CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Waymo started in a corner of Phoenix, and then a corner of San Francisco, and it isn’t much beyond those starting spots still! Cruise Automation, aka Cruise, started in a corner of San Francisco. One criticism of lidar-using robotaxi startups has long been the limited geographies in which they operate.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2021

Based in Oakland, AC Transit is one of the largest bus-only systems in America, serving Alameda and Contra Costa counties in the San Francisco Bay Area’s East Bay, delivering more than 52 million rides annually.

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OCTOBER 17, 2019

has successfully met and supported the launch of the San Francisco Green Zone requirement, using New Flyer Connect to execute GPS-triggered (geofencing) functionality with the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) and BAE Systems PLC (BAE). New Flyer of America Inc.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 19, 2021

Amazon has begun testing the first of a planned 100,000 Rivian electric vans on delivery routes in San Francisco. The city is one of 16 where Amazon plans to deploy electric delivery vehicles in 2021, according to a company press release.

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Electrek

JUNE 23, 2022

GM’s autonomous driving division, Cruise, has begun its paid driverless taxi service in San Francisco and officially took its first fares last night. The post GM Cruise takes first fares for paid driverless taxi in San Francisco appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2019

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) has selected BAE Systems to supply electric power and propulsion systems for its transit buses. BAE Series-ER (Electric Range) systems will operate on 68 transit buses and support designated green zone routes throughout San Francisco that are free of emissions.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2019

Researchers from the University of Kentucky and the San Francisco County Transportation Authority have determined that, contrary to the concept and vision, transportation network companies such as Uber and Lyft are the biggest contributor to growing traffic congestion in San Francisco. Erhardt et al.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

GM’s Cruise driverless robotaxi service has been rolled out to San Francisco successfully, but the cars themselves have caused some headaches for motorists in the city. Just last week, at least three of Cruise’s robotaxis were reportedly responsible for holding up traffic in San Francisco.

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Electrek

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Tesla is creating a simulation of San Francisco in Unreal Engine, which is primarily a video game engine, to test its Autopilot and Full Self-Driving systems. The post Tesla is creating a simulation of San Francisco in Unreal Engine appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2018

San Francisco Mayor Mark Farrell and the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), which operates MUNI (the city’s public transit), announced San Francisco’s commitment to have an all-electric bus fleet by 2035. One of MUNI’s newer 40' electric trolley buses.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Elon Musk is selling over 1,000 items from Twitter’s San Francisco office. The post Elon Musk’s Twitter auctions over 1K items from San Francisco office appeared first on TESLARATI. The auctioned items range from espresso machines to stand-up desks. Twitter’s auction has a few interesting items.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2020

Phillips 66, a diversified energy manufacturing and logistics company, plans to reconfigure its San Francisco Refinery in Rodeo, California, to produce renewable fuels. The plant would no longer produce fuels from crude oil, but instead would make fuels from used cooking oil, fats, greases and soybean oils.

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Electrek

APRIL 10, 2022

Over the weekend, a GM Cruise converted Chevy Bolt without a driver was pulled over by San Francisco Police. The post GM Cruise autonomous taxi pulled over by police in San Francisco without humans, ‘bolts’ off (U: Cruise responds) appeared first on Electrek. Cruise responded.

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Electrek

AUGUST 3, 2022

For over a year now, I have been planning a trip up the coast with my parents to San Francisco. The post I drove a Lucid Air Grand Touring Performance from LA to San Francisco, here’s how it went appeared first on Electrek. What a perfect opportunity to test out the new Lucid Air Grand Touring Performance!

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Longtime FSD Beta users Whole Mars Catalog recently posted a side-by-side comparison of Tesla’s advanced driver-assist system and General Motors’ Cruise driverless car navigating through San Francisco’s streets at night. Which system do you think performed better in this test?

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 21, 2017

GM’s Maven Gig ( earlier post ) is expanding its initial offering in San Diego to now include San Francisco. Maven has been operating on-demand ridesharing rentals in San Francisco since August 2016; more than 20 million miles have been driven in San Francisco and nearly 1 million rides have been given.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 1, 2022

After years operating only in a corner of Phoenix, Arizona, Waymo branched out to San Francisco in 2021. However, it is hasn’t been charging for its robotaxi service there. That’s about to change.

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Electrek

MARCH 30, 2022

Waymo has been inching its way toward fully autonomous rides for the population of San Francisco, and this week it’s taking a big step. Starting today, Waymo is conducting fully driverless taxi rides in San Francisco.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 26, 2018

The 2019 Audi e-tron, the first all-electric vehicle from Audi, will make its global debut on 17 September at an event in San Francisco. Audi will share more details on this ecosystem and offerings for US customers at the San Francisco event. Audi expects the e-tron in showrooms in the first part of 2019.

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EV Obssesion

AUGUST 8, 2021

San Francisco, CALIF. (8/4/2021) 8/4/2021) – A 40-foot battery-electric BYD K9MD bus will hit the streets in a pilot project by the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) to evaluate the feasibility of operating an all-electric bus fleet.

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Electrek

APRIL 18, 2021

A San Francisco woman has learned firsthand that electric bicycles aren’t just for recreation, they also make efficient and cost-effective alternatives to typical transportation like personal cars.

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 1, 2022

In a surprise announcement, Tesla, Waymo, and Cruise have declared that they are going to race their best self-driving vehicles from San Francisco to New York City (NYC) later this year. No humans will be allowed in the cars, not even passengers overseeing the progress and available for emergency purposes.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 6, 2019

Hydrogen fuel-cell drivers in California’s San Francisco Bay Area may soon have to find a backup plan—like a gasoline or electric vehicle.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Faction Technology, a driverless-technology company offering solutions that solve inefficiencies in micro-logistics and vehicles on demand, is bringing driverless delivery to portions of the San Francisco Bay Area. Faction’s first partner is Cocola Bakery, which is using Faction to deliver to its customers around the metro region.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Something strange is happening in a San Francisco street. The post Waymo’s self-driving cars invade San Francisco street in most bizarre way possible appeared first on TESLARATI. Watch the local news outlet’s segment on the strange Waymo invasion in the video below. .

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Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2017

Ryder System, a leader in commercial fleet management, dedicated transportation, and supply chain solutions, has begun to offer 100% renewable diesel (RD) fuel at its San Francisco fueling facility. Cities must work with the private sector to reduce carbon pollution by transforming the energy we use to move people and goods.

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Teslarati

JULY 12, 2021

Among these involved a drive through San Francisco’s famed Lombard Street, which holds the nickname “crookedest street in the world.” The post Tesla FSD Beta V9 nails Lombard St test in San Francisco with zero interventions appeared first on TESLARATI. Don’t hesitate to contact us with news tips.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2015

Neste’s NEXBTL renewable diesel is now being used by the City and County of San Francisco, California. San Francisco announced December 11, 2015 that the City and County of San Francisco has completely ended its use of petroleum diesel in the City’s fleet and replaced it with renewable diesel.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Uber is expanding its self-driving pilot to San Francisco, California, using specially-converted self-driving Volvo XC90 premium SUVs. These cars will drive around the streets of San Francisco autonomously, but as part of the pilot program they will at all times have an Uber technician on board to supervise the car’s operation.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

Maven, General Motors’ personal mobility brand, is expanding to the western United States, adding the Denver, Los Angeles and San Francisco markets. Pricing in each western market starts at $8 an hour and includes insurance and fuel.

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 24, 2021

There are other big players in the autonomous driving world, and we’ve covered several of them quite a bit, but there are really two names that stand out above the rest — and they’re taking very different approaches. I’m talking about Waymo and Tesla, of course.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2016

Testing for scheduled rides begins shortly in San Francisco, and we look forward to making the feature available to more passengers this summer. While on-demand rides remain core to our platform, we’re thrilled to offer even more options to passengers – as well as another opportunity for drivers to earn. —Lyft.

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JULY 16, 2021

The post Audi Vrings Traffic Light Information to Los Angeles, New York, & San Francisco appeared first on EV Obsession. Audi has a long history of […].

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2012

DriveNow is a premium car sharing service launched by BMW is San Francisco last summer. The DriveNow fleet currently consists of 70 fully-electric ActiveE vehicles located at ten DriveNow stations around the San Francisco Bay Area, including hubs serving the Silicon Valley, SFO and Oakland International Airports.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2016

The US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) has selected the city of San Francisco for funding as the first Climate Action Champion to pursue hydrogen and fuel cell technologies for local transportation. Earlier post.) In addition, new analysis projects by Strategic Analysis, Inc.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

San Francisco’s Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) has awarded Siemens a contract to deliver an initial 175 light rail cars for its Muni transit system at a value of US$648 million. Siemens, which beat CAF for the contract, will deliver a newly-developed light rail car based on its Model S200 for the San Francisco order.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2015

San Francisco Mayor Edwin M. Switching to renewable diesel will accelerate the progress San Francisco has made in cleaning its diesel fleet, slashing greenhouse gas emissions from diesel vehicles by more than 60%. —San Francisco Fire Chief Joanne Hayes-White.

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