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LowCVP announces winners of Low Carbon Urban Mobility Technology Challenge

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Ecospin is a research, design and development company which has developed the first road-legal, 3-wheeled, stand-on, rear wheel-powered electric vehicle. The designers say the system is affordable, convenient and reliable. Research for the system, which bundles a number of advanced technologies began in 2002. Ecospin Ltd.

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EY launches Tesseract, a blockchain-based mobility platform

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The future of the automotive and transportation industry will be integrated, on-demand, personalized and autonomous. Investors, crowd-funders and everyday users will be able to earn money from their investment based on others’ usage of vehicles and individuals who could not previously afford a car will now be able to own a share of a vehicle.

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Riversimple introduces Rasa prototype two-seater fuel cell vehicle; 300 miles on 1.5kg H2; production version in 2018

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unveiled the Rasa, a road-legal engineering prototype of its first two-seater hydrogen fuel cell road car, built for full European type approval. million) grant from the Welsh government in 2015, the Rasa was designed for lightness, strength, affordability and safety. Riversimple Movement Ltd. Earlier post.)

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Ford announces Smart Mobility plan; 25 initial projects

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The 25 experiments address four global megatrends—explosive population growth; an expanding middle class; air quality and public health concerns; and changing customer attitudes and priorities—challenging today’s transportation model and limiting personal mobility, especially in urban areas. Data Driven Insurance, London.

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Electrify America, Sacramento announce Green City investments: ZEV car-sharing, ZEV bus and shuttle routes, EV charging systems

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This service allows users to pick up and drop off a vehicle at any legal public parking spot, including metered locations, within a 13 sq. Electrify America’s Green City Initiative aims to provide access to ZEVs to those who do not own ZEVs, or cannot afford to own ZEVs, and therefore represent a key underserved population.

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Electric jet company Lilium partners with Palantir

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Over the past ten years, there has been an explosion in the number of companies looking to offer personal electric aircraft to the masses. In their efforts to introduce this electric personal jet, they have partnered with the software giant Palantir. Readers should recognize that personal electric jets are far from ready.

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Musk: Tesla Roadster Will Use SpaceX Tech and Have Rocket Boosters

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Musk made the claims in an interview with former CNN personality Don Lemon, saying that a flying Roadster is “not out of the question.” So, a flying, rocket-powered EV that is somehow street-legal. The Cybertruck did not land with the affordable price tag Musk claimed, and it’s not quite as bulletproof as initially expected.

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