Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2012

The City of Bogota, Colombia, has launched a pilot project to spur the use of electric vehicles in Bogota’s center-city taxi fleet. The first taxis are expected to be operational in the city in the next few months. On 29 December 2011, the City of Bogota enacted Decree No. 677 to support the project over a three-year period.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 21, 2011

Taxi Medallion Management in Chicago has purchased 12 Ford Transit Connect Taxis running on compressed natural gas (CNG) for its fleet. The cabs will be affiliated with Yellow Cab Chicago and bear the company’s logo and color. The first taxi was delivered to Boston Cab Dispatch in December 2010.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Hertz has a national footprint of locations across North America suitable for bp pulse to build and manage a network of fast-charging hubs to serve Hertz customers, including taxi and ride sharing drivers, as well as the general public.

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Teslarati

APRIL 24, 2023

Tesla received a large order for Model 3s from an Emirati taxi company, Arabia Taxi Dubai, helping the company to cut its carbon footprint. Predominantly, these orders have been coming from ride-hailing companies and car rental services. With this new purchase, it looks to double down on that lead.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2022

Firefly, a fast-growing in-car and car-top mobility media company and a Google Ventures-backed startup, will collaborate with Hyundai in promoting its vehicles—including EVs—to rideshare fleets and drivers across key US cities.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2021

CAE, a global leader in aviation training, and urban air mobility (UAM) company Volocopter signed a strategic partnership, subject to definitive agreement, to develop, certify, and deploy an innovative pilot training program for electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) operations. © Volocopter.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 21, 2022

Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) has taken delivery of 23 Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (HFCEV), marking the company’s first purchase of hydrogen-powered vehicles. The company is on track to achieve its goal of 50% by 2025.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

The partnership agreement between three local governments and eight companies aims to develop new modes of transportation, and to promote the use of renewable energy, in the Hamadori area of Fukushima Prefecture. Nissan began a field test of new mobility services as part of a partnership to promote future community building in Japan.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 18, 2020

This is because of cheaper electricity, lower EV retail prices and higher purchase incentives in France. The taxi and ride-hailing markets are best positioned to go fully electric first. Uber-type drivers can do up to five times more kilometers than an average motorist.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2014

The municipal government of Dalian, China has signed a cooperative agreement with BYD for the purchase of 600 BYD electric buses in 2014 and another 600 in 2015, totaling 1,200 units. The company recently inked a similar purchase agreement with Nanjing, for 600 electric buses and 400 electric taxis. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 6, 2021

Concurrent with a public listing of Skyworks Aeronautics shares, Skyworks Aeronautics will issue warrants to GEM to purchase up to 3% of the common stock of the company.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

Battery swap stations are Nio’s signature replenishment facility, and it is currently the only company offering such models to the general consumer. There are also other companies in China that offer models with battery swap support, but for the taxi market. This addresses the challenge of battery swapping being brand-specific.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The company plans to make self-driving buses and taxis by 2025, and Bridgestone has also joined Toyota in investing in the company, along with several others. The vehicles are expected to include buses to start, before later including taxis and other automobiles. million) into the Michigan-based May Mobility.

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Teslarati

MAY 20, 2023

From this app, users would be able to use basic social media tools, purchase groceries, call a taxi, text their friends, and much much more. Now, the company, formally named Twitter, has begun the process of hiring to take on this monumental task. who put out advertisements for the new positions. ’s long-term goal. .’s

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 8, 2018

Waymo, the self-driving car unit of Google's parent company, Alphabet, put in an order for 62,000 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivans last week to put into test fleets around the country. Riders will be able to summon the vans as taxis and be whisked to their destination complete with a "driver" who isn't actually driving.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 15, 2019

He previously founded and was the CEO of eMotorWerks, a smart grid electric vehicle charging company acquired in 2017. The company is already flight-testing its powertrain prototype in a Piper M-Class airframe.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 18, 2024

For example, Toray is working with California-based Joby Aviation to use carbon fiber on its upcoming all-electric air taxi. According to Chang Song, Hyundai’s president, the company aims to become a “first mover and gain a competitive edge” with the new materials.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 18, 2024

For example, Toray is working with California-based Joby Aviation to use carbon fiber on its upcoming all-electric air taxi. According to Chang Song, Hyundai’s president, the company aims to become a “first mover and gain a competitive edge” with the new materials.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2011

The Administration is also working towards the use of electric vehicles in the City’s fleet of more than 13,000 yellow taxis. As part of its selection as the supplier of New York City’s Taxi of Tomorrow, Nissan is working with the City and taxi owners on a pilot program to study the use of zero-emission electric vehicles as taxis.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Singapore will implement a new Carbon Emissions-Based Vehicle Scheme (CEV) on 1 January 2012, providing rebates to qualified new cars, taxis, and imported used cars with low carbon emissions, and imposing an equivalent surcharge on higher emitting vehicles. CEV bandings (Singapore dollars). The CEV will be applicable till 31 December 2014.

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My Energi

APRIL 25, 2024

Citing concerns surrounding ‘additional pressure on public finances’ and ‘limitations surrounding legal and fiscal considerations’, ministers also rejected calls to reinstate EV purchase grants – a scheme that proved vital in supporting the growth of the electric car market before its closure in June 2022.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2018

This means that a total of more than 420 cars, well over 100 buses, around 110 special and commercial vehicles and more than 425 new charging points will be purchased and built. Procurement of electric vehicles in the taxi industry and car-sharing companies is also being supported.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 31, 2011

BYD Company Ltd (BYD) and Rotterdam City entered into an agreement to deliver BYD’s all-electric e6 vehicles as part of the Netherlands’ green transportation project “75-EV-RO”; these will be the first BYD e6s in Europe. Netherlands Prince Maurits van Oranje test drives the BYD all-electric e6 in Rotterdam. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 27, 2011

The BYD e6 electric vehicle ( earlier post ) will now be available for consumer purchases in China; previously, the e6 was only available for fleet purchases. BYD e6s have been in operation in government and taxi fleets for nearly 18 months. The Shenzhen taxi fleet, using BYD’s e6 exclusively, have accumulated more than 3.8

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 10, 2024

Axis Bank has extended a loan of Rs 1 billion to Everest Fleet to empower them to purchase electric vehicles to be deployed as green taxis in India. It is expected to have a market transformation effect that we hope will help catalyse deployment of more electric vehicles by green ride hailing companies in India.”

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 3, 2017

In addition, Ford announced that its global utility lineup will be the company’s first hybrids powered by EcoBoost rather than naturally aspirated engines, furthering improving performance and fuel economy. The company also plans to be as aggressive in developing global electrified vehicles services and solutions.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2013

Zhejiang Geely Holding Group set a new export sales record in December with 11,000 cars being exported during the month, which also helped the company increase its export sales over the course of 2012 by 164%. Geely’s current major overseas markets include Ukraine, Russia, Iraq and Saudi Arabia.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2010

Awards include (ranked by amount): PHL Taxi Management LLC —$900,000 – to purchase and deploy 50 new CNG taxis in Philadelphia that comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act, and to build a publicly accessible CNG fueling station in the city. Giant Eagle Inc. Waste Management of Pennsylvania Inc.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 10, 2021

Tesla’s business is built on the strength of the company’s battery innovations. This idea was soundly debunked by Tesla in its 2020 Impact Report , with the company stating that 100% of its scrapped batteries are recycled, and 0% end up in landfills. Don’t hesitate to contact us with news tips.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

SPLT operates a platform that allows companies, universities, and municipal authorities to offer their workforces ridesharing services. It has been agreed that the purchase price will not be disclosed. They have not focused so much on companies and commuters; however, it is precisely here that there is huge potential.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2022

Electric Air Taxis/ Electric Vertical Take-off & Landing (eVTOL) - The future of electric air taxis, or electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL), is perhaps the most uncertain due to high regulatory barriers as well as technical. Battery Demand From Non-automotive EV Sectors in 2021.

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Get Electric Vehicle

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

As a result, companies have been able to streamline their production increasing competition. Then, companies attempt to lower prices to get more customers to buy electric vehicles. # More drivers may be able to purchase the new electric vehicle of their dreams because of these tax benefits given to the manufacturers. #

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 24, 2019

MEG’s operations focus on heavy trucks, logistics vehicles, city buses, tour buses, taxis, municipal vehicles, and other commercial vehicle activities where it is capable of servicing the large-scale procurement, financing, and energy needs of its clients. The company is headquartered in New York, NY, and has offices in Beijing, China.

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Green Cars News

MAY 23, 2009

Sweden has long been the envy of Europe in terms of its environmental reputation and now its taxi fleets are getting in on the act. The Taxi Stockholm firm has stepped up its natural gas taxi fleet by ordering 350 natural gas vehicles which will be fuelled by bio-methane - and it is expected that more will follow.

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Teslarati

MAY 9, 2022

From an economic perspective, we expect to recognize significant savings over the long term as the costs associated with large-scale battery material recovery and recycling will be far lower than purchasing additional raw materials for cell manufacturing.” Tesla initially announced its recycling efforts during the Q1 2022 earnings call.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 5, 2024

Nonetheless, she has taken new precautions for her upcoming trip, like packing additional health supplies and purchasing a security bar for the sliding balcony door of her hotel room. Effective safety measures can be as simple as remaining vigilant, and planning ahead by purchasing travel insurance and updating emergency contact lists.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Partial Consent Decree, CARB moved forward the company’s plans for DC fast-charging in more metro areas, adding charging for regional routes, and strengthening highway networks. The company also will invest in rural Level 2 charging. Implementation for Cycle 2 will begin on 1 July 2019, and continue through 31 December 2021.

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