Remove 2018 Remove Clean Remove San Francisco Remove Taxi
article thumbnail

New analysis suggests Uber adding significantly to pollution and traffic in European cities

Green Car Congress

Evolution of taxi drivers, PHV drivers (England), and Uber drivers (London) compared to taxi and PHV CO 2 emissions (UK). Source: “Europe’s giant ‘taxi’ company: is Uber part of the problem or the solution?”. This has made Uber one of the biggest taxi services in Europe, with 3.6 million users in France in 2017.

Pollution 493
article thumbnail

California ARB receives VW’s 1st $200M, 30-month ZEV investment plan

Green Car Congress

The Consent Decree partially resolves Clean Air Act and California State claims against VW for equipping its 2.0L Electrify America has identified 5 metropolitan areas for the cycle 1 investment (Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Jose, San Diego, and Sacramento). diesel vehicles with defeat devices. diesel cars.

article thumbnail

Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

Clean Fleet Report

Where it used to be Hertz or Avis–or a taxi–the choices now are much more complex. Uber’s value proposition is that it is cheaper than using a taxi and much cheaper than using a personal car. Ford purchased Spin, a dockless scooter-sharing company in 2018 and has been working at growing it in U.S.

Cars 98