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New York City pushes Uber & Lyft fleets to be zero-emissions by 2030

Teslarati

Uber CEO sets deadline for drivers to move away from gas cars With ride-hail drivers classified as independent contractors who use their personal vehicles to drive, convincing them to buy or lease a new electric car may not be easy. In January, Hertz expanded that partnership in Europe by making 25,000 EVs available to European Uber drivers.

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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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The Long View from SAE 2009 World Congress

Green Car Congress

One of the keys to TOD is to desegregate commercial and residential land use so people live near where they work and even if they have to commute to work the distributed nature housing and commercial avoids the overcrowding in one direction you experience with dedicated residential neighborhoods.

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Car News: 2024 Consumer Electronics Show

Clean Fleet Report

Generative AI for the Intelligent Personal Assistant uses artificial intelligence for speech processing which enable human-like conversations that allow drivers to keep their hands on the wheel and their eyes on the road. Timing: BMW says all these technologies will be become available over the course of 2024.

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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.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

Green Car Congress

Gasoline/diesel fueling stations to replenish the liquid fuel for these engines are readily available. A thinking person should ask, “How did the Leaf owner travel the unaccounted miles, the ones that were not e-miles?” Appropriately using the slow-charging option available to all PHEVs, we can greatly increase the UF of the grid.

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