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

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The GEM e2 two-passenger vehicle features six 12-volt flooded electrolyte batteries and a range of up to 35 miles on a charge. 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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Because rideshare vehicles log so many miles, electrifying them can deliver outsize emissions reductions—and drivers for the likes of Lyft and Uber will need strategically located urban charging hubs. ” Charged : At your Superhub, you have several companies involved in managing the chargers, including AMP Control and EV Gateway.

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NYU Researchers Pave the Way for Future Shared Mobility

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Since that time, the C2SMART Center at NYU has worked with shared mobility companies including, BMW ReachNow (now ShareNow), Lime and Via, and collaborated with automakers such as Ford Motor Company on some of its research. Chow and his team collaborated with BMW ReachNow on this work, prior to the company merging with Car2Go.

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The promise of wireless charging: smaller batteries, longer battery life, fewer charging stations

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These are the benefits Momentum Dynamics claims to offer, and Charged sat down with Bob Kacergis, Momentum’s Chief Commercial Officer, and John Holland, the company’s Commercial Director for Europe and the Middle East, to hear the details. Charged : Can you give us a brief company history? John Holland: Yes.