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Tesla Model Y fleet to be used in Tampa’s DASH ride-sharing program

Teslarati

The DASH program is also expected to connect over 20 different hubs in the downtown area. They could also serve as guides to passengers, as they would be trained to discuss the downtown area’s seven neighborhoods, local attractions, and points of interest. Additionally, driver training is set to begin in a few weeks as well.

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Car News: 2024 Consumer Electronics Show

Clean Fleet Report

New BMW owners will be offered a growing list of music, gaming and news accessed through Bluetooth-enabled wireless gaming controllers that are connected to the infotainment system. The platforms can be mounted with a pickup or van body, and even a passenger design for a taxi. Pricing has not been announced.

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On the World’s Largest Cruise Ship, Thrills and Space to Chill

Baua Electric

Over the years our customers told us that despite being on the ocean, they did not feel connected to it, so with Icon we wanted to bring water everywhere,” said Jennifer Goswami, the director of product development at Royal Caribbean International. Space The ship has the feel of a city, with eight distinct “neighborhoods.”

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NYU Researchers Pave the Way for Future Shared Mobility

Cars That Think

Acknowledging the rapid growth of e-scooter adoption, the NYU researchers looked specifically at the role that these vehicles play for the first and last mile in connecting travelers to public transit. Taxis were also another mode of transport that looked to be displaced by e-scooters, albeit to a smaller extent.

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

Charged EVs

We could take an Oslo taxi and charge it in a bus terminal in Wenatchee, Washington or vice versa. We connect high-power communication lines into the DC charging system of the car. That’s at today’s energy prices. In our Gothenburg and Oslo taxi projects, the chargers are at the taxi stands. John Holland: Yes.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

Green Car Congress

We are suggesting that the variation in power and energy from renewable sources can be managed much more easily and economically with the batteries in PHEVs when they are plugged into the grid with a low power connection. Only the PHEV can share energy with the grid without stranding the driver. One PHEV company, Efficient Drivetrains Inc.,

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