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Better Place Launches Switchable-Battery Electric Taxi Project in Tokyo; Converted Crossovers with A123 Systems Packs

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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. Source: Better Place. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Low-Emission Zone now operational in downtown Haifa; Israel’s first; initially targeting heavy diesels

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Enforcement during this stage will be carried out by city inspectors and the Israel Police. In the second stage, to begin in early 2019, all diesel fuel vehicles (including vans and commercial vehicles under 3.5 Haifa is the first [city we are taking on] in the revolution that we’re leading in Israel to reduce vehicular air pollution.

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Hyundai Motor to establish Hyundai Mobility Global Innovation Center in Singapore

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As part of its Smart Nation initiative to drive the adoption of digital innovation across industries, Singapore is actively fostering the use of digital technologies such as AI, digitalization, and smart urban mobility. In addition, Hyundai will review a potential collaboration on a pilot study for Singapore’s Smart City project.

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Better Place Extends Tokyo Battery Swap Trial for Additional Three Months

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Better Place has extended its switchable-battery electric vehicle (EV) taxi pilot in Tokyo ( earlier post ) to operate through the end of the year. The current trial is part of a program run by the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy of Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). Average switch time 59.1

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TaxiBot: Ricardo Engineered Robotic Vehicle Concept To Reduce Aircraft Fuel Consumption and Noise on the Ground

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Taxiing to and from the airport terminal gate and runway is a major source of CO 2 emissions. Ricardo has successfully engineered and delivered a demonstrator robotic, pilot-controlled towing vehicle known as ‘TaxiBot’ for Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI). Click to enlarge. —Eric White, Ricardo chief engineer for TaxiBot.

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Better Place Debuts EV Services Platform and Partners at Frankfurt Motor Show

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Better Place introduced its electric vehicle (EV) services platform at the Frankfurt Motor Show, in conjunction with Renault’s unveiling of the Fluence ZE Concept with Quickdrop (switchable) battery system and an expanded agreement with Renault, committing both companies to a volume of at least 100,000 electric cars in Israel and Denmark by 2016.

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AMPECO CEO discusses the software that makes large-scale EV charging systems work in comprehensive Q&A

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AMPECO has a global footprint—it has offices in England and France, and is rapidly expanding in the US—but I confess I was a bit surprised to find out how knowledgeable and insightful CEO Orlin Radev and Chief Revenue Officer Stefan Ivanov turned out to be about the global EV charging industry. They’re called Wattif.