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Study finds all-electric rideshare fleet could reduce carbon emissions, but increase traffic issues

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Major ridesourcing companies Uber and Lyft have promised all-electric fleets by 2030 in an effort to reduce their carbon footprint. But the cars and SUVs used in these situations drive more miles each year than a typical personal vehicle, contributing a higher proportion of greenhouse gases to the environment.

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UC Davis researcher finds ride-hailing EVs offer triple the emissions benefits of a personally owned EV

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Replacing a gasoline-powered ride-hailing vehicle with an electric vehicle can deliver three times the carbon benefits of a personally owned electric vehicle, according to a study by a University of California, Davis, researcher of Uber and Lyft data. The paper is published in the journal Nature Energy.

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Thriev adding 20 BYD e6 electric cars to London fleet

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BYD e6 electric cars to the fleet. In December, two fully-electric, full-size buses operated by Go-Ahead Group, entered service on two central Transport for London routes—part of a Europe-wide initiative to introduce BYD electric buses to major city centre operations. Earlier post.).

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How to Building an EV Fleet

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Building a fleet of electric vehicles (EVs) can benefit your business and the environment. EVs are more efficient than gas-powered vehicles, resulting in lower operating costs and reduced emissions. Benefits of building an EV fleet. Benefits of building an EV fleet. Lower Fuel Costs. Off-peak charging.

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Study concludes that sugar cane-based biorefineries producing ethanol and electricity could power a global auto fleet of hybrids and EVs using only 4% of available cropland

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Number of cars (world and US), amount of gasoline consumed, amount of ethanol equivalent required for a neat ethanol fleet, ethanol and electricity to power hybrid fleet, and sugar cane area for hybrid fleet. l/100km) using gasoline as the fuel. Credit: ACS, Pacca and Moreira. Click to enlarge.

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Updated Gen7 BMW 5 Series sedan introduces new 48V MHEV system, more powerful PHEV

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When the driver releases the accelerator, the generator transforms the kinetic energy into electricity to be stored in the 48V battery. The recuperated energy accumulating in the 48V battery is supplied to the 12V electrical system and powers the lights, steering, power windows, ventilation, audio system and seat heating.

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NYC had electric taxis in the ’90s—the 1890s, that is

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New York City’s iconic fleet of taxis once included some EVs—but you have to look back more than a century to find them. As National Geographic explains in a recent article, electric taxis had a brief moment of popularity in the city in the 1890s. The fleet quickly grew from a dozen vehicles in 1897 to over 100 by 1899.

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