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Fuel Cell Plug-in Hybrid Taxi Unveiled at London’s City Hall

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Intelligent Energy, Lotus Engineering, LTI Vehicles and TRW Conekt, with funding from the UK Government’s Technology Strategy Board, unveiled a full performance, zero-emissions Fuel Cell Hybrid London taxi. Acceleration from 0-30 mph takes 4.5 seconds; acceleration from 0-60 mph takes 14 seconds. . Earlier post.).

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Mercedes-Benz upgrades eVito Tourer electric van

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The eVito Tourer will be available in the summer of 2020. The electric motor, the transmission with fixed transmission ratios, the cooling system and the power electronics form a compact unit. The top speeds are 140 km/h (87 mph) with standard and 160 km/h (99 mph) with special equipment.

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Amazon’s Zoox robotaxis to drive faster, farther, at night in Las Vegas – ET Auto

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The moves are modest compared with Alphabet’s Waymo, which this week announced a plan to begin a taxi service in Los Angeles, on top of the existing markets of San Francisco and Phoenix, where it already ferries passengers in its retrofitted autonomous Jaguars. m)after she was hit by a human-driven car.

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Uber and Hyundai announce aerial ridesharing partnership, release new full-scale electric air taxi model at CES

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Uber and Hyundai Motor Company announced a new partnership to develop Uber Air Taxis for a future aerial ride share network and unveiled a new full-scale aircraft concept at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Uber has announced a goal of flight demonstrations in 2020 and Elevate commercially available to riders in 2023.

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Car News: 2024 Consumer Electronics Show

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The platforms can be mounted with a pickup or van body, and even a passenger design for a taxi. The RS touts 1,000+ hp with 0-60 mph under two seconds and a top speed of 200 mph. With dual motors, the all-wheel drive has 800-volt architecture and carbon ceramic Brembo brakes. The PV5 should be the first to be released.

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BYD to supply 50 e6 BEVs to greentomatocars for minicabs in London

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It is my aim that London’s minicabs and taxis will be zero-emission by 2020, which will have a major impact on air quality. The company expects that the 50 electric BYD e6 will be available for its customers to use from the second quarter of 2013.

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