Miles Neighborhood Powered Taxi 
Baua Electric
FEBRUARY 3, 2024
In Thailand, a tuk-tuk (a fun onomatopoeia that arose from the traditionally loud two-stroke engines powering them). But whatever it’s called, these three-wheeled taxis have used their half-bike, half-wagon design to shuttle folks around cities for decades. Got some kids you need to shuttle down the neighborhood to a friend’s house?
Green Car Congress
APRIL 26, 2011
The GEM e2 two-passenger vehicle features six 12-volt flooded electrolyte batteries and a range of up to 35 miles on a charge. Since the company was established in 1998, it has placed more than 45,000 electric-powered vehicles on the road worldwide. To date, GEM cars have driven more than 450 million emission-free miles.
Electric Auto Association
JUNE 1, 2021
Thomas is only 18 miles long, so range anxiety is not an issue. We were without power for six weeks,” White said. “I I was at a trade fair and I saw this little neighborhood electric vehicle (NEV). It was a Polaris GEM , it ran at 25 miles per hour (mph). Unfortunately, the taxi drivers weren’t so happy and they hit back.”
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 26, 2009
Vehicles to be deployed include 163 CNG, the vast majority for high mileage taxis and 18 heavy-duty LNG refuse trucks. In addition to the city fleets, high mileage and high visibility fleets are included, such as Coca-Cola, Sysco, Frito Lay, school districts, and taxis. Greater New Haven Clean Cities Coalition, Inc.’s
Clean Fleet Report
JANUARY 16, 2024
This left an untapped market for smaller, fit-for-purpose electric vans and trucks that will be not only used for last mile delivery, but longer range transportation of goods. The platforms can be mounted with a pickup or van body, and even a passenger design for a taxi. The PV5 should be the first to be released.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 29, 2009
Five possible areas of improvements include: reducing miles driven; increasing the number of people per trip; reducing the number of trips; improving the vehicle efficiency; and improving the efficiency of the fuel supply. He added that it is a mixed use system with “ linear corridors serviced by articulated buses powered by natural gas.
Charged EVs
MARCH 30, 2023
A large charging site can perform AC-to-DC rectification in a central location and share power among individual chargers. Because rideshare vehicles log so many miles, electrifying them can deliver outsize emissions reductions—and drivers for the likes of Lyft and Uber will need strategically located urban charging hubs.
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