Green Car Congress
MARCH 24, 2023
Archer Aviation and United Airlines plan to launch the first air taxi route in Chicago, between O’Hare International Airport (ORD) and Vertiport Chicago. Vertiport Chicago, North America’s largest vertical aircraft take off and landing facility, is located in the Illinois Medical District near the Chicago Loop.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 23, 2019
Data compiled by Euromonitor for European research and campaign group Transport & Environment (T&E) shows a surge in the number of Uber drivers (officially registered as private hire vehicles - PHV) in the past few years. Evolution of taxi drivers, PHV drivers (England), and Uber drivers (London) compared to taxi and PHV CO 2 emissions (UK).
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 28, 2012
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Smith Electric Vehicles announced that Smith will open an electric vehicle manufacturing facility in Chicago. Chicago will be Smith’s third location in the United States, joining the headquarters in Kansas City, Mo., and a manufacturing facility in New York City.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 25, 2012
The City of Bogota, Colombia, has launched a pilot project to spur the use of electric vehicles in Bogota’s center-city taxi fleet. The first taxis are expected to be operational in the city in the next few months. —Jay Carson, CEO, C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group. On 29 December 2011, the City of Bogota enacted Decree No.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 2, 2010
Taxi Affiliation Services (TAS), which operates Yellow Cab Chicago, has awarded Clean Energy Fuels Corp. a new 10-year contract to build and operate two new CNG fueling stations and sell fuel to the company’s growing CNG taxi fleet. Yellow Cab Chicago and its affiliates plan an initial deployment of 100 new CNG taxis.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 8, 2019
Electrify America also will continue to invest in these Cycle 1 metros: Boston, Chicago, Denver, Miami, New York City, Philadelphia, Portland, Seattle and Washington, DC. Select DCFC stations also will be installed near multiunit dwellings (MUDs), expanding access to drivers who reside in apartment complexes and similar communities.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 26, 2013
Chicago and Denver (tied). In Chicago, charging infrastructure growth has been more recent and now is robust. Driving habits in Chicago also are heavy with suburban to urban commuting patterns. High-visibility projects such as the LEAF taxi pilot have helped to raise consumer awareness. New York City.
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