Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2020

Uber and Hyundai Motor Company announced a new partnership to develop Uber Air Taxis for a future aerial ride share network and unveiled a new full-scale aircraft concept at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Our vision of Urban Air Mobility will transform the concept of urban transportation.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2014

The Mayor confirmed his plan at Transport for London’s (TfL’s) “New Taxis for London” event, at which he met five manufacturers developing zero emission capable taxis—Frazer-Nash, Nissan, Karsan, London Taxi Company and Mercedes-Benz. —Mayor of London, Boris Johnson.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2022

The partnership reflects the shared ambition of the three partners to contribute to decarbonizing transport and to accelerate the development of local hydrogen ecosystems for multiple mobility applications. CaetanoBus, part of Toyota Caetano Portugal and Mitsui & Co, is a bus and chassis manufacturer in Portugal.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 26, 2023

Motorcycle taxis, popularly known as boda bodas, are a vital pillar of the transport ecosystem in Kenya. There are millions of boda bodas in Kenya as well as in the rest of the East African region, and there are millions more in West and Central Africa. In Kenya, President William Ruto attended the launch of […]

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Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2023

Earlier this month, Symbio announced a partnership with Hype, an independent pure player in hydrogen mobility, to support the quick deployment of the world’s first hydrogen taxis fleet (Crit’Air 0), suitable for the transportation of people with limited mobility.

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Electrek

APRIL 13, 2022

Wisk Aero, a California-based manufacturer of passenger-grade air taxis, has joined forces with UK vertiport developer Skyports to explore how autonomous eVTOL operations can be safely integrated into the national airspace system (NAS).

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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. The ride-hailing market (taxis et private hire vehicles, PHV) in Europe is booming; it is set to grow from €28 billion today, to €50 billion by 2030. Mobilize Limo.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

London-based EV tire manufacturer ENSO said it is in discussions with multiple international car makers and has begun trials with major fleet operators. Multiple EV manufacturers have expressed interest in fitting ENSO’s range-extending, emissions-reducing tires.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2012

Mercedes-Benz UK will offer a a £1,500 discount in April off the purchase price of a new Vito Euro 5 taxi in exchange for the driver agreeing to carry Mercedes-Benz advertising for 18 months. To help improve air quality in the capital, from 1 January 2012 no black cab over 15-years-old is being licensed by the Taxi and Private Hire Office.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2012

The City of Bogota, Colombia, has launched a pilot project to spur the use of electric vehicles in Bogota’s center-city taxi fleet. The first taxis are expected to be operational in the city in the next few months. —Jay Carson, CEO, C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group. On 29 December 2011, the City of Bogota enacted Decree No.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 27, 2021

The Chief Technology Officers (CTOs) of seven of the world’s leading aerospace manufacturers have reaffirmed their commitment to achieving more sustainable aviation and to reaching industry-wide Air Transport Action Group targets in a joint statement.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2023

BYD has been actively expanding its global presence since 2010, strategically introducing new energy buses and taxis for public transit electrification. With a decade of dedicated efforts, BYD’s electric public transport solutions are now operational in more than 400 cities across more than 70 countries. million units cumulatively.

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Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

All told, at least 250 companies worldwide are angling to revolutionize transportation in and around cities with a new category of aviation, called urban air mobility or advanced air mobility. With Joby and its $1.85 Even by the standards of big-money tech investment, the vision is giddily audacious.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2022

The Kia Niro Plus will be deployed as a general model and zero-emission taxi in Korea, with the company modifying the first-generation Niro EV to make it suitable for the demands of modern-day car-hailing. The general, non-taxi version of the Niro Plus will be made available in select overseas markets in the second half of the year.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 4, 2021

BYD will co-work with Superpolo, a Colombian bus manufacturer, on the body part of the buses for such order. The buses were tendered by the Bogotá City Public Transport Authority (TRANSMILENIO S.A.). Globally, BYD’s green transport offerings have spread to more than 300 cities, operating in more than 50 countries and regions.

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

There's a deep disconnect between the purported urban taxi business models and most of the graphics these eVTOL companies use, which hides a yawning chasm of reality.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

BYD will provide the Colombian capital of Bogotá with a fleet of 379 pure electric buses, in a deal awarded by the capital’s TransMilenio SA mass transport authority. Globally, BYD buses, taxis and other electric vehicles are present in more than 300 cities, 50 countries and regions.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 22, 2016

China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (ZGH) has raised $400 million through the first Green Bond sale on the offshore market from a Chinese automobile company to support the design, development and production of range-extended electric vehicles by its UK subsidiary, the LondonTaxi Company (LTC), manufacturer of the iconic London Black Cab.

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

EV News Ireland — up to €25,000 for taxi drivers to buy electric vehicles Introducing the 2022 […]. Below are some top news releases and headlines from the past day or so. There is also related air and environmental news on the bottom of this post.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Smith Electric Vehicles announced that Smith will open an electric vehicle manufacturing facility in Chicago. and a manufacturing facility in New York City. In addition to the announcement of the manufacturing facility, Smith provided an update on two of its global fleet customers.

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Baua Electric

MAY 29, 2023

Blue Chicken, Indonesia’s biggest taxi operator, is ready to buy maximum of its unused fleet as electrical cars (EVs) from BYD, in line with a document by means of Bloomberg. It additionally draws investments from home and overseas EV producers to ascertain manufacturing amenities within the nation.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2010

Intelligent Energy, Lotus Engineering, LTI Vehicles and TRW Conekt, with funding from the UK Government’s Technology Strategy Board, unveiled a full performance, zero-emissions Fuel Cell Hybrid London taxi. IE’s Fuel cell taxi system offers 58% efficiency. Earlier post.). Acceleration from 0-30 mph takes 4.5 Click to enlarge. .

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

A new white paper published by the Argonne National Laboratory Collaborative Center for Energy Storage Science (ACCESS) outlines a clear set of battery requirements and research and development needs to accelerate the commercialization of electric propulsion for aviation—from air taxis in the near term to 737 class aircraft in the long term.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2012

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC), in cooperation with the Toyota City municipal government, transportation companies and others, began testing of an optimized urban transportation system called “Ha:mo” (“harmonious mobility”). Provision of “eco-points” based on park-and-ride facility and public transportation use. Earlier post.).

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Cars That Think

JULY 8, 2023

They will be flying between specially designed stations called vertiports, as well as to airports and other transportation terminals, hospitals, and cargo depots. More recently, other standards organizations have joined this effort, including the General Aviation Manufacturers Association and the Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

It would also grant much needed certainty to the automotive industry and to grid operators, re-charging infrastructure operators and transport companies as well. The proposal would also aid the creation of one million jobs across the continent and help the EU meet its climate goals, according to the groups.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2016

Car manufacturers are currently revamping vehicles’ electronics and networking architecture to ensure every sub-system is connected and software-defined. Not all car manufacturers will survive the changing landscape. Moving toward the next decade, the automotive industry will achieve cooperative mobility.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2018

The multimodal platform will also offer possible solutions for the needs of urban private transport, including providing cars as a service. Ride-Hailing with mytaxi, Chauffeur Privé, Clever Taxi and Beat: A total of 15.9 Ride-Hailing with mytaxi, Chauffeur Privé, Clever Taxi and Beat: A total of 15.9

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Cars That Think

JUNE 14, 2022

They include Beta Technologies ’ electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) urban transportation aircraft, Quincus ’s operating system for supply-chain and logistics providers, and Teleo ’s teleoperation platform for mining, construction, and other heavy equipment. Transportation is the underlying fabric of society,” Grosser says. “At

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Baua Electric

MARCH 26, 2024

India’s premier Multimodal Transport Show, scheduled to take place from August 29-31 at the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC). aims to bring together all stakeholders in multimodal transport. Prioritising tourism development will drive growth in the transport sector. ” Prawaas 4.0

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2012

The California Energy Commission approved funding of more than $20 million to support low carbon transportation projects; about half went to Tesla Motors. The project will leverage existing investments in Tesla’s manufacturing and assembly line for the currently available Model S. The new award recipients are: Tesla Motors, Inc.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

The 2011 Transit Connect Electric will use a Force Drive electric powertrain manufactured and integrated by specialty upfitter Azure Dynamics. Ford also announced that the Ford Transit Connect Taxi will go into production and arrive in dealerships later this year as a 2011 model. Ford Transit Connect Taxi. Earlier post.)

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 3, 2022

While there has been a lot of hype over the future of electric vertical takeoff and landing craft (eVTOL) for use as air taxis in cities, we haven’t seen much in the way of concepts from automotive manufacturers. They’re already too focused on coming up with electric vehicles and trying to catch Tesla to do […].

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2021

Bogotá City Public Transport Authority (TRANSMILENIO S.A.) BYD will partner with local bus manufacturers Superpolo and BUSSCAR respectively on the bus body parts. This is the largest order for pure-electric buses outside of China to date, which sets a new record in sales volume for the overseas pure-electric bus industry.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 15, 2019

ZeroAvia plans to start supplying its platform to commercial operators and aircraft manufacturers in 2022, initially targeting up to 500-mile regional flights in 10 to 20-seat fixed-wing aircraft. The solution aims to deliver the same performance as a conventional aircraft engine, and much lower operating costs.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2021

Thirteen companies and one university have signed agreements with NASA’s Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) project’s National Campaign to continue work towards integrating air taxis, cargo delivery aircraft and other new air vehicle concepts into the national airspace system. Joby Aviation’s all-electric prototype.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 8, 2024

Over half of VinFast’s 1H23 sales were to parent company VinGroup’s taxi firm Both parties agreed to work towards a total investment of $2 billion into the EV facility. “EV manufacturing companies are not only important economic drivers but also powerful accelerators to the State’s green vision.

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