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Berkeley study finds self-driving electric taxi fleets in Manhattan would deliver significant cost and environmental benefits

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Using models they built and data from more than 10 million taxi trips in New York City, they found that the cost of service provided by a fleet of shared automated electric vehicles (SAEVs) would be $0.29-$0.61 per revenue mile—an order of magnitude lower than the cost of service of present-day Manhattan taxis and $0.05–$0.08/mi

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Hong Kong launches first battery-electric taxi fleet with BYD e6; new charging stations

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BYD announced the launch of Hong Kong’s first all-electric taxi fleet using the BYD e6 electric cross-over sedan. Hongkong first pure electric taxi fleet. Hongkong first pure electric taxi fleet. BYD also announced that the e6 “Taxi version” and e6 “Premier” sedan were now officially on sale in Hong Kong.

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Following the Money in the Air-Taxi Craze

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During rush hour, the skies over a large city, such as Dubai or Madrid or Los Angeles, would swarm with hundreds, and eventually thousands, of eVTOL “air taxis.” The cost of an Uber varies by city and time of day, but it’s usually between $1 and $2 per mile, not including fees. You can’t do that with a pilot in the seat.”

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3 Challenges to Solve Before We Can Commute by Air Taxi

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The ground-control stations will be based at the vertiports, which will consist of clusters of helipads on rooftops equipped with the necessary infrastructure to recharge and service eVTOLs and let passengers embark and disembark. Imagine air taxis, air ambulances, and cargo vehicles whisking people and goods over our cities and beyond.

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Amazon orders more than 1,800 EVs from Mercedes-Benz Vans

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Electrification of traffic on the so-called "last mile" is progressing. kWh/100km), electric passenger transport has also grown to meet electric mobility requirements: as a hotel shuttle, as a large taxi or vehicle for ride sharing services. The eVito is also ideal for locally emission-free transport on the last mile.

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Range-extended electric Metrocab licensed to carry fare-paying passengers in London

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The range-extended electric Metrocab has become the first zero-emission-capable taxi to be licensed by Transport for London to operate on a trial basis as a London Hackney Carriage. The taxi is driven by two 50 kW (peak) electric motors, range-extended with a Euro-5 1-liter gasoline engine coupled with a generator to recharge the 12.2

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SunLine adds first electric buses to fleet; BYD

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The batteries can run for up to 155 miles of typical urban driving on the service routes with recharging requiring only four hours. Its fixed route and paratransit vehicles travel more than 4 million miles per year, covering over 619 bus stops located throughout a 1,120 mile-service area, carrying approximately 4.82

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