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Geely raises $400M via Green Bonds sale to develop and produce TX5 range-extended electric London taxis

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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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12th FYP targeting 100,000 EVs in Beijing by 2015

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The recently approved 12 th Five-Year plan (FYP) is targeting 100,000 in-use pure electric vehicles in Beijing by 2015, most of which will be passenger cars. People’s Daily. However, there has still been no progress in private passenger cars.

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KTH study finds self-driving cars could free up rush hour traffic, reduce need for parking spaces

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Meanwhile, the remaining automobile commuters would need only 20% of the metropolitan area''s existing parking spaces, their study says. Already in Stockholm taxi traffic accounts for half the total traffic, with about 272,000 such trips daily. Resources. ?Pierre-Jean

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Can your electric car be charged during the holiday travel rush that just passed?

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From 2015 to 2022, the number of new energy vehicles will increase steadily. As of the end of August 2022, the number of charging piles nationwide has risen from 66,000 in 2015 to 4.315 million, an expansion of 65 times in eight years. In recent years, the number of new energy vehicles has been increasing steadily.

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Geely invests in Carbon Recycling Intl.; vehicles fueled by methanol from CO2, water and renewable energy

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In late April 2015, Geely Auto deployed a first-of-its-kind fleet of 150 methanol-fueled taxis in the southern Chinese city of Guiyang in cooperation with the municipal government. China Association of Alcohol & Ether Fuel and Automobiles (2014) Methanol Fuel and Vehicles in China: An Overview of Industrial Applications (2014).

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Chinas Largest EV Charging Stations Open in Shenzhen

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The Universiade Center charging station is equipped with 6 express chargers that can provide charging to taxies, cars and buses. The station is large enough to simultaneously serve 12 automobiles. The Hexie charging station is equipped with 3 express chargers and can accommodate 6 automobiles. kVA; Level 2 charging, 6.7-7.7

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History of Electric Vehicles in India

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Tesla, Mercedes-Benz, Audi, Hyundai, Mahindra, Chevrolet, BMW, and Renault are among the companies producing revolutionary electric automobiles today. 2005 – 2015 : Period of a huge setback in the Industry due to various issues mainly poor government support and poor support system and infrastructure for EVs.

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