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Nissan has more than 550 electric taxis on European roads

Green Car Congress

With more than 550 electric taxis on European roads, Nissan is now Europe’s best-selling manufacturer of 100% electric taxis. During 2015, more than 100 electric vehicles were delivered to taxi companies across Europe. Top five Nissan e-taxi countries in Europe by registrations. Green Lite Taxi Kft.,

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2015 Audi A3 Prices, Nissan Electric-Car Design, NYC Electric Taxis: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today on Green Car Reports: New York City issues a road map for electrifying one-third of its taxi fleet, detailed pricing information the 2015 Audi A3 sedan is released, and Nissan''s design director discusses future electric-car plans. See the 2015 Honda Fit in our video summary from the 2014 Detroit Auto.'

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Nissan e-NV200 Electric London Taxi Revealed, Arrives 2015

Green Car Reports

Nissan has incorporated the black cab''s famous face onto its new London taxi--with limited success. You might be unfamiliar with the name LTI TXII, but if you''ve ever visited London you''ve probably traveled in one at some point. But the.'

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2015 Chevrolet City Express Small Van Launched At Chicago Auto Show

Green Car Reports

Chevrolet has announced full details of its 2015 City Express van, launched at this year''s Chicago Auto Show. Basically a rebadged version of Nissan''s NV200 van--best-known in its more fenestrated guise as New York City''s "Taxi of Tomorrow"--the City Express promises greater fuel efficiency than full-size vans.

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Nissan reveals new London black cab

Green Cars News

Nissan’s new take on the London black cab has been revealed, with the promise of an electric version to be launched by 2015. The new Taxi for London is based on Nissan’s successful NV200 platform. First unveiled in August 2012, the taxi has since been redesigned following feedback from the London [.].

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Berkeley Lab analysis finds autonomous electric taxis could greatly reduce US LDV GHG emissions

Green Car Congress

Researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have found that the per-mile greenhouse gas emissions of an electric autonomous taxi in 2030 would be 63-82% lower than a projected 2030 hybrid vehicle driven as a privately owned car and 90% lower than a 2014 gasoline-powered private vehicle. Greenblatt & Saxena (2015).

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NYC Goes EV

Revenge of the Electric Car

From the article: ‘The New York study anticipates that by 2015, electric vehicle prices should decline because of reduced battery costs, that there will be a sufficient supply of electric vehicles to purchase, and that consumers will take advantage of the existing federal tax credit of $7,500 for new electric cars. If by 2015, 2.5