Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 9, 2020
At the same time, the survey results also suggest enthusiasm for autonomous robot-taxis. Americans surveyed said they’d be willing to pay just a 9% premium—or $1,868 versus $1,709. In the US, 44% said they’d consider swapping their personal vehicle for ride-hailing under such circumstances.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 29, 2009
On 20 April, the opening day of the SAE 2009 World Congress, the AVL Technology Leadership Theater presented a forum on “Green Mobility—The Long View”. the session counted among its panelists: Professor John Heywood, Sun Jae Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of the Sloan Auto Laboratory at MIT. by Bill Cooke.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 26, 2009
ALTe already has Gen 1 proof-of-concept systems running in a Crown Vic taxi equipped with a 20 kWh Li-ion battery pack. Another benefit of targeting a conversion application such as the taxi fleet is that the vehicles are all out of warranty, Thomas noted.). Gen1 System installed in a Crown Vic. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 26, 2015
According to KPMG’s Gary Silberg, National Automotive Leader for KPMG, the increasing desire for mobility options will present “huge opportunities for new entrants and business models in the auto industry.”. Parents like the idea of not having to play taxi for their kids,” said Silberg. We grossly underestimated that trend.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
A new white paper published by the Argonne National Laboratory Collaborative Center for Energy Storage Science (ACCESS) outlines a clear set of battery requirements and research and development needs to accelerate the commercialization of electric propulsion for aviation—from air taxis in the near term to 737 class aircraft in the long term.
Green Car Congress
JULY 21, 2014
Now, however, given all the market drivers facing the auto industry (regulations, fossil fuel availability, societal changes, etc.), In the diagram above, the area for that is designated as “Kleinserie” (“small series”), an area in which Volkswagen also works on specialty vehicles such as taxis, emergency responder vehicles, etc.
Green Car Congress
JULY 17, 2015
In the past the auto industry has responded to incentives and guidelines set by government agencies and reengineered their product to meet this requirement. An application of this concept for taxi cabs in China chose the shorter-electric-range PHEVs with overhead-charging systems because of battery costs can be minimized [ 15 ].
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