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AlixPartners finds limited consumer willingness to pay for autonomous vehicles but enthusiasm for robo-taxis

Green Car Congress

At the same time, the survey results also suggest enthusiasm for autonomous robot-taxis. Consumers in China, the world’s largest auto market, were the most enthusiastic, at 84%. In the US, 44% said they’d consider swapping their personal vehicle for ride-hailing under such circumstances.

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Hyundai finds new materials partner to improve EV battery and motor performance

Baua Electric

For example, Toray is working with California-based Joby Aviation to use carbon fiber on its upcoming all-electric air taxi. If a person is thinking about buying an EV, I think you want to go to a company who is fully committed to selling EVs in the United States,” Parker added. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.

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Hyundai bets on new materials to improve its upcoming electric vehicles

Baua Electric

For example, Toray is working with California-based Joby Aviation to use carbon fiber on its upcoming all-electric air taxi. If a person is thinking about buying an EV, I think you want to go to a company who is fully committed to selling EVs in the United States,” Parker added. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.

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The Maya Train Will Get You to All of Yucatán’s Best Spots. But Not Yet.

Baua Electric

All I needed was a taxi to take me there, a trip of about 30 miles away. There are no taxis, said the stationmaster, as we stood on the polished limestone floors of the high-ceilinged station, which was cool and breezy despite the brilliant late-morning sun outside. Wrangling a taxi has never been a problem in Mexico.

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Retrofitting three-wheeler to electric 

Electric Vehicles India

To boost the electric vehicles on Indian roads the government has brought up a policy that can eliminate personal vehicles in the upcoming decades. The need and design of three-wheeler tempos are different from auto-rickshaws. This will be more economical for consumers than buying a new one. 6 lakh three-wheelers sold in India.

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The Long View from SAE 2009 World Congress

Green Car Congress

the session counted among its panelists: Professor John Heywood, Sun Jae Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of the Sloan Auto Laboratory at MIT. He believes “ monolithic vehicle design ”—where people buy one car to fit all of their needs—is outdated. The PRT as an automated taxi that is 4m long by 1.4m Still, Prof.

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The promise of wireless charging: smaller batteries, longer battery life, fewer charging stations

Charged EVs

We could take an Oslo taxi and charge it in a bus terminal in Wenatchee, Washington or vice versa. If batteries are not surviving the life of the vehicle, I personally find that an obscene position to be in as we drive forward with our environmentally-focused revolution. John Holland: Yes. We’re doing the same thing around the world.