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Sales of Ford trucks with CNG/LPG prepped engines up 350% since 2009; company expanding range offered

Green Car Congress

To expand power of choice for our commercial customers, we are offering CNG/LPG prepped engines in additional vehicle nameplates—from the Transit Connect compact van up to medium-duty F-650 models. liter V6 equipped with a CNG/LPG prep kit. —Jon Coleman, Ford Fleet Sustainability and Technology manager.

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Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles unveils 5 battery-electric and fuel cell vehicles; I.D. BUZZ CARGO

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Family and the modular electric drive kit (MEB). BUZZ CARGO is charged by cable connection. Now the brand is connecting the best-selling vehicle’s drive system with electricity in a world premiere of a taxi concept: the ABT e-Transporter1. One highlight is the I.D. The vehicle could be launched as soon as 2021.

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Volkswagen partners with D-Wave on quantum computing; CeBIT premiere of research project for traffic flow optimization

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In the course of this project, experts from the Volkswagen Code Lab in San Francisco and the Volkswagen Data Lab in Munich and used data from approximately 10,000 taxis in Beijing. Data scientists and AI specialists from Volkswagen have successfully programmed an algorithm to optimize the travel time of all public taxis in the city.

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Kia introduces modular ‘Platform Beyond Vehicle’ strategy, teases several concept EVs at CES

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Combined with HMG’s software-to-everything (SDx) technology , Kia’s PBV EVs can provide a new design exercise in modular, customizable space to fit the needs of more people – whether it is a taxi, mobile boutique, cargo van, or a recreational vehicle.

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Retrofitting three-wheeler to electric 

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With an increase in shared mobility such as metros, monorails, and BRT systems, last-mile connectivity has already acquired the importance of never before. For last-mile connectivity is three-wheelers which are more suitable. The usage of these kits can be done for deregistered vehicles or currently used vehicles.

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Kia PBV concepts preview flexible electric vans, and a robotaxi

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While it’s already testing some of these ideas with the taxi-focused Niro Plus in South Korea, the first manufacturing step is Kia’s dedicated PBV factory , due to start production in 2025 set to make up to 150,000 vehicles annually. That will include global conversion (upfit) partners.

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Kia reveals PBV concepts, roadmap and strategy at CES 2024 | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

Enhanced data connectivity between vehicles and external data such as route or delivery information will enable convenient operation of multiple vehicles as a software-defined fleet. Connected self-driving vehicles will be managed as part of a single smart city operating system.

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