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Government of Québec launches $6.7B 2030 Green Economy Plan; emphasis on transportation electrification

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The Premier of Québec François Legault, and the Minister of the Environment and the Fight against Climate Change and Minister responsible for the Laval region, Benoit Charette, unveiled the 2030 Green Economy Plan (PEV 2030) and its first 2021-2026 implementation plan, with an envelope of $6.7 billion over five years. A target of 1.5

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12 natural gas Ford Transit Taxis to enter service in Chicago

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Taxi Medallion Management in Chicago has purchased 12 Ford Transit Connect Taxis running on compressed natural gas (CNG) for its fleet. The purchase is part of the company’s goal of reducing emissions by 25%, said Michael Levine, CEO of Taxi Medallion Management. The taxis have a 39-foot turning radius.

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Better Place to Conduct Pilot Project in Tokyo for Electric Taxis with Switchable Batteries; Research Partnership with University of Melbourne

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Better Place has received an award from the Japanese government to conduct a pilot project in Tokyo for the world’s first electric taxis with switchable batteries. In Tokyo alone, there are approximately 60,000 taxis, a far greater number than in New York, Paris, or Hong Kong. Tokyo R&D Co., Tokyo R&D Co.,

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EVO Electric to Demonstrate Plug-in Hybrid Black Cab at Bridgestone Eco-Rally 2010; DuoDrive System with Axial Flux Motor

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Accumulated fuel consumption over Cenex drive cycle for standard London taxi (TX2) and DuoDrive-equipped TX2 (blue line). In recent tests, the DuoDrive taxi demonstrated a 56% improvement in fuel economy compared to a standard London Taxi (TX2), and simulations predict that an improvement of 100% is possible with further optimization.

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Singapore considers Model S EV a high carbon emission vehicle based on fuel consumption and upstream power generation

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As Channel NewsAsia determined, Singapore’s Land Transport Authority (LTA), the agency responsible for planning, operating, and maintaining Singapore’s land transport infrastructure and systems, tested the Models S using United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) R101 standards. Singapore revised CEVS bands. Rebates/Surcharges.

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DOE to award $68.5M for advanced vehicle technologies research

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The objective of this AOI is to develop and validate computational models capable of predicting the location and extent of corrosion, and the resulting mechanical performance of dissimilar lightweight material joints when exposed to typical vehicle moisture, temperature, and salt environments. 10% of experimental measurements.

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One Way to Stop the Social Spread of Disinformation

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It’s built into Wi-Fi and has been included in all wireless cellular standards starting with 3G. It’s a fake economy with no value for anyone but data brokers, he says. He was assigned to figure out how to overcome a challenging propagation environment so that customers could receive their data reliably. Wireless innovator.