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JUNE 20, 2011

Honeywell and Safran have signed a memorandum of understanding to create a joint venture company to deliver an innovative new electric taxiing system for new and existing aircraft. Honeywell and Safran expect it to be installed on new aircraft and retrofitted on to existing planes, beginning in 2016.

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MAY 22, 2016

In January 2016, a consortium led by the London Taxi Company was awarded an Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) grant of £17.5 million) project will allow the London Taxi Company to develop its next generation zero emissions hybrid drivetrain technology alongside its consortium partners in Coventry. million (US$25.4 million (US$67.5-million)

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MAY 9, 2019

Using data scraped from the application programming interfaces of Uber and Lyft, combined with observed travel time data, the researchers found that between 2010 and 2016, weekday vehicle hours of delay increased by 62% compared to 22% in a counterfactual 2016 scenario without TNCs. —Erhardt. Erhardt et al.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2015

together with Volvo Car Sverige and Upplands Motor, announced that Sweden-based Fågelviksgruppen (FVG) has signed an agreement covering the purchase of 400 Volvo V70 Bi-Fuel taxis with Westport technology and fuel systems including options to purchase up to 240 more. Westport expects the balance to be delivered by the third quarter 2016.

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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.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2016

The new research, Autonomous Vehicles & ADAS: Adoption, Regulation & Business Models 2016-2025 , found that the market adoption of AV (Autonomous Vehicle) technology is set to accelerate over the next few years, driven by increasingly stringent vehicle safety specifications; environmental pressures; and rapid technological developments.

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OCTOBER 2, 2017

The company is also partnering with Safran to trial e-taxi hydrogen fuel cell technology in the coming months in what will be a revolutionary zero emissions taxiing system for its aircraft. Since 2000, easyJet has reduced its emissions by more than 31% per passenger kilometer in 2016.

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AUGUST 9, 2019

This study sheds light on the urban passenger transport sector in China, which accounted for around 20% (188 MtCO 2 ) of the total carbon emissions of the transport sector in 2016, and aims to answer whether the CO 2 emissions from the urban passenger transport sector can reach its peak before 2030 and how to reach the peak.

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JUNE 23, 2016

It will primarily benefit our taxi fleet customers, and it will also be good for companies with an explicit environmental policy. Sales of the V90 BiFuel, which will supersede the Volvo V70, will start in Sweden in June 2016. Vehicle deliveries are expected to start in December, 2016.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Didi Chuxing offers a full range of mobile tech-based mobility options for more than 450 million users, including Taxi, Premier, Express, Hitch, Luxe, Bus, Minibus, Designated Driving, Car Rental, Enterprise Solutions and Bike-Sharing. DiDi acquired Uber China in August 2016.

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DECEMBER 22, 2014

The company’s Liyang facility will receive a total investment of $160 million, increasing its manufacturing capacity fivefold by 2016. In addition to premium cars, the company’s products cater to buses, sedans, taxis, and a variety of EVs designed for personal consumers and clean public transport operators.

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JANUARY 26, 2016

UQM Technologies announced today that Kalmar Motor AB in Sweden has successfully passed vehicle trials with major airlines and plans on beginning production orders by mid-2016 using the PowerPhase HD220, UQM’s heavy-duty commercial traction electric motor/controller system, for their TBL50 airplane tugs.

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MARCH 9, 2017

Didi Chuxing offers a full range of mobile tech-based mobility options for nearly 400 million users across more than 400 Chinese cities, including taxi hailing, private car hailing, Hitch (social ride-sharing), DiDi Chauffeur, DiDi Bus, DiDi Minibus, DiDi Test Drive, DiDi Car Rental and DiDi Enterprise Solutions.

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OCTOBER 26, 2017

DiDi Chuxing offers a full range of mobile tech-based mobility options for around 400 million users, including taxi hailing, private car hailing, Hitch (social ride-sharing), DiDi Chauffeur, DiDi Bus, DiDi Minibus, DiDi Car Rental and DiDi Enterprise Solutions. DiDi acquired Uber China in August 2016.

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MAY 4, 2016

One segment of the on-road fleet that is believed to drive more miles and consume more fuel than the average fleet vehicle is livery (for-hire) vehicles, such as taxis and limousines. Livery fleets have changed significantly in the past decade, with many city fleets now featuring large numbers of hybrid and alternatively fueled vehicles.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Volkswagen believes that such a traffic optimization system could be offered to public transport companies, taxi companies or fleet operators. In 2016, the Volkswagen team already successfully demonstrated congestion-free route optimization for taxis in the Chinese capital Beijing. Volkswagen and quantum computing.

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JANUARY 23, 2018

The London Taxi Company (LTC) became known as the London Electric Vehicle Company (LEVC) in July 2017 as the company transitions into being a provider of urban focused new energy commercial vehicles. Earlier post.). Zhejiang Geely Commercial Vehicle (GCV) has two sub brands; the London Electric Vehicle Company and Yuan Cheng Auto.

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AUGUST 18, 2011

During the full-scale production program, Evida will supply the automaker with up to 10,000 units per year until 2016. Evida says it believes that the largest and most immediate EV impact will be in the commercial sector: buses, taxis, municipal vehicles, corporate and delivery vehicles.

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JANUARY 16, 2017

“Mercedes pay” will be integrated into Daimler Mobility Services GmbH, a subsidiary of Daimler Financial Services, and incorporates a number of different mobility services, including the market leader in car-sharing, car2go, and the mytaxi taxi app, which operates in nine European countries.

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APRIL 6, 2016

After the test phase is complete in May 2016, a taxi mode will take effect, where passengers will be able to request a WEpod via smartphone app, and the shuttles will independently create their own itineraries. The WEpods project was first introduced to the public on 28 January 2016.

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OCTOBER 6, 2017

million units2 sold in 2016, as the company expands its product range, including in LCV and new electric vehicles and builds on success of its global access range. New mobility services – Ride-hailing, robo-taxi services by end of plan. R&D Investment – €18 billion over six years, with a multiplier effect from the Alliance.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

On 29 September 2016, the HY4 aircraft took off on its first official flight from Stuttgart Airport. Small passenger aircraft, such as the HY4, could soon be used in regional transport as electric air taxis and offer a flexible and rapid alternative to existing means of transport.

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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 Buses - 12 GWh.

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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. [

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OCTOBER 15, 2015

The first flight of the HY4 is planned for the summer of 2016 at Stuttgart Airport. Our goal is to use aircraft such as the HY4 as an Electric Air Taxi to connect destinations more flexibly and offer faster alternatives to existing routes and means of transport. Each one can seat two occupants. Click to enlarge. —Josef Kallo.

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APRIL 9, 2015

GMS), a venture company providing mobility services, will partner on field testing to expand the use of electric tricycles (a three-wheel taxi) in the Republic of the Philippines. Fujitsu Limited and Global Mobility Service, Inc. Click to enlarge. Background. The Philippines is home to more than 3.5 million gasoline-powered tricycles.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2017

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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FEBRUARY 16, 2017

7.7kW) in 2016. Another phase is to enable an infrastructure for autonomous fleets of vehicles (such as taxis,etc.) The SAE Wireless Power Transfer (WPT) and Alignment team has been working with the Idaho National Lab and US Department of Energy (DOE) regarding testing for the validation of WPT 1-2 (3.7-7.7kW)

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2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018. Vehicles for the disabled vehicles, agricultural tractors, motor vehicles with a limited speed, taxis, classic cars and buses would be exempt. Different vehicle types will have different base rates, determined by CO 2 emissions or weight. The average rate for a car is expected to be: Dutch Mileage Tax.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2017

In December 2016, interoperability between the so-called Double D (DD) and Circular Topologies was demonstrated between 3.7 in 2021 to create a wireless charging infrastructure with alignment communications for autonomous vehicles (for example, taxi fleets). Earlier post.).

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MARCH 15, 2017

On 25 October 2016, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California approved a proposed 2.0-liter Electrify America has identified three potential Green City initiatives on which to focus: ZEV car‐sharing, ZEV delivery fleet, and ZEV taxi fleet provider. liter Consent Decree. Background. Green City.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

Overall, there was a decrease in total traffic between 2005 and 2014, mainly explained by the reduction in cars and taxis. Fuller (2016) “Did policies to abate atmospheric emissions from traffic have a positive effect in London?” , Environmental Pollution doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2016.07.026. —Font and Fuller. Anna Font, Gary W.

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JULY 26, 2017

billion which may be invested in cycling and walking from 2016-2021. £1B Reducing transport emissions which includes £100 million for new buses and retrofit, £50 million for a Plug In Taxi programme and £80 million for ULEV charging infrastructure. 1B – Ultra low emissions vehicles. 290M – National Productivity Investment Fund.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2017

Battery power has been upped to 36kWh with no increase in weight and, with the average daily trip in South Korea standing at 40 kilometers in 2016 according to a Korean Transportation Safety Authority (KOTSA) report, the new SM3 Z.E. is capable of running for approximately five days on a single charge.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

This is equivalent to 18 times the number of taxi journeys across New York in 2016. A new study from Juniper Research has found that adoption of MaaS (Mobility-as-a-Service) platforms will replace more than 2.3 billion urban private car journeys annually by 2023, compared with just 17.6 million globally in 2018.

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APRIL 7, 2016

In December 2015, Hyundai delivered five ix35 Fuel Cell vehicles to the Paris-based electric taxi start-up STEP (Société du Taxi Electrique Parisien). Performance of the ix35 Fuel Cell is similar to a conventional ix35, with the fuel cell’s output of 100kW (136hp) giving a top speed of 100 mph while 0-62mph takes 12.5

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NOVEMBER 3, 2017

As taxis and shared cars drive significantly more miles each year than personal-use vehicles, the payback in electrification will come much faster. Through 2020, technological improvements in ICEs should be sufficient to enable the industry to meet regulatory emissions requirements in major markets.

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