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Firefly & Hyundai Motor America create pilot program to offer rideshare fleets & drivers new vehicles with bonus income up to $3,600/year

Green Car Congress

Firefly, a fast-growing in-car and car-top mobility media company and a Google Ventures-backed startup, will collaborate with Hyundai in promoting its vehicles—including EVs—to rideshare fleets and drivers across key US cities.

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“Insanely frightening and incredibly cool”: What it is really like to catch a self-driving robo-taxi

EV Central

I have an almost disturbing and possibly dangerous love of speed – skiing, driving, roller coasters; the faster it is the more alive I feel – so it came as a slightly embarrassing surprise to find myself properly, squealingly scared at the sedate pace of 30km/h in my self-driving robo-taxi. Because America.

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Google-backed EV charging startup Gravity Mobility opens fastest public chargers in the US

Baua Electric

With the ability to replenish up to 200 miles of range in a mere five minutes of charging, Gravity Mobility’s advanced technology will help get drivers back on roads more quickly, bringing the segment closer to time parity with traditional gas station visits. There’s nothing blocking that. If you’re in the area, visit them and report back!

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Where to locate public chargers?

Electric Auto Association

Level 3 DC Fast Charger (DCFC) key siting principles Level 3 DCFCs should be within one mile of FHWA designated Alternative Fuel Corridors with locations 50 miles apart to support lower range EVs. Access both in and out should be easy, including for medium-duty EVs. not internet-connected) and networked (internet-connected).

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Waymo Jaguar I-Pace Lets Passengers Aboard

Get Electric Vehicle

Waymo started off as google’s self-driving car project. They have accumulated huge amounts of data and crucial lessons by driving millions of miles through various scenarios on public roads and billions more in simulation to develop autonomous driving technology further than anybody else. Waymo: Who Are They?

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Day 1: My first electric vehicle experience

EV Driver

Travelling to Loughborough from London to see family on Christmas Day is virtually impossible unless you want to fork out hundreds of pounds on a taxi. That was the case, until I discovered E-Car Club on the 23rd Google search page under “car hire for under 21s”. Is a hybrid the answer?

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Car News: 2024 Consumer Electronics Show

Clean Fleet Report

This left an untapped market for smaller, fit-for-purpose electric vans and trucks that will be not only used for last mile delivery, but longer range transportation of goods. The platforms can be mounted with a pickup or van body, and even a passenger design for a taxi. The PV5 should be the first to be released.

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