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Thriev adding 20 BYD e6 electric cars to London fleet

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Thriev , a company offering zero-emission, chauffeured cars to corporate and private users in London, is adding 20. Part of the deal with BYD is that Thriev will equip its facility at Edgware Road, west London, with BYD’s purpose-designed charging equipment, which allows fast charging of the e6 in just two hours. Earlier post.).

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Did You Make Your Connecting Flight? You May Have A.I. to Thank.

Baua Electric

Last month in Chicago, a United Airlines flight to London was ready to depart, but it was still waiting for 13 passengers connecting from Costa Rica. But thanks to a new artificial-intelligence-powered tool called ConnectionSaver, the jet was able to wait for them — their checked bags, too — and still arrive in London on time.

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Ford Dynamic Shuttle Service moves from experiment to pilot, providing point-to-point shuttle rides for employees

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Customer findings shaped the best vehicle height for easy on-boarding and off-boarding, as well as rider-requested amenities including complimentary Wi-Fi, USB charging ports for each seat and personal storage space. The Dynamic Shuttle solution could fill the gap between a taxi service and public busing in cities around the globe.

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Geely launches Lynk & Co; a new electrified and connected global car brand

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Geely plans a non-traditional route to market: direct interaction between manufacturer and consumer, personalized services and hassle-free ownership at the most competitive price point (sounding like Tesla). Geely Auto Group is a subsidiary of Zhejiang Geely Holding Group—the owner of Volvo Cars and London Taxi Company.

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RSA report Inside the Mind of a Cabbie explores how to influence more fuel-efficient driving behavior

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weight, personal comfort and journey planning. Shortly afterwards, it hosted a focus group with the drivers in London, seeking to encourage discussions between the cabbies on their typical work challenges and existing efforts to save fuel. RSA focused on: Cabbies’ personal views and outlooks: what do they think and care about?

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One Way to Stop the Social Spread of Disinformation

Cars That Think

Alamouti first noticed the potential for the spread of disinformation on the Internet in 2010, when he began working as group R&D director for Vodafone in London. He then joined Vodafone as its group R&D director in London. Disinformation is what demagogues and fascists use to divide people,” he says. Wireless innovator.

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The promise of wireless charging: smaller batteries, longer battery life, fewer charging stations

Charged EVs

We could take an Oslo taxi and charge it in a bus terminal in Wenatchee, Washington or vice versa. If batteries are not surviving the life of the vehicle, I personally find that an obscene position to be in as we drive forward with our environmentally-focused revolution. We also have a grocery delivery van with Waitrose in London.