Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 26, 2020
With ride-hailing services now providing more trips nationally than taxis, the growth of ride-hailing has directly contributed to increased local pollution and exacerbated traffic congestion in dense urban areas. Traveling by transit, walking, or biking when and where possible are the best choices for the climate.
Clean Fleet Report
MARCH 31, 2023
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.
Green Car Congress
JULY 25, 2016
The five cities were Calgary, San Diego, Seattle, Vancouver, and Washington, D.C. A majority of members use public transit less frequently; walk more frequently; use taxis less frequently; and have a range of impacts on other modes. there are many shared modes now available, such as bikesharing, ridesourcing, etc.).
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 26, 2009
The project will result in expanded availability of alternative fuels with 17 new CNG and E85 fueling stations and 63 electric vehicle charging stations. Team partners will purchase a total of 191 commercially available light- to heavy-duty alternative-fuel and advanced-technology vehicles. Total DOE award: $14,999,658.
Cars That Think
DECEMBER 30, 2023
The DARPA Grand and Urban Challenges for autonomous vehicles, in 2005 and 2007, formed the foundation for today’s autonomous taxis. In 2022, Amazon invested in Agility as part of its Industrial Innovation Fund , and late last year Amazon started testing Digit at its robotics research and development site near Seattle, Wash.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 21, 2013
car2go is available in six cities in Germany, and has more than 100,000 customers there—the largest number of registered users in the country’s segment for flexible carsharing services, according to Daimler. The number of available car2go vehicles will also increase from 6,100 to more than 10,000 by the end of 2013.
Charged EVs
AUGUST 17, 2022
We could take an Oslo taxi and charge it in a bus terminal in Wenatchee, Washington or vice versa. If you do that, you can keep your vehicle at work all day long, so you’re increasing the revenue availability of your vehicle. In our Gothenburg and Oslo taxi projects, the chargers are at the taxi stands. John Holland: Yes.
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