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2016 Chevy Volt Availability, 2016 Volvo XC90 Driven, NYC 'Taxi Of Tomorrow': Today's Car News

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Today, General Motors says the 2016 Chevrolet Volt will only available in a handful of states, we drive the 2016 Volvo XC90 luxury SUV, and New York City finally standardizes the Nissan NV200 "Taxi of Tomorrow." An author turns her electric-car experience into a children's book about a mouse and a Tesla.

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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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The final order book of more than US$2.3 In January 2016, a consortium led by the London Taxi Company was awarded an Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) grant of £17.5 billion represented an oversubscription ratio of close to 6 times. Bank of China provided a Standby Letter of Credit for the Green Bond. million (US$25.4

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Ride-sharer Grab to invest $700M in “Grab 4 Indonesia” 2020 master plan

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The “Grab 4 Indonesia” 2020 master plan follows a strong year of growth in Indonesia for Grab, with its GrabCar and GrabBike businesses each growing more than 600% over the course of 2016. Since its launch in 2012, Grab has evolved from a simple app for booking a taxi into the largest ground transportation app in Southeast Asia.

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Hyundai Motor powers world’s first hydrogen fuel cell vehicle car-sharing service

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As with conventional car sharing services, the cars can be easily booked online or via a smartphone app. In December 2015, Hyundai delivered five ix35 Fuel Cell vehicles to the Paris-based electric taxi start-up STEP (Société du Taxi Electrique Parisien).

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NYU Researchers Pave the Way for Future Shared Mobility

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federal government's University Transportation Centers program back in 2016. Taxis were also another mode of transport that looked to be displaced by e-scooters, albeit to a smaller extent. But nowadays, when you book a trip, that single trip might be operated by three different airlines.

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My journey to and on the Mauritanian Iron Ore Train

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It started in 2016 when I set myself a small challenge: how do you travel without money and in an electric car from the Netherlands to Australia ? I tried to make a reservation in advance, but alas, it was fully booked. Booking train tickets for international trips is not always easy. This was simple by train.

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How do Chinese language EV makers roll out unutilized merchandise so temporarily?

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Geely Conserving owns dozens of alternative manufacturers, together with Volvo, Polestar, Lotus, Lynk&Co, and LEVC, have its ride-hailing app to compete with Didi (Chinese language Uber), personal model for EV taxi production (Cao Cao Auto), SpaceX-like satellite tv for pc plans, personal 7nm auto chip production, plans to promote 3.65

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