article thumbnail

This new style of electric tuk-tuk makes me want to drive a taxi in India

Baua Electric

In India, it’s an auto rickshaw. But whatever it’s called, these three-wheeled taxis have used their half-bike, half-wagon design to shuttle folks around cities for decades. Got some kids you need to shuttle down the neighborhood to a friend’s house? FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. Throw ’em in!

Taxi 52
article thumbnail

Waymo starts fully autonomous rides in LA tomorrow; Austin later this year

Baua Electric

Waymo has spent the last few months hosting its “Waymo Tour,” where it bounced around small parts of town to offer free rides to locals in various neighborhoods one-by-one ( we experienced it on a chaotic weekend day in Venice Beach ). FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.

Austin 52
article thumbnail

In the Caribbean, EVs leave ICE vehicles behind

Electric Auto Association

I was at a trade fair and I saw this little neighborhood electric vehicle (NEV). Unfortunately, the taxi drivers weren’t so happy and they hit back.” We were thinking of organizing a group on our own, but then we realized there was no reason to reinvent the wheel, that we’d be better off with the Electric Auto Association.

article thumbnail

Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

Clean Fleet Report

Some auto companies have incorporated car sharing elements into their new business enterprises. We recently took a look at a brand-new local iteration run by the local auto club, but using software developed and being used by many others. Where it used to be Hertz or Avis–or a taxi–the choices now are much more complex.

Cars 99
article thumbnail

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. The PRT as an automated taxi that is 4m long by 1.4m Organized by Shane Chang at Honda Research Institute USA Inc., Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency (CAFE) challenge.

2009 150
article thumbnail

Car News: 2024 Consumer Electronics Show

Clean Fleet Report

Auto companies like Kia use CES as a vehicle introduction show This is a look, alphabetically, at some of what was announced at CES 2024, held at the Las Vegas Convention Center, January 9-12. The platforms can be mounted with a pickup or van body, and even a passenger design for a taxi. The PV5 should be the first to be released.

Google 53
article thumbnail

On the World’s Largest Cruise Ship, Thrills and Space to Chill

Baua Electric

On the day of the sailing, I headed to Port Miami expecting chaos, but as I got out of the taxi, I was greeted by a porter who took my bag and ushered me to the terminal. Space The ship has the feel of a city, with eight distinct “neighborhoods.” I scanned my app, showed my passport and went through security in less than 10 minutes.

Miami 52