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National University of Singapore and Toyota Tsusho Asia Pacific launch micro electric vehicles study

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The National University of Singapore (NUS) Faculty of Engineering and Toyota Tsusho Asia Pacific Pte Ltd (TTAP) have begun a one-year joint study on micro electric vehicles (EVs) using the NUS Kent Ridge campus and the NUS University Town (UTown) as a test bed. The Toyota Auto Body COMS ready for testing. Click to enlarge.

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Z?m raises $140 million for electric school bus platform  – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

California-based student transportation services company Zūm has completed a $140-million Series E funding round led by Singapore-based global investment firm GIC. UK-headquartered decarbonization investor Climate Investment and existing investors including Sequoia and SoftBank Vision Fund 2 also participated.

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TUM CREATE introduces tropical megacity e-taxi prototype at Tokyo; super-fast charging with twin charge ports

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Singapore-based TUM CREATE unveiled an electric taxi prototype designed for tropical megacities, codenamed EVA, at the Tokyo Motor Show. EVA is designed to be recharged in just 15 minutes to cover a realistic range of 200 km (124 miles) based on Singapore driving patterns. Click to enlarge.

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Porsche Casts Doubt Upon Combustion Ban Timeline

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& "There's a lot of discussions right now around the end of the combustion engine," Meschke said in Singapore. "I As part of Volkswagen Group, Porsche is technically supposed to be committed toward transitioning its fleet to all-electric vehicles. I think it could be delayed."

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Chevrolet to produce Spark battery electric vehicle for US and global markets starting in 2013 with A123 Systems pack; EN-V gets a Chevrolet badge

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Feedback from participants in Chevrolet’s electric vehicle demonstration fleets ( earlier post ) in Shanghai (Sail EV), Korea (Cruze EV) and India (Beat EV) are being incorporated into the Spark EV. Our global demo fleets continue to provide insight into the needs of electric vehicle customers living in urban environments.

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Safer and Self-Driving Cars Now on Roads

Clean Fleet Report

This article was written more than 10 years ago, when the forecasts were we would have personal and public robotaxis galore. From Shanghai to Singapore to Silicon Valley, you will see these services sooner than most forecast. Recent news of accidents are a reminder that these things take time. million annually in 2016 to $36.6

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We Need More Than Just Electric Vehicles

Cars That Think

passenger-vehicle fleet by 2050—some 350 million vehicles. passenger-vehicle fleet over the period between 2015 and 2050. fleet of light vehicles. We then systematically increased the share of EVs among new vehicle sales until the cumulative fleet emissions fell within the budget. Next, we turned to our model of the U.S