Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 23, 2019
Uber is adding more polluting car trips to already-clogged European cities such as London and Paris, new analysis by European NGOs suggests —contributing to air pollution and climate change and exploding the company’s sustainability claims. Source: “Europe’s giant ‘taxi’ company: is Uber part of the problem or the solution?”.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 6, 2013
The city of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) is launching an electric taxi program, through a partnership between the Rio de Janeiro City Government, Nissan do Brasil Automóveis (NBA) and Petrobras Distribuidora. In the first phase, two Nissan LEAF taxis will be available in Rio. By the end of the year, 13 more units will be added to the fleet.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 18, 2020
The taxi and ride-hailing markets are best positioned to go fully electric first. The economics of EVs—more expensive to buy but a lot cheaper to run—match perfectly with high-mileage, low-margin businesses like ride-hailing and taxis. Uber-type drivers can do up to five times more kilometers than an average motorist.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 30, 2022
Electric Air Taxis/ Electric Vertical Take-off & Landing (eVTOL) - The future of electric air taxis, or electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL), is perhaps the most uncertain due to high regulatory barriers as well as technical. Battery Demand From Non-automotive EV Sectors in 2021. Electric Vehicles in Construction - 1 GWh.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 22, 2016
The 2016 Chevrolet Volt with an electric range of 53 miles [ 2 ] is the first commercial car that almost qualifies as a PHEVLER. Frank (2016) Using the Fleet of Long Range Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles. 2 ] 2016 Chevrolet Volt Review – First Drive - HybridCars 05 Oct 2015. [ Energy Intelligence April 2016. [
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 3, 2017
As long as fossil fuels remain the predominant producer of electricity in major economies such as the US and China, the impact of electrified vehicles on climate change is negligible after taking into account the energy required for the production and recycling of batteries. The third relevant area of technology is electric power generation.
Cars That Think
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
This enormous growth has at least in part been driven by the aim of reducing vehicle carbon emissions to address climate change concerns. 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.
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