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DiDi partners with SoftBank in Japan for platform services for taxi industry, launches open new energy car-sharing platform

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Didi Chuxing, the world’s leading mobile transportation platform, and SoftBank Corp. have established a partnership to provide platform services for the taxi industry. The partnership will utilize DiDi’s advanced AI technologies to build ride-hailing platforms to enhance efficiency for both taxi operators and drivers.

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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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NEVS and DiDi partner up for future mobility; EV optimized for DiDi services

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NEVS AB and DiDi Chuxing, the world’s leading mobile transportation platform, have formed strategic partnership and finalized a number of steps towards an extensive cooperation. NEVS was founded in 2012 and acquired the main assets of the Saab Automobile bankruptcy estates. DiDi acquired Uber China in August 2016.

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Finally, Tesla Confirms The Wireless Charging & A Little More On Wireless Charging of EVs

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Volvo Cars worked with Swedish taxi companies to test this technology in urban settings. The company was among the first to implement advancements in electric mobility and transportation even back then. Easelink Easelink is an Austrian firm that has been operating since 2016.

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NYC Goes EV

Revenge of the Electric Car

Last week, the Obama administration announced new fuel economy standards for automobiles that provides some incentives for electric cars. The policy, intended to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and oil consumption, is geared to a nation where most people rely on cars for transportation. If by 2015, 2.5 That represents only 1.43

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Schaeffler Group sees e-mobility and digitalization as key opportunities

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The wheel hub drive has an obvious application in self-driving taxis or nimble, autonomously driven passenger cars which transport the residents of large cities over short distances in the future. Adding sensors to automobiles or industrial equipment generates volumes of data which have to be interpreted and converted into added value.

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NYU Researchers Pave the Way for Future Shared Mobility

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In order for shared mobility to realize its aim of reducing pollution, there are a number of urban transportation elements that need to be taken into account, including car sharing services and micromobility offerings, such as e-bikes and scooters. federal government's University Transportation Centers program back in 2016.

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