Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

European carrier easyJet plans to test an electric taxi system later this year that utilizes a hydrogen fuel cell stowed in the hold, batteries charged by regenerative braking, and electric wheel motors. The energy can then be used by the aircraft when taxiing without needing to use the jet engines.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

NASA’s AAM National Campaign is designed to promote public confidence in emerging aviation markets, such as passenger air taxis, through flight testing in realistic scenarios and data analysis that will inform the development of regulatory standards for emerging aviation platforms. The motor continues to function if an inverter or pack fails.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2014

Biosynthetic Technologies , with support from the United Soybean Board (USB), recently received American Petroleum Institute (API) certification on two motor oil formulations (5W-20 and 5W-30) that contain a synthetic ester made from high oleic soybean oil. Petroleum synthetic oils typically score between 6.0

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

A bespoke development of GKN’s coaxial eAxle powers the rear wheels of the LEVC (London EV Company, formerly known as London Taxi Company)’s electrified TX model. In the LEVC TX, GKN’s eAxle is always the primary drive unit, and so uses a more powerful 120 kW e-motor. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Baua Electric

APRIL 18, 2024

Hyundai taps Toray for new EV materials Hyundai Motor announced a strategic partnership with Toray Industries on Thursday, a leader in carbon fiber and composite material tech. For example, Toray is working with California-based Joby Aviation to use carbon fiber on its upcoming all-electric air taxi.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

General Motors is exploring the use of its Ultium modular battery system in electric air taxis, Reuters reported Tuesday. The report, based on information from two people familiar with the matter, follows GM CEO Mary Barra's brief reference to air taxis at a conference Monday.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has required Cruise to halt all operations of its driverless taxis in San Francisco after one of the company’s vehicles hit a pedestrian earlier this month. The post California DMV suspends Cruise self-driving taxis, effective immediately appeared first on TESLARATI.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

These tests will include customary power needs such as take-off, cruising, landing and taxiing, as well as more strenuous circumstances including rapid changes in altitude and other ambient conditions. —Hyzon CEO Craig Knight. ZeroAvia will test the fuel cell stack through simulated airplane duty cycles.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 26, 2016

UQM Technologies announced today that Kalmar Motor AB in Sweden has successfully passed vehicle trials with major airlines and plans on beginning production orders by mid-2016 using the PowerPhase HD220, UQM’s heavy-duty commercial traction electric motor/controller system, for their TBL50 airplane tugs.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 9, 2024

Hyundai Motor committed to achieving carbon neutrality by 2045 and continues to make efforts to reduce carbon in all areas of the value chain. Hyundai Motor Company is showcasing future technologies from across Hyundai Motor Group (the Group) at CES 2024 in Las Vegas from January 9–12.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Air Liquide, Idex, Société du Taxi Électrique Parisien (STEP), and Toyota are teaming up through a joint-venture called HysetCo, the first company devoted to the development of hydrogen mobility in the Paris region. Toyota will deliver an additional 500 Mirais by the end of 2020, which will complete the existing fleet of 100 Hype vehicles.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 13, 2024

According to Rapido, nearly 20 lakh rides are being operated per week within the bike taxi segment. Following the scrapping of the Karnataka Electric Bike Taxi scheme, 2021, taxi-aggregator platform Rapido plans to recall all e-bike taxis running under their platform.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 8, 2024

Hyundai Motor Group, which is driving a software-driven transformation for its Group brands (Hyundai, Kia and Genesis) today announced its ‘Software-defined Everything’ (SDx) strategy, which aims to transform all moving devices, fleets and ecosystems into valuable assets through advanced software and AI.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 15, 2021

electric taxis soon. And Lordstown Motors’ CEO is out, as it grapples with tight funds and a report about misleading order numbers. Battery swapping might come to U.S. Land Rover is working on a hydrogen fuel-cell version of its Defender SUV. Ford still sees Rivian and VW an important part of its EV strategy.

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The Truth About Cars

JUNE 25, 2024

Genesis has launched the “Genesis Track Taxi Nordschleife” program in Germany, offering rides around the Nürburgring. The Genesis Track Taxi Nordschleife program will provide Genesis customers and fans a tangible touchpoint to experience Genesis like never before.” As publicity stunts go, this one sounds decent.

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 23, 2024

Cruise, the autonomous vehicle company backed by General Motors, is set to launch its self-driving cars on Uber's ride-hailing platform starting next year. This multi-year partnership will allow Uber users to choose rides in Cruise’s autonomous vehicles, marking a significant step in Cruise's efforts to return to U.S.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 2, 2018

has entered into a development and supply agreement with Tata Motors Limited for their 4 cylinder and 6 cylinder natural gas spark-ignited commercial vehicle engine family to meet the Indian Government’s new Bharat Stage VI (BS-VI) emission standards, scheduled to take effect in April 2020. Westport Fuel Systems Inc.

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 24, 2023

There are over 27 million ICE motorbikes registered across Africa, with around 80% of them used in the motorcycle taxi industry. […] That is because the motorcycle sector in Africa is one of the largest vehicle segments on the continent.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 9, 2018

Toyota Motor Corporation and JapanTaxi Co., jointly with KDDI Corporation and Accenture, have developed a taxi dispatch support system that predicts demand for taxi services, combining data from taxi service logs with predictions of demographics made by location-based big data from smartphones as well as event information.

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Africa hosts an estimated 27 million motorbikes (motos), out of which 80% is estimated to be used for commercial taxi service. All these motos have the potential to soon be riding on electricity! The motorcycle sector has been getting attention when it comes to electrification due to the large addressable market.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2015

Toyota plans to launch a new taxi for the Japanese market before April 2018, and is currently working on developing an updated version of its JPN Taxi Concept, which made its global debut at the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show. The updated model will be shown at the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show through a promotional video.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2018

have established a partnership to provide platform services for the taxi industry. The partnership will utilize DiDi’s advanced AI technologies to build ride-hailing platforms to enhance efficiency for both taxi operators and drivers. In 2017, taxi drivers completed 1.1 In 2017, taxi drivers completed 1.1

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Baua Electric

JUNE 5, 2024

New York City’s iconic fleet of taxis once included some EVs—but you have to look back more than a century to find them. As National Geographic explains in a recent article, electric taxis had a brief moment of popularity in the city in the 1890s. Nissan never did achieve a monopoly on New York taxis with the NV200.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2022

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.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2013

Kalmar Motor, the aircraft tractor specialist, has awarded Saft a contract to supply a lithium-ion battery system for the first hybrid electric tractor suitable for wide body aircraft. Kalmar Motor was the pioneer of the TBL towbarless tractor concept.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2011

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation’s business partner in Taiwan China Motors Corp (CMC), Mitsubishi Corporation, (MC) and the Hsinchu County government in northwestern Taiwan have signed a memorandum of understanding regarding the promotion of electric vehicles (EVs).

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OCTOBER 26, 2011

of Beijing (China) has entered into a supplier contract with Beiqi Foton Motor Co. The 100 Midi-E vehicles will be in service as taxis in the Yanqing area of Beijing in 2012. AC Propulsion’s sister company e.motor Advance Corp. of Beijing.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2017

Toyota Motor Corporation has introduced a new taxi vehicle for Japan, the “JPN Taxi.” Design features include a low, flat floor, making it easy for customers to ingress and egress from the taxi, a wide-opening, power rear sliding door (left side only) and space to accommodate wheelchair users. mpg US, 5.51

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2017

In Japan, Toyota Motor Corporation and KDDI Corporation, together with the Tokyo Hire-Taxi Association (THTA), have begun verification testing on data collection for making connected taxis a reality. THTA will select the 500 taxis to be used in the verification testing and coordinate with taxi business operators.

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InsideEVs

JULY 17, 2024

It's still on its first battery and hasn't had its electric motors replaced either.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Waymo, an autonomous taxi service subsidiary of Alphabet Inc. That may be about to change as the company has completed the final set of permitting paperwork that would allow it to sell fully-autonomous taxi rides in the city. Tesla offers autonomous driving on a far larger scale via FSD than these smaller taxi service startups.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 6, 2010

Accumulated fuel consumption over Cenex drive cycle for standard London taxi (TX2) and DuoDrive-equipped TX2 (blue line). a developer and manufacture of axial flux motors, hybrid drive trains and generator sets ( earlier post ), will demonstrate a plug-in hybrid version of the iconic London Black Cab featuring EVO’s DuoDrive system at the.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2016

The Japan Federation of Hire-Taxi Associations and Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to study on areas for collaboration, so as to develop and introduce the Japanese taxi of the future. Toyota is now developing a next-generation taxi.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2013

At the Paris Air Show, Airbus demonstrated a modified A320 fitted with its electric green taxiing system (EGTS), which was developed by EGTS International—a joint venture of Safran and Honeywell. Electric taxiing system. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2021

Mobilize will unveil Limo, a 4.67m four-door fully-electric sedan, specifically designed for for taxi/private hire (PHV) drivers and fleet, at Munich IAA Mobility 2021. Mobilize Limo is the result of the joint venture created by Renault Group and Jiangling Motors Group Co., Ltd (JMCG) in 2018. medical transport, community transport).

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The Truth About Cars

JULY 23, 2024

General Motors’ Cruise autonomous division has had its ups and downs in recent years, though it has seen more of the downs than anything else. It recently announced the decision to stop the development of the Origin, an autonomous pod-like vehicle the company initially planned to release in the “tens of thousands.”

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2013

Nissan and New York City have launched a new electric vehicle taxi pilot with the Nissan LEAF. This pilot program, which puts six LEAF taxis into service beginning this spring, will help Nissan, the city, the taxi industry and the public understand how EVs can be integrated into future taxi fleets.

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