Green Car Congress
AUGUST 10, 2023
BYD has been actively expanding its global presence since 2010, strategically introducing new energy buses and taxis for public transit electrification. Since its foundation in 1995, BYD has introduced technology innovations such as Blade Battery, DM-i Super Hybrid System, e-Platform 3.0, million units cumulatively.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 3, 2012
A Better Place-led project consortium has launched an electric taxi project—including a battery-switch station—at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. The Battery Switch Station was built in partnership with Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and will initially serve 10 Renault Fluence Z.E. electric taxis at this time.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 26, 2010
Electric taxi driving through Ginza in Tokyo. Better Place launched a 90-day switchable-battery electric taxi in Tokyo in partnership with the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry, and Nihon Kotsu, Tokyo’s largest taxi operator. The batteries for these cars are provided by A123 Systems. Earlier post.).
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 28, 2010
Better Place, with support from the US Department of Transportation via the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, has committed to bring a switchable battery, electric taxi program to the Bay Area in partnership with the cities of San Francisco and San Jose. The pilot project began on 26 April, in cooperation with Nihon Kotsu Co.,
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 26, 2010
Better Place has extended its switchable-battery electric vehicle (EV) taxi pilot in Tokyo ( earlier post ) to operate through the end of the year. Tokyo’s largest taxi operator, and focuses on the feasibility of battery switch as means for taxis to have instant, zero emission, range extension.
Teslarati
DECEMBER 4, 2023
” The concept of wireless EV charging is expected to be particularly useful for vehicles using repetitive routes, such as buses, taxis, and freight vehicles, though they’re also expected to be available to passenger vehicles in the future. This will be our own proving ground in the city of Detroit.”
Green Car Congress
MARCH 31, 2020
With Hyundai CRADLE’s presence in Singapore, the company will expand its global innovation network to Southeast Asia, with hubs already established in Korea, US, Israel, Germany and China. In the US, car-sharing and robo-taxi services will capitalize on the anticipated commercialization of autonomous vehicles of SAE Level 4 or higher.
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