Electric Cars Report

DECEMBER 6, 2023

More than half of London’s entire black cab fleet is now zero-emission capable thanks to LEVC’s class-leading electric taxi, as the TX continues to play a vital role in clean green, and accessible urban mobility.

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Electric Cars Report

MARCH 7, 2023

There are now more LEVC (London Electric Vehicle Company) TX electric taxis on the streets of London than diesel TX4s, as the capital’s transition to a clean, green EV black cab fleet continues to accelerate.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 17, 2019

has successfully met and supported the launch of the San Francisco Green Zone requirement, using New Flyer Connect to execute GPS-triggered (geofencing) functionality with the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) and BAE Systems PLC (BAE). Green Zone buses have begun operating on the 28/28R, 43, 19, 2, 47 and 12 lines.

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 19, 2024

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2013

subsidiaries of Clean Energy Fuels Corp., Westport and Clean Energy also announced a $5-million joint marketing and sales program. This acquisition increases Westport’s product range with the Ford line to include transit, cargo shuttle and taxi vehicles and dedicated natural gas vehicles for markets such as California.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 3, 2019

New York City's efforts a decade ago to clean up pollution from old taxi models has worked—mostly—a new study shows.

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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.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 3, 2019

A report shows higher-mpg taxis have had a beneficial effect on New York City air quality. In a podcast over the weekend, Tesla CEO Elon Musk released a few more details about the Tesla Pickup. US PIRG gives states failing grades on how they're spending diesel-scandal funds.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 1, 2024

Urban Air Mobility (UAM) developer Volocopter announced its latest milestone today, sharing it has received a Production Organization Approval (POA) extension from the German government, enabling it to expand its production facilities and commence serial production of its VoloCity eVTOL air taxis.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2019

A team of researchers in China suggest that, in the context of promoting the use of clean fuel vehicles and increasing vehicle fuel efficiency, CO 2 emissions of China’s urban passenger transport sector could reach a peak of 225 MtCO 2 in 2030. Technical roadmap of bus,taxi, and car for peaking the CO2 emissions at 2030 or before.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 21, 2022

These HFCEVs are an important step for SoCalGas in decarbonizing its fleet and supports the company’s Net Zero 2045 Climate Goal , which includes replacing 50% of its over-the-road fleet with clean fuel vehicles by 2025 and operating a 100% zero-emission fleet by 2035. The company is on track to achieve its goal of 50% by 2025.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

European carrier easyJet plans to test an electric taxi system later this year that utilizes a hydrogen fuel cell stowed in the hold, batteries charged by regenerative braking, and electric wheel motors. The energy can then be used by the aircraft when taxiing without needing to use the jet engines.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2012

Clean Energy Fuels Corp., Already, Clean Energy has engaged over 100 shippers, private fleets and for-hire carriers that have shared their operations to qualify the economic opportunity of operating natural gas trucks, which has helped us, in turn, plan the first phase of the natural gas fueling highway. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

All is not well with Japan's electric taxi drivers. Two years ago, in February 2011, the city of Osaka introduced a fleet of fifty Nissan Leaf taxis. The deal was a cooperative arrangement between Nissan, 30 taxi firms, and the government--each was being subsidized to the tune of 1,780,000 Yen--over $21,000 at the time.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2013

The mayor also plans to add 50 more electric vehicles to the city’s fleet of cars, and put the first six fully electric taxis on the road, with the goal of making one-third of our taxi fleet electric by 2020. Remember: Clean air means you live longer. —Mayor Bloomberg.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2009

Geographical distribution of Clean Cities Recovery Act awards. The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected 25 cost-share projects under the Clean Cities program that will be funded with nearly $300 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Clean Energy Coalition’s CEC Michigan Green Fleets Initiative.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2012

The 2014 Nissan NV200 Taxi, New York’s Taxi of Tomorrow, will make its global debut tonight at a special event in SoHo with Nissan President and CEO Carlos Ghosn and New York City Mayor Michael R. The new taxi is powered by a proven 2.0L The new taxi is powered by a proven 2.0L Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2020

A new report from Australia’s national science agency CSIRO shows that clean hydrogen can significantly reduce aviation emissions with potential benefits seen within five years. While not a large contributor to emissions for the sector, on-airport applications represent a straightforward and near-term opportunity to introduce clean hydrogen.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 29, 2023

The aptly-named Mbay wants to help cultivate and grow the green mobility sector in West Africa, starting in Dakar, Senegal. M’Bay means to cultivate in Wolof,the main language in Senegal. Mbay wants to play a key role in the transition to electric mobility by being the first mover in the electric car sector in Senegal […]

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

There's a deep disconnect between the purported urban taxi business models and most of the graphics these eVTOL companies use, which hides a yawning chasm of reality.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2011

Nissan NV200 NYC Taxi. The New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) has selected the Nissan NV200 as the exclusive taxi of New York City for a decade, beginning in late 2013. If the pilot proves successful, the City will explore the possibility of the wider use of electric-powered taxis. Taxi of Tomorrow.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

It envisages Thimphu as a “clean-electric” city in which transportation for its more than 100,000 citizens is powered by clean energy. As a first step in the cooperation, Nissan will deliver Nissan LEAFs for use in the government fleet, and as taxis, as well as demonstration units for the national rollout of EVs.

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

EV News Ireland — up to €25,000 for taxi drivers to buy electric vehicles Introducing the 2022 […]. Below are some top news releases and headlines from the past day or so. There is also related air and environmental news on the bottom of this post.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

Eco City Vehicles PLC (ECV), a developer and supplier of eco-friendly commercial vehicles and the London licensed taxi, launched an all-electric prototype of the London-licensed Mercedes Vito taxi, developed by a consortium of companies including ECV’s manufacturing partner Penso, Mercedes Benz UK and Zytek Automotive. million (US$3.9-million)

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2013

A pair of researchers at the University of Michigan have used “big data” mining techniques to evaluate the impact of adopting plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) in the Beijing taxi fleet on life cycle greenhouse gas emissions based on the characterized individual travel patterns. one-driver taxi versus two-driver taxi).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2010

Intelligent Energy, Lotus Engineering, LTI Vehicles and TRW Conekt, with funding from the UK Government’s Technology Strategy Board, unveiled a full performance, zero-emissions Fuel Cell Hybrid London taxi. IE’s Fuel cell taxi system offers 58% efficiency. Earlier post.). Acceleration from 0-30 mph takes 4.5 Click to enlarge. .

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 6, 2016

In Korea, in line with the national Green Car Roadmap ambitions, Air Liquide and Hyundai intend to collaborate for the deployment of hydrogen stations enabling the successful roll-out of Hyundai FCEVs. In Europe, Air Liquide and Hyundai intend to further develop FCEV fleet projects such as taxis or municipal fleets.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 3, 2014

Announced yesterday by Transport Minister, Baroness Kramer, the new £5 million Clean Vehicle Technology Fund, will help pay for a[.]. Green credentials' Local authorities across England have the chance to bid for funding to make changes to bus fleets and other vehicles, to help slash transport pollution in their region.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 6, 2012

Nissan has unveiled its take on the London Hackney carriage as it looks to offer taxi drivers with a low emission alternative. Revealing both a diesel version and an electric version, the new Nissan NV200 London Taxi will be cheaper to buy and lower emission than the current offerings (currently there are only two alternatives; [.].

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2011

The new targeted clean-up measures, which could reduce local pollution levels of PM 10 by 10-20% where applied, are financed from a Clean Air Fund secured by the Mayor and TfL from the Department for Transport (DfT). The eco-marshals are existing TfL staff on secondment, two of whom are licensed London taxi drivers.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

We have the unique advantage to have a clean, renewable and relatively inexpensive energy. The strategy will include vehicles from individuals, businesses, municipalities and non-profit organizations, as well as taxis and government fleet vehicles. Allowing projects like this to see the day, we invest in all of Québec.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 28, 2013

But the Ambassador--fondly known as the "Amby"--is both India''s de facto taxi cab and the oldest production car in the world. You''ve likely never heard of a Hindustan Ambassador--and unless you''re an old British-car geek, you''ve certainly never seen a Morris Oxford Series III.

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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. —Don Anair, deputy director of the UCS Clean Transportation Program and lead author of the report.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 18, 2020

The taxi and ride-hailing markets are best positioned to go fully electric first. The economics of EVs—more expensive to buy but a lot cheaper to run—match perfectly with high-mileage, low-margin businesses like ride-hailing and taxis. The campaign calls on Uber to go 100% clean in large European cities by 2025.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 22, 2014

Boston Power’s products target multiple segments in the electric vehicle industry, all geared towards the growth of green, sustainable cities. In addition to premium cars, the company’s products cater to buses, sedans, taxis, and a variety of EVs designed for personal consumers and clean public transport operators.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Many of the world’s top automakers and their Tier 1 suppliers have licensed WiTricity’s technology, including Toyota, Mahle, TDK, IHI, Shindengen, Daihen, Aptiv, Anjie Wireless, Yura, VIE, Green Power, and Lumen Freedom. Jack Watanabe, President of Climeon Japan, a clean energy company.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 3, 2016

Some models of vehicle, such as tractors, which the Corporation uses on its green spaces like Hampstead Heath and Epping Forest, do not have a non-diesel alternative. These vehicles will continue to be used until a clean alternative becomes available on the market. The City of London Corporation’s remit goes beyond City borders.

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