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Tesla Model Y taxi fleet from Revel set for NYC launch after regulatory mix up

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Revel, a New York City-based ridesharing company, will launch its fleet of Tesla Model Y taxis in the Big Apple in early August after a mix-up with NYC’s regulatory agency, the Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC). A Giant Game of Telephone: The Revel Tesla Model Y Taxi Situation Explained.

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Polaris to buy Global Electric Motorcars LLC (GEM) from Chrysler

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GEM is a recognized leader within the low-speed vehicle market, with approximately $30 million in sales during the 2010 calendar year. Since the company was established in 1998, it has placed more than 45,000 electric-powered vehicles on the road worldwide. To date, GEM cars have driven more than 450 million emission-free miles.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

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Some auto companies have incorporated car sharing elements into their new business enterprises. Some small players were gobbled up by bigger companies. Where it used to be Hertz or Avis–or a taxi–the choices now are much more complex. Some big players have jumped in and then retreated.

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US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

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The fleets include two utility fleets, five cities and towns, three counties, ten private companies, two state fleets, ten school districts, and two universities. Vehicles to be deployed include 163 CNG, the vast majority for high mileage taxis and 18 heavy-duty LNG refuse trucks. The vehicles will be deployed across the state.

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Car News: 2024 Consumer Electronics Show

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Auto companies like Kia use CES as a vehicle introduction show This is a look, alphabetically, at some of what was announced at CES 2024, held at the Las Vegas Convention Center, January 9-12. The platforms can be mounted with a pickup or van body, and even a passenger design for a taxi. The PV5 should be the first to be released.

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How ridesharing can help solve the challenge of urban EV ownership

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All of the challenges and opportunities, technology, regulatory issues, business model issues that are associated with enabling EV adoption at scale in major urban markets, that’s where we’re focused. We work closely with the charging market, sourcing chargers from various vendors. It’s a very disaggregated space.

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NYU Researchers Pave the Way for Future Shared Mobility

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The collection of technologies and markets that comprise so-called. shared mobility" now constitutes a $60 billion market , according to some estimates. As these shared mobility markets mature and develop, C2SMART , a U.S. Chow and his team collaborated with BMW ReachNow on this work, prior to the company merging with Car2Go.

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