trends found that Uber, the popular ridesharing service, continues to grow with business travelers, comprising 55% of ground transportation receipts compared with taxi services at 43%. In Q1, Uber had 46% of receipts compared with taxis at 53%.

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

H2X has also announced it will build the H2X in Europe and in Australia at a facility in Sale in Victoria’s LaTrobe Valley. The company, which launched in Australia in June 2020 with plans to reboot the local car industry has had a series of setbacks and changes along the way. “It 2023 H2X Warrego prototype.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 2, 2014

London has some of the worst inner-city pollution of any city in Europe, but legislators and automakers are now working hard to correct that. Among them is Metrocab, a company that purpose-builds taxis for the city--and its latest product, a range-extended electric cab, is drawing praise from drivers and London''s Mayor alike.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

We are confident this trial will prove a success and that Uber will join scores of taxi and private hire operators across the UK and wider Europe in recognizing the financial and environmental benefits of Nissan’s market-leading electric vehicles. —Gareth Dunsmore, head of Electric Vehicles, Nissan Europe.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 31, 2011

BYD Company Ltd (BYD) and Rotterdam City entered into an agreement to deliver BYD’s all-electric e6 vehicles as part of the Netherlands’ green transportation project “75-EV-RO”; these will be the first BYD e6s in Europe. Netherlands Prince Maurits van Oranje test drives the BYD all-electric e6 in Rotterdam. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2022

Electric Air Taxis/ Electric Vertical Take-off & Landing (eVTOL) - The future of electric air taxis, or electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL), is perhaps the most uncertain due to high regulatory barriers as well as technical. Future growth in the near term is driven by Europe.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2013

Zhejiang Geely Holding Group set a new export sales record in December with 11,000 cars being exported during the month, which also helped the company increase its export sales over the course of 2012 by 164%. Geely’s current major overseas markets include Ukraine, Russia, Iraq and Saudi Arabia.

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Get Electric Vehicle

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

The German company expects to launch public test flights of its eVTOL vehicles in Japan as early as 2023 ordered by Japan Airlines who invests in the Volocopter. They are a new type of clean, silent, and inexpensive air taxi that has the potential to completely revolutionize our cities in the coming decades. Why eVTOLs? Volocopter.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 4, 2011

The NV200 was recently chosen as the next generation New York taxi ( earlier post ), with the prospects for an electric version beginning in 2017. Later, similar proving tests will be carried out both in Japan and Europe, where similar evaluations will be carried out with other companies. Nissan Motor Co., Japan Post Service Co.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 31, 2024

Furthermore, the company plans to set up a new 100-acre EV ancillary cluster in Gujarat to manufacture components and the focus will be on consolidating operations and maximising output from the Gujarat facilities for now.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 6, 2017

million units2 sold in 2016, as the company expands its product range, including in LCV and new electric vehicles and builds on success of its global access range. New mobility services – Ride-hailing, robo-taxi services by end of plan. Key elements of the plan include: Worldwide profitable growth: 21 new vehicles including 3 add-ons.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

The Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) announced a $15-million incentive program that will encourage companies and individuals to modernize their fleets and convert to electric vehicles. The Company plans to deploy additional electric vehicles in 2013. and a manufacturing facility in New York City.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2018

Procurement of electric vehicles in the taxi industry and car-sharing companies is also being supported. Depending on the size of the company, the subsidy amount for economically active companies is 40 to 60 percent of the additional investment costs.

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