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Oslo plans to recharge electric taxis on the fly

Green Car Reports

If ever there were an argument for wireless charging, taxis may be it. And as with most things in electric cars, if there's a way to demonstrate the technology in action, Norway may find it. That's the impetus behind the country's latest effort to equip all of Oslo's taxi stands with wireless chargers.

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Volvo Cars testing Momentum Dynamics wireless charging in Gothenburg

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Volvo Cars is integrating and testing wireless charging technology in a live city environment together with selected partners, evaluating its potential for future electric cars. The charging station sends energy through the charging pad, which is picked up by a receiver unit in the car.

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IDTechEx: Nio spearheading battery swapping expansion beyond China

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There are also other companies in China that offer models with battery swap support, but for the taxi market. An electric car with a swappable battery has extra flexibility: it can be recharged at a charging station or the battery swapped out at a battery swapping station.

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Tesla Model Y to be deployed as Uber Premium fleet in Tokyo’s 23 wards

Teslarati

Teslas are already being sold in Japan, but the rollout of a dedicated Model Y taxi service should provide the EV maker’s vehicles with a lot more visibility to car buyers in Tokyo. It is not just Tesla that would benefit from the rollout of the Model Y taxi service in Tokyo.

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AC Propulsion signs electric vehicle drivetrain and battery pack supply contract with Beiqi Foton Motor

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The contract between the two companies provides that e.motor Advance will deliver 100 sets of its drivetrain and battery pack systems to Foton for their Midi-E electric car. The 100 Midi-E vehicles will be in service as taxis in the Yanqing area of Beijing in 2012.

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Ford adding hybrid F-150 & Mustang, PHEV Transit, new BEV SUV by 2020; $700M for Flat Rock for EV production; cancels $1.6B Mexico plant

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In addition, in New York and several major US cities, Ford is testing a fleet of 20 Transit Connect hybrid taxi and van prototypes in some of the world’s most demanding traffic conditions. Many Escape Hybrid taxis are still on the road, moving passengers for more than 350,000 miles each and still using their original batteries.

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The #1 working mum’s guide to buying the perfect electric car

My Energi

Who wants to hear yet another article on ‘daddy owns a flash car’?… Buying the perfect electric car for Mums. Equally, if you are low on charge on a long journey, you simply pull into the nearest charge station or find the nearest public charging point and recharge. me neither, particularly as it is mothers day!

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