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New York City Taxi and Limo Commissions selects Nissan NV200 as Taxi of Tomorrow; fully-electric version possible starting in 2017

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The New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) has selected the Nissan NV200 as the exclusive taxi of New York City for a decade, beginning in late 2013. The City now will enter into final negotiations with Nissan to make the NV200 the first taxicab specially built for use in New York City.

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Ford Mustang Mach-E, Tesla Model 3 to join NYPD, NYC agencies for Gov’t use

Teslarati

Update: The New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services also confirmed to Teslarati that it will purchase 250 Model 3 units for the New York City fleet. The contract for the Mustang Mach-E has been finalized. This is why the Model 3s were not included in the press release.

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Daimler begins deliveries of electric FUSO eCanter; UPS first commercial customer; NGO fleets

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Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC), part of Daimler Trucks, celebrated the global launch of the FUSO eCanter ( earlier post ) in New York City. The all-electric light-duty truck is cost-efficient and economical for users, as already proved within customer tests in Europe. Seven-Eleven Co.,

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Why Are We Still Doing What Simon Says?

Cars That Think

They decided to create their own light-up, pattern-matching game, but with more colorful buttons and pleasing musical notes. Jens Wolf/picture-alliance/dpa/AP When Baer got the idea for his video-game system in 1966, he was the division manager at the defense contractor Sanders Associates (now part of BAE Systems ) in Nashua, N.H.

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Daimler Trucks & Buses targets completely CO2-neutral fleet of new vehicles by 2039 in Europe, Japan and NAFTA

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Daimler Trucks & Buses, one of the world’s largest commercial vehicle manufacturers, aims to offer only new vehicles that are CO 2 -neutral in driving operation (“tank-to-wheel”) in the triad markets of Europe, Japan and NAFTA by 2039. The first hand-off to a customer was in 2018.

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How to make heavy-duty electric trucks work in practice

Charged EVs

Among its first announced customers, back in December 2017, was Pepsi, which reserved 100 of the trucks and plans to use them in the California regions of Modesto and Sacramento. Identifying ideal routes is key to success,” says the LIGHTS group’s final report , and the learnings were underscored by the fleet operators taking part.

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Their Bionic Eyes Are Now Obsolete and Unsupported

Cars That Think

Barbara Campbell was walking through a New York City subway station during rush hour when her world abruptly went dark. The patches of light and dark that she’d been able to see with the implant’s help vanished. Beatrice de Gea/The New York Times/Redux. Second Sight began with a flash of light.