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Archer and United Airlines announce first commercial electric air taxi route in the US

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The goal of Archer’s electric air taxi network is to provide passengers with safe, quick, quiet and cost-effective transportation to and from EWR. Archer’s proposed Manhattan to EWR route marks the first specific route that has been announced in the eVTOL industry. The first phase of this UAM network is targeted for launch in 2025.

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A Giant Game of Telephone: The Revel Tesla Model Y Taxi Situation Explained

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Earlier this week, there was plenty of talk about the Revel taxi fleet in New York City, comprised of 50 Tesla Model Y all-electric crossovers that would contribute to the ride-sharing services that the Big Apple has long been accustomed to over the past century. New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission: A Giant Game of Telephone.

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Following the Money in the Air-Taxi Craze

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During rush hour, the skies over a large city, such as Dubai or Madrid or Los Angeles, would swarm with hundreds, and eventually thousands, of eVTOL “air taxis.” Industry analysts tend to have more restrained expectations. Even by the standards of big-money tech investment, the vision is giddily audacious.

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

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IDTechEx calculates that non-automotive EV sectors in 2021 demanded approximately 31 GWh globally in 2021; for reference, battery-electric and plug-in hybrid cars demanded approximately 280 GWh globally in 2021. Battery Demand From Non-automotive EV Sectors in 2021. Source: IDTechEx - “Electric Vehicles: Land, Sea & Air 2022-2042”.

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Electric Car Grant | OZEV Explained

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Ultra-Low Emission Taxi Infrastructure Scheme. . OZEV is replacing OLEV, though the application process is currently still the same and, in many instances, may still be referred to as the OLEV grant. The OZEV team are a part of the Department for Transport and the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy.

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PHEVLERs are the Zero CO2 Clean Green Machines of the Future

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21 ] Electric fuel and biofuels will become even cleaner in the future [ 22 ] as our electric power generation transitions to more renewable energy and our biofuel industry transitions to advanced biofuels made from cellulosic waste materials, algae, etc. [ References. [ 23 ] , [ 24 ]. Advanced biofuels will be ZERO net CO 2 fuels.

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The Long View from SAE 2009 World Congress

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During the intervening six and half years in the US alone, the auto industry will sell a projected 70-80 million internal combustion engine cars, pointing out the importance of improving today’s technology. The PRT as an automated taxi that is 4m long by 1.4m Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency (CAFE) challenge. Earlier post.)].

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