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In the Caribbean, EVs leave ICE vehicles behind

Electric Auto Association

In 2000, “I decided my next car would be an EV when there was really nothing on the market,” White continued. “I Unfortunately, the taxi drivers weren’t so happy and they hit back.” White installed a solar system in his home by 1992, and when the next Category 5 hurricane struck in 1995, “We had back-up.

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Are Autonomous Buses the Answer for Efficient Transportation and Reducing Emissions and Fuel Consumption?

Green Car Congress

Otherwise, smaller driverless vehicles (including taxis, rideshare services and private cars) could potentially eliminate the need for public transit. Like algorithms used for Lyft and Uber, which sync carpoolers and drivers around optimized routes, so autonomous buses and taxis might offer similar operations but at greater capacity.

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EADS demonstrating electric and hybrid aviation propulsion; innovative distributed propulsion series hybrid

Green Car Congress

The aft main wheel is driven by a 6 kW electric motor providing power for taxiing and acceleration up to 60 km/h (37 mph) during take-off, reducing overall electrical power consumption in day-to-day operation. Aviation Batteries Electric (Battery) Hybrids'

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Udaipur to Himachal : 923 km in an electric car

Plug In India

Was 2000 hrs by then. He wants to do something in the EV space - and is quite well networked; would be interesting to see what idea he latches on to. We reached there around 1100 hrs - and found a Blu Smart MG taxi already charging. . ​Had some hefty snacks over there and declared to ourselves that dinner was done.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Munger, the 85-year-old vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, is a curmudgeon who frowns on most investment ideas. "When I call Charlie with an idea," Buffett tells me, "and he says, That is really a dumb idea, that means we should put 100% of our net worth into it. The day after Fortunes visit to BYD, Oregon Gov.

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