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NYC's Nissan 'Taxi Of Tomorrow' Plan Upheld By Highest State Court

Green Car Reports

Back in 2011, New York City chose a new vehicle to replace the majority of its taxi fleet, then a hodgepodge of Ford Crown Victoria sedans, various hybrid models, and a few minivans. Dubbed the "Taxi of Tomorrow," that vehicle is an adapted version of the Nissan NV200 small van.

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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% in April 2023, up from 84.2% year-on-year. The auto market is still settling down after policy changes that came in at the start of the year. Overall auto volume was 8,976 units, down 7.7% year-on-year. The bestselling vehicle was, again, the Tesla Model Y. to 7,471 units.

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Electric Volkswagen Bus Teased Again: Will It Be Real This Time?

Green Car Reports

It was first mentioned fully five years ago, when Volkswagen showed an all-electric taxi concept based on an updated minivan with all the design cues of the VW Bus. Future Cars taxi plug-in cars Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) Volkswagen Bulli Concept Nissan e-NV200' A further concept followed the.

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Voyage partners with Renovo for autonomous taxi fleet

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Voyage, a startup in the autonomous taxi space, entered into a long-term strategic partnership with Renovo, a mobility technology company, to license Renovo’s AWare OS for use across its global fleet of automated vehicles. These deployments will feature Voyage’s custom automated driving system (ADS) running on Renovo’s AWare OS.

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My journey to and on the Mauritanian Iron Ore Train

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Up to halfway through Morocco, I could travel by train, then mainly buses and minivans. The Non-Flying Dutchman in search of a new adventure Every year, I try to embark on a new adventure but here is the kicker- no flying allowed. Now, you might be thinking: “Why would you do that to yourself? I was intrigued.

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The Reality of Fast Charging for Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

» Transportation | March 28, 2009 | by EV World The Reality of Fast Charging for Electric Vehicles By Noel Adams Every so often I read articles, like the ones recently about a breakthrough from researchers at MIT, which will allow batteries to charge quickly, in this case, in 2 seconds. Even worse, we can’t pull 200 amps from a single outlet.