Teslarati

APRIL 24, 2023

Tesla received a large order for Model 3s from an Emirati taxi company, Arabia Taxi Dubai, helping the company to cut its carbon footprint. Now, a Dubai-based taxi company is also looking to capitalize on the cut-cutting opportunity. Tesla’s retail consumer pressure is undeniably large.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 31, 2011

Ford Motor Company has designated BAF Technologies, Inc., as a Ford Qualified Vehicle Modifier (QVM) for gaseous-fueled vehicles. BAF’s alternative fuel vehicle upfitting capabilities include aftermarket compressed natural gas (CNG) conversions of Ford-manufactured vans, cutaway shuttles, taxis, pick-ups and light-duty trucks.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2010

Ford will begin offering an alternative-fuels engine prep package for its 6.8-liter Ford presented details of the conversion option, which will become available this fall and enables the use of compressed natural gas (CNG) or propane (LPG, or liquefied petroleum gas), at the annual Ford Fleet Product and Business Conference in Dearborn.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 15, 2019

The new release unlocks the tools developers need to create reliable self-driving mobility solutions such as robo-taxis and autonomous delivery services. Baidu is collaborating with global and national auto brands to deploy these solutions in production vehicles, including Ford, Chery, BYD, Kyundai Kia, Great Wall, and WM Motor.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 13, 2010

liter, four-cylinder Ford hydrogen-fueled internal combustion engines (HICE). to begin a series of ground and taxi tests in preparation for its first flight in early 2011. Earlier post.) The Phantom Eye is propelled by two 2.3-liter, The engines deliver 150 hp (112 kW) each. —Darryl Davis, president of Boeing Phantom Works.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2011

New York City is adding 70 electric vehicles to its fleet: 50 new Chevrolet Volts, 10 fully electric Ford Transit Connect cargo vans, and 10 new fully electric Navistar E-star utility trucks. The Administration is also working towards the use of electric vehicles in the City’s fleet of more than 13,000 yellow taxis. Click to enlarge.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 18, 2024

Hyundai taps Toray for new EV materials Hyundai Motor announced a strategic partnership with Toray Industries on Thursday, a leader in carbon fiber and composite material tech. For example, Toray is working with California-based Joby Aviation to use carbon fiber on its upcoming all-electric air taxi.

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EV Central

APRIL 12, 2024

The first experience was last year when I took a ride in a fully autonomous EV taxi on the streets of San Francisco, where I was surrounded by other self-driving taxis run by two separate companies, no less, Waymo and Cruise. Top selling electric car slashed up to $8500; could it outsell the Ford Ranger?

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2009

ALTe already has Gen 1 proof-of-concept systems running in a Crown Vic taxi equipped with a 20 kWh Li-ion battery pack. Another benefit of targeting a conversion application such as the taxi fleet is that the vehicles are all out of warranty, Thomas noted.). Gen1 System installed in a Crown Vic. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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Teslarati

MARCH 20, 2023

Baidu is one of the largest tech firms in China and is looking to establish its Apollo autonomous taxi service in Beijing after receiving a license to operate just last week. Much like the Cruise robotaxis that General Motors has deployed in San Francisco , these autonomous vehicles operate entirely without needing a driver.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

American car giant Ford has finally come clean over its electric car plans with news of their developmental BEV (Battery Electric Vehicle) car program announced at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Full electric conversions for the Ford Transit and Transit Connect light commercial vehicles are already available through Smith Electric Vehicles.

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EV Central

JULY 5, 2022

Both Ford and Toyota have also spoken openly about electrification plans for their top selling utes, respectively the Ranger and HiLux. SEA is highly versatile and available in different sizes, so the Radar could be front-, rear- or dual- or triple-motor all-wheel drive and use 400V or 800V recharging. 2022 Geely Radar EV ute.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

The system, analogous to vehicle-based research underway by Ford Motor on the same problem ( earlier post ), will be used this spring for the first time in a pilot project in Berlin. In the Siemens concept, networks of stationary sensors collect information about the parking situation in cities.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Ford Motor Company is unveiling the all-electric version of the Ford Transit Connect at the Chicago Auto Show; the small electric van will be in fleet operators’ hands later this year, according to the company. Ford Transit Connect Taxi. Mark Fields, Ford’s president of The Americas. Click to enlarge.

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 31, 2023

Where it used to be Hertz or Avis–or a taxi–the choices now are much more complex. Lyft Lyft offers rides on two wheels or four and tells you transit options as well If there was any question about the changing landscape, General Motors’ $500 million investment in the ride sharing company Lyft.

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Teslarati

APRIL 8, 2023

General Motors’ (GM) self-driving taxi unit, Cruise, has “recalled” its fleet of vehicles following a viral crash with a bus earlier this week. For GM, that comes in the form of its level 3 autonomous taxis serving the San Francisco area under the brand name Cruise. What do you think of the article?

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Green Cars News

MAY 19, 2009

Carmakers are back on board the scrappage scheme following yesterday’s fiasco which saw the like of Ford and Honda suspend their participation in the scheme while issues over VAT payments were cleared up. Tags: Ford Green credentials Honda incentive scrappage scheme suspend.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2009

Ford Motor Company’s US hybrid sales for the first nine months of 2009 are 73% higher than the same period in 2008, fueled by the introduction of hybrid versions of the 2010 Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan, which went on sale in March 2009. Hybrid customers increasingly are considering Ford. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2009

Each of the six vehicle manufacturers—Jaguar/Land Rover, Mitsubishi/Colt, Mercedes Benz/Smart, Tata Motors, LTI and Microcab Industries—are contributing vehicles towards the low carbon scheme, which includes a mix of fully electric vehicles, plug-in hybrids and hydrogen fuel cell cars. Ford Focus Battery Electric Vehicle.

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 16, 2024

The platforms can be mounted with a pickup or van body, and even a passenger design for a taxi. With dual motors, the all-wheel drive has 800-volt architecture and carbon ceramic Brembo brakes. The all-wheel drive Afeela prototype has twin 241 hp motors. The PV5 should be the first to be released.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2009

Ford Tourneo Concept BEV. At the Geneva Motor Show, Ford introduced a new concept Ford Tourneo Connect equipped with a conceptual but fully operational Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) powertrain developed in collaboration with Smith Electric Vehicles. Smith is also working with Ford on a US BEV version of the Transit.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 19, 2023

However, there is life in the project with further testing about to kick off in Thailand where a fleet of HiLux EVs are being pressed into service as share taxis. 2023 Toyota HiLux REVO BEV share taxi. Toyota wasn’t able to share motor type or outputs, battery size, chemistry or recharging speed.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Electreon says it plans to begin extensive testing of the inductive charging road in early 2024, using a Ford E-Transit equipped with its proprietary receiver. These coils create a magnetic field that the Electron receiver can garner energy from, then the receiver transfers that energy to an EV’s battery and motors.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2012

The California Energy Commission approved funding of more than $20 million to support low carbon transportation projects; about half went to Tesla Motors. The new award recipients are: Tesla Motors, Inc. Big Valley Ford, Inc. , The program is funded through a surcharge on vehicle and boating registration and smog check fees.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

APRIL 6, 2010

The Chevrolet Volt and the Nissan Leaf will lead the way, with others manufacturers including Ford, Mitsubishi, Toyota, and Tesla planning to introduce their electric cars sometime between 2011 and 2012. In 2007, the administration announced a plan to replace the city’s 13,000 taxis with conventional hybrid cars by 2012.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2013

FirstCNG will receive $300,000 to construct a compressed natural gas fueling station in Lake Forest (Orange County) to support taxis and other commercial vehicles near the John Wayne Airport. American Honda Motor Company, Inc., Big Valley Ford, Inc., Galpin Motors, Inc., Galpin Motors, Inc., Greenkraft, Inc.,

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Charged EVs

JULY 19, 2023

For sedans in the same segment, the Ioniq 6 offers roughly the same battery capacity as the Model 3—but less range, less combined power from its two motors, and less torque. As for power, the front and rear motors in the Ioniq 6 are rated at 74 and 165 kilowatts (100 and 221 horsepower) and 446 lb-ft of torque.

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Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Since that time, the C2SMART Center at NYU has worked with shared mobility companies including, BMW ReachNow (now ShareNow), Lime and Via, and collaborated with automakers such as Ford Motor Company on some of its research. Taxis were also another mode of transport that looked to be displaced by e-scooters, albeit to a smaller extent.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Thats the beauty of the 2010 Aptera 2e electric vehicle — you can speed away from the scene and the cops wont know it, with just a quiet hum as the electric motor winds up and a feeling of satisfaction as the torque presses you deep into the seatback. But dont call the Aptera a car. Piloting PP4 is merely an interesting experience.

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Drive Electric

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

By mid-2026, Ford says 100 percent of its passenger vehicle range in Europe will be zero-emissions capable, all-electric or plug-in hybrid, before finally going full-electric in 2030. Ford’s commercial vehicles will also be zero-emissions capable by 2024. . The Hyundai Motor Group aims to produce 1 million EVs globally, by 2025.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

One told me he was appalled when he learned that Ford, which lost billions last year, had staged a gala at the Hotel George V during the Paris auto show. Thats less than Ford ( F , Fortune 500 ) ($7 billion at the beginning of April), but more than General Motors ( GM , Fortune 500 ) ($1.3 More Will the Motor City shakeup work?

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EV Adoption

MARCH 9, 2021

The same removable roof panels seen on the truck will likely be found on the SUV so that it can compete with models such as the Jeep Wrangler and Ford Bronco. Qell, which is led by former General Motors executive Barry Engle , raised $350 million in its IPO last year. online and during the NCAA Final Four basketball game broadcast.

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