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. Source: Better Place. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).
Green Car Congress
JULY 13, 2020
Together, Mobileye and WILLER are seeking to commercialize self-driving taxis and autonomous on-demand shared shuttles in Japan, while leveraging each other’s strengths. The collaboration with WILLER greatly expands and strengthens the company’s global MaaS ambition.
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
FEBRUARY 15, 2018
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.
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. Average switch time 59.1
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.
Revenge of the Electric Car
APRIL 29, 2010
Palo Alto’s Better Place just announced that it will be conducting a 90-day test of its lithium-ion battery switching system with Tokyo’s Nihon Kotsu taxi company. said Monday it is testing its electric car charging system in with a taxi operator in Tokyo. Better Place Inc. of Watertown, Mass.,
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