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LEVC launches new EV modular platform; transitioning from taxi-maker to e-mobility solutions provider

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LEVC (London Electric Vehicle Company) launched its new new pure electric vehicle technology that it intends to support the company’s transformation from a taxi manufacturerto a leading provider of e-mobility solutions. Developed over the past 2.5

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This new Airbus air taxi has a 50-mile range and is quieter than a hairdryer

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Airbus’s latest prototype , the CityAirbus NextGen – unveiled at the opening of its new CityAirbus test center, which will be dedicated to testing systems for eVTOLs, in Donauwörth, Germany – is set to take its maiden flight this year. Of course, Joby Aviation has its own air taxi that is 45.2 Perhaps closer to people talking loudly.

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Air Products provides hydrogen fueling station to Shell in Germany

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Air Products has provided a SmartFuel hydrogen fueling station to Shell Germany, contributing to the expansion of Germany’s network of hydrogen fueling stations. The station opened in August at Hamburg-Bramfeld, Germany, and is integrated into an existing Shell fueling station located at Bramfelder Chaussee.

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Volkswagen Group launches world’s first pilot project for traffic optimization with a D-Wave quantum computer in Lisbon

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For the pilot project in Lisbon, 26 stops were selected and connected to form four bus links. Further pilot projects for cities in Germany and other European countries are already being considered. In 2016, the Volkswagen team already successfully demonstrated congestion-free route optimization for taxis in the Chinese capital Beijing.

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Bosch acquires US ridesharing start-up SPLT

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SPLT uses an app to connect people who share the same route to their place of work or study. Some 140,000 users in the United States, Mexico, and Germany currently take advantage of the service. An algorithm finds the best composition for the ride-share, and computes the fastest route. SPLT was founded in 2015.

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DLR developing four-passenger fuel cell aircraft

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The most striking feature of the HY4 is its two fuselages, which are firmly connected to each other by the wing. With more than 60 regional and international airports, Germany has a well-developed, extensively distributed network and already possesses the appropriate infrastructure for the implementation of this approach.

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Geely invests in Carbon Recycling Intl.; vehicles fueled by methanol from CO2, water and renewable energy

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In late April 2015, Geely Auto deployed a first-of-its-kind fleet of 150 methanol-fueled taxis in the southern Chinese city of Guiyang in cooperation with the municipal government. CRI is presenting at the 4 th Conference on CO 2 as Feedstock for Fuels, Chemistry and Polymers , being held at the end of September in Essen, Germany.

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