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Toyota introduces new LPG hybrid taxi in Japan; trial of lane-specific congestion info from taxi data

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Toyota Motor Corporation has introduced a new taxi vehicle for Japan, the “JPN Taxi.” Equipped with a newly developed liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) hybrid system, the new model offers 19.4 The taxi is designed to beautifully complement the cityscape while at the same time being easily recognizable as a taxi.

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Geely raises $400M via Green Bonds sale to develop and produce TX5 range-extended electric London taxis

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China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (ZGH) has raised $400 million through the first Green Bond sale on the offshore market from a Chinese automobile company to support the design, development and production of range-extended electric vehicles by its UK subsidiary, the LondonTaxi Company (LTC), manufacturer of the iconic London Black Cab.

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How China beat everybody to be international chief in electrical automobiles

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Together with plug-in hybrids, China’s clean-car gross sales clash 5.67 Manufacturing Consequences: China presented a dual-credit gadget for the automobile trade in 2017, which awards issues for making wipe vehicles and consequences for the ones with top gasoline intake. And the generation is accelerating.

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12th FYP targeting 100,000 EVs in Beijing by 2015

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The development of new-energy vehicles in Beijing focuses on pure electric vehicles but does not exclude developing other types of new-energy vehicles, such as plug-in vehicles and hybrid electric vehicles. However, there has still been no progress in private passenger cars.

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Paris votes to triple SUV parking fees – and this includes electric ones

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Photo by Vincent Rivaud on Pexels.com Parisians have voted to triple the parking costs for SUVs – including heavier electric ones and hybrids. The price hikes applies to ICE or hybrid SUVs weighing more than 1.6 People working in Paris, taxi drivers, tradespeople, health workers, and people with disabilities will all be exempt.

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History of Electric Vehicles in India

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Tesla, Mercedes-Benz, Audi, Hyundai, Mahindra, Chevrolet, BMW, and Renault are among the companies producing revolutionary electric automobiles today. TATA Motors, Maruti Suzuki, Toyota, and a slew of other firms have begun to sell battery and hybrid electric vehicles in India. The Future.

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Kia introduces modular ‘Platform Beyond Vehicle’ strategy, teases several concept EVs at CES

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Combined with HMG’s software-to-everything (SDx) technology , Kia’s PBV EVs can provide a new design exercise in modular, customizable space to fit the needs of more people – whether it is a taxi, mobile boutique, cargo van, or a recreational vehicle.

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