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

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GEM cars are used by local, state and national government agencies, resorts, master-planned communities, universities, medical and corporate campuses, as well as by sports teams, taxi-shuttle services and individual consumers. The six GEM passenger and utility models are legal on most streets with posted speeds of 35 mph or less.

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easyJet and Wright Electric: all-electric short-haul flights within a decade

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Wright Electric designs feature swappable batteries, high aspect ratio wings for energy efficient flights and a distributed electric propulsion system. The company is also partnering with Safran to trial e-taxi hydrogen fuel cell technology in the coming months in what will be a revolutionary zero emissions taxiing system for its aircraft.

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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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Vehicles to be deployed include 163 CNG, the vast majority for high mileage taxis and 18 heavy-duty LNG refuse trucks. In addition to the city fleets, high mileage and high visibility fleets are included, such as Coca-Cola, Sysco, Frito Lay, school districts, and taxis. Total DOE award: $14,999,927. Total DOE award: $13,181,171.

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Columbus, Ohio wins $40M DOT Smart City Challenge; $10M more from Vulcan, $90M from private partners

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Columbus also plans to use data analytics to improve health care access in a neighborhood that currently has an infant mortality rate four times that of the national average, allowing them to provide improved transportation options to those most in need of prenatal care.

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NYU Researchers Pave the Way for Future Shared Mobility

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This new feature allows for the designing of different mixes of charger types and sizing of the charging stations. Taxis were also another mode of transport that looked to be displaced by e-scooters, albeit to a smaller extent. This accounting for the capacity is a key difference from previous approaches.

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Car News: 2024 Consumer Electronics Show

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The platforms can be mounted with a pickup or van body, and even a passenger design for a taxi. Zoox It’s not a car–it’s a ride Zoox says its on-demand autonomous ride-hailing vehicle is designed as a mobility service in urban environments. The PV5 should be the first to be released.

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News: 2025 Consumer Electronics Show

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Adrian van Hooydonk, senior vice president BMW Group Design, offered: The new BMW Panoramic iDrive not only makes our vehicles smarter and more user-friendly, it also enables much more extensive personalization, which turns every new BMW into a car that is very much the users own. seconds.