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Used High-Mileage Hybrids, Yellow Taxi Paint Thrown In For Free

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Enough to part with your cash for an ex-NYC Ford Escape Hybrid taxi? Because such a thing is for sale right now on eBay.' We''ve talked about the longevity of hybrid cars on several occasions before, usually when some myth about batteries dying at ridiculously short intervals comes up.

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EV sales in India surge 41% to 1.66 million units in FY2024 | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

FY2024 has ended on a very strong note for the Indian electric vehicle (EV) industry, setting a new benchmark for sales across vehicle segments as also delivering the best-ever 12-month sales for the electric two-wheeler, three-wheeler and passenger vehicle sub-segments. Ninety-five percent – 37,70,971 units – of the 3.94

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Singapore introducing stiff new feebate scheme for low carbon cars

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Singapore will implement a new Carbon Emissions-Based Vehicle Scheme (CEV) on 1 January 2012, providing rebates to qualified new cars, taxis, and imported used cars with low carbon emissions, and imposing an equivalent surcharge on higher emitting vehicles. CEV bandings (Singapore dollars).

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Toyota and Nishitetsu begin full-scale operation of multi-modal mobility service “my route” in Fukuoka City and Kitakyushu City

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In Kitakyushu City, a One-day Pass provided by Nishitetsu Bus Kitakyushu will also be offered for sale. s Motaku taxi booking service. The convenience of non-public transport options will also be improved with a planned collaboration with Daiichi Koutsu Sangyo Co.,

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BYD e6 EV now available for consumers in China

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This is the first domestic all-electric vehicle for sale to consumers in China. BYD e6s have been in operation in government and taxi fleets for nearly 18 months. The Shenzhen taxi fleet, using BYD’s e6 exclusively, have accumulated more than 3.8 The final price to consumers will be ~$38,430 (or 249,800 RMB).

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Why Haven't Hoverbikes Taken Off?

Cars That Think

Assessing Hoverbikes’ Risks Safety concerns are just as big a hurdle to making hoverbikes available for sale. But 16 years after its 2008 maiden flight, the $85,000 Aero-X is still not available for sale. 7 years after its initial go-to-market date, Aerofex’s Aero-X is still not available for sale. safety standards.

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TomTom introduces autonomous driving technology; partnerships with Baidu, Qualcomm

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TomTom AutoStream has launched with two initial partners: Baidu and Zenuity, while TomTom MotionQ can be seen in the new Rinspeed Snap, a robo-taxi concept vehicle,also revealed for the first time at CES. TomTom’s HD Map already covers the USA, Western Europe and Japan with over 380,000 km of highways and interstates mapped.

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