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Firefly & Hyundai Motor America create pilot program to offer rideshare fleets & drivers new vehicles with bonus income up to $3,600/year

Green Car Congress

Firefly, a fast-growing in-car and car-top mobility media company and a Google Ventures-backed startup, will collaborate with Hyundai in promoting its vehicles—including EVs—to rideshare fleets and drivers across key US cities. The program will be available everywhere Firefly is on the road.

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“Insanely frightening and incredibly cool”: What it is really like to catch a self-driving robo-taxi

EV Central

I have an almost disturbing and possibly dangerous love of speed – skiing, driving, roller coasters; the faster it is the more alive I feel – so it came as a slightly embarrassing surprise to find myself properly, squealingly scared at the sedate pace of 30km/h in my self-driving robo-taxi. Because America.

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Did You Make Your Connecting Flight? You May Have A.I. to Thank.

Baua Electric

It’s like Google maps, but in the air,” explained Vikram Baskaran, vice president for information technology services at the carrier. The airline estimates it saves 17 hours a day in taxi time and 1.4 as a virtual parking attendant could save up to 20 percent of taxiing time, with the highest benefits seen at the largest airports.

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Where to locate public chargers?

Electric Auto Association

An exponential increase in EVs will require exponential growth in the availability of locations to charge them. Installation costs will be impacted by the charger’s distance from an available power supply and electrical panel, as well as by the age of the facility involved. not internet-connected) and networked (internet-connected).

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

Clean Fleet Report

But take a look at the variety of program available. She outlines the variety of choices available in a white paper. Where it used to be Hertz or Avis–or a taxi–the choices now are much more complex. Lyft claims it is the fastest-growing ride share service and is available in 190 cities worldwide.

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Car News: 2024 Consumer Electronics Show

Clean Fleet Report

Timing: BMW says all these technologies will be become available over the course of 2024. This left an untapped market for smaller, fit-for-purpose electric vans and trucks that will be not only used for last mile delivery, but longer range transportation of goods. The PV5 should be the first to be released.

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The #1 working mum’s guide to buying the perfect electric car

My Energi

to Google Play Store to purchase a digital parrot. There are so many great models, shapes, styles of EV available now with budget, mid and high-end options. On the occasions I do travel a long distance, mainly for work purposes, the Tesla gets 300+ miles anyway, so I’d easily get to Manchester and back from Binbrook, Lincolnshire.

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