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Rwanda Electric Motors Will Celebrate 50 Million Kilometers Driven By Its Electric Motorcycle Fleet

CleanTechnica EVs

Africa hosts an estimated 27 million motorbikes (motos), out of which 80% is estimated to be used for commercial taxi service. The motorcycle sector has been getting attention when it comes to electrification due to the large addressable market. Electric motorcycles are also […]

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IDTechEx calculates ~31 GWh of electric vehicle markets beyond cars in 2021

Green Car Congress

Electric Air Taxis/ Electric Vertical Take-off & Landing (eVTOL) - The future of electric air taxis, or electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL), is perhaps the most uncertain due to high regulatory barriers as well as technical. Battery Demand From Non-automotive EV Sectors in 2021. Electric Two-wheelers - 9 GWh.

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Study of In-use Vehicle Activity and Emissions in Tianjin, China Yields Fleet and Emissions Profiles, Policy Implications

Green Car Congress

million to 57 million (not including motorcycles). Characteristics of the Tianjin fleet found by the team’s vehicle activity study included: The total distance traveled by all vehicles in Tianjin was about 38 million kilometers (23.6 13% of passenger cars and 35% of taxis were still using carburetors. million miles) per day.

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

Green Car Congress

GEM has developed business-to-business sales expertise within the fleet and government vehicle markets, and has core competencies in make-to-order vehicle fulfillment and mobile service support.

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Building a Fleet of Personal EVs in Kenya

Cars That Think

But some of the current EV models aren’t a good fit for owners who can’t wait around for hours for their batteries to charge, such as taxi drivers, delivery people, and ride-hailing services. Founded in 2020, the company sells a variety of EVs, including e-bikes, scooters, motorcycles, and tuktuks. Its top speed is 75 km/h.

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California Energy Commission approves more than $20M for clean transportation projects; Tesla, Quallion, other EV, battery and alt-fuel vehicles projects

Green Car Congress

the air district will demonstrate specially designed battery electric taxis that can use switchable batteries to give the vehicles essentially unlimited range. Two battery switching stations, at the international airports in San Francisco and San Jose, and six taxis that use switchable batteries will be used.

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2020 Electric Vehicle Industry Report Card and trends for the new year

Plug In India

The electric motorcycle scene has disappointed. For example, there is no news from Tork motorcycles. And 2020 was not good for Electric car fleet companies. Food-delivery startups Swiggy and Zomato ​ plan to switch at least 10 percent of their delivery fleets, mostly two-wheelers, to electric in 2021.

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