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Hertz ordering 100,000 Teslas by end of 2022

Green Car Congress

Today, 40% of US consumers say they are likely to consider an electric vehicle the next time they are in the market for a new vehicle, according to Pew. Hertz was the first US car rental company to introduce EVs to its rental fleet in 2011 and the first to implement a wireless charging system for electric vehicles.

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Tesla Model Y-backed ride service start operations in Downtown Tampa

Teslarati

Customers can book low-cost rides in Tesla SUVS for $2 per person. Tesla vehicles will be available from Monday to Saturday from 7:00 a.m. Customers may book a ride in a bright-yellow T esla Model Y through the “DASH Tampa” app. The service will be available from noon until 11:00 p.m. on October 12. to 11:00 p.m.

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nuTonomy and Grab partner to expand public trial of on-demand self-driving car service in Singapore

Green Car Congress

The trial will give select Grab users a chance to experience the full end-to-end experience of e-hailing and riding in a nuTonomy self-driving vehicle (SDV). In particular, the trial will be a valuable opportunity to conduct user experience research around how passengers book and interact with SDVs. Earlier post.)

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Mercedes-Benz and Bosch start San José pilot project for automated ride-hailing service; automated S-Class

Green Car Congress

Their pilot project for an app-based ride-hailing service using automated Mercedes-Benz S-Class vehicles has now been launched in San José, California. They will use an app developed by Daimler Mobility AG to book a journey by the automated S-Class vehicles from a defined pick-up point to their destination.

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Lyft and nuTonomy form strategic R&D partnership to optimize passenger experience in self-driving cars

Green Car Congress

Autonomous vehicle software developer nuTonomy and Lyft have formed a strategic R&D partnership focused on understanding and optimizing the end-to-end experience of autonomous vehicle (AV) passengers. Flynn Marine Park and the adjacent Seaport and Fort Point neighborhoods. —Karl Iagnemma, CEO and Co-founder of nuTonomy.

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A $275 Bus Ticket to the Hamptons

Baua Electric

Blade, the helicopter charter company, was founded 10 years ago as a way for commuters going between New York and the Hamptons to avoid vehicle traffic. This May it is introducing a new service, the Hamptons Streamliner, that, starting at $195 a ticket, will take passengers to destinations on eastern Long Island aboard … a bus.

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In the Caribbean, EVs leave ICE vehicles behind

Electric Auto Association

Like nearly everyone else with an electric vehicle (EV) on Saint Thomas, Doug White, co-founder of Virgin Islands Electric Vehicle Association , drives a Nissan LEAF. I was at a trade fair and I saw this little neighborhood electric vehicle (NEV). It was a great island vehicle. Doug and Leslie White on St.