article thumbnail

Tesla joins Uber’s fleet in Japan’s taxi market

Teslarati

Tesla Model Y units are joining Uber’s premium fleet in Japan’s taxi market. Uber will operate as a hired taxi service to comply with Japan’s laws. The ride-sharing service has teamed up with local taxi company Hinomaru Kotsu. Riding a Tesla Uber would cost about 20% higher than local taxi prices.

Taxi 130
article thumbnail

Ola Cabs to exit international markets this month – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Ride-hailing major Ola Cabs is set to exit all of its existing international markets, namely the UK, Australia and New Zealand by the end of this month. The firm already has about 8,000 electric scooters from IPO-bound sister firm Ola Electric to provide bike-taxis services.

article thumbnail

Top 15 Nissan LEAF markets in US in 2013

Green Car Congress

Top 15 LEAF market year-to-date in 2013. Nissan provided a list of the top 15 markets in the US for the Nissan LEAF battery-electric vehicle. Four of the top 15 markets are in California: San Francisco (1), Los Angeles (2), San Diego (7) and Sacramento (8). —Erik Gottfried, Nissan director of EV Sales and Marketing.

2013 334
article thumbnail

April 2023 – Plug-in car market share continues to grow in Norway

Push EVs

Norway increased its plugin electric vehicle market share to 91.1% The auto market is still settling down after policy changes that came in at the start of the year. overall market drop YoY, BEVs grew volume by 3.7% Recall that new tax changes have applied from January 1st. in April 2023, up from 84.2% year-on-year.

Norway 59
article thumbnail

Tesla to spend almost $2 billion on components from India this year

Teslarati

After years of negotiating with the Indian government over high import taxes on vehicles, a new report shows that Tesla plans to make significant investments in the country this year. However, Tesla’s vehicles are not yet available in India, mainly due to import taxes of as much as 35 percent on automobiles.

India 139
article thumbnail

Firefly & Hyundai Motor America create pilot program to offer rideshare fleets & drivers new vehicles with bonus income up to $3,600/year

Green Car Congress

In the first phase of the program, Firefly will enroll professional drivers and fleet operators who purchase new Hyundai vehicles in its program, which focuses on catering to the shared mobility, taxi, ridesharing, food, grocery, and last-mile delivery segment.

Hyundai 170
article thumbnail

Lessons From Norway’s Journey To Becoming The Global Leader In EV Adoption

Wallbox

Compared to the USA, where EVs make up only 2% of new car sales, this gives one a good idea of Norway’s strong leadership position in terms of EV market share. In 1990, a CO2 tax was implemented and the country began to focus on establishing a greener transport system by promoting Norwegian EV production and adoption.

Global 83