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Hong Kong launches first battery-electric taxi fleet with BYD e6; new charging stations

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BYD announced the launch of Hong Kong’s first all-electric taxi fleet using the BYD e6 electric cross-over sedan. Hongkong first pure electric taxi fleet. Hongkong first pure electric taxi fleet. The 5-passenger BYD e6 offers a range of up to 300 km (186 miles), according to BYD.

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Following the Money in the Air-Taxi Craze

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Having raked in perhaps 30 percent of all the money invested in electrically-powered vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft so far, Joby is the colossus in an emerging class of startups working on these radical, battery-powered commercial flyers. Laurie Garrow, Georgia Tech And somehow, the cost would be no greater, either.

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3 Challenges to Solve Before We Can Commute by Air Taxi

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All over the world, startup companies, government agencies, universities, and airlines are collaborating to launch an entirely new category of aviation based on electric aircraft capable of both vertical takeoff and efficient horizontal flight. Nothing like this has ever been attempted on a large scale. government agencies.

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SunLine adds first electric buses to fleet; BYD

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million passengers annually in the Coachella Valley in California, has added its first all-electric buses, manufactured by BYD. The batteries can run for up to 155 miles of typical urban driving on the service routes with recharging requiring only four hours. SunLine Transit Agency, which serves more than 3.5

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Government of Québec awards $675k to Lion Bus for electric school bus; part of $516M transportation electrification strategy

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C$675,000 (US$643 million) for a project to develop an all-electric school bus. Allowing projects like this to see the day, we invest in all of Québec. In fact, it is to grow our economy by using less oil and more electricity. A mid-day recharge will double this. Québec has everything to get there.

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Mercedes-Benz upgrades eVito Tourer electric van

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Mercedes-Benz has upgraded its popular Vito mid-size van, including the electric eVito Tourer version ( earlier post ). kWh/100 km and up to 421 kilometers of range (262 miles). The electric drivetrain (eATS) powers the front wheels with a peak output of 150 kW (90 kW sustained) and 362 N·m of torque.

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Ford adding hybrid F-150 & Mustang, PHEV Transit, new BEV SUV by 2020; $700M for Flat Rock for EV production; cancels $1.6B Mexico plant

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Ford detailed seven of the 13 new global electrified vehicles it plans to introduce in the next five years, including hybrid versions of the iconic F-150 pickup and Mustang in the US, a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) Transit Custom van in Europe and a fully electric SUV with an expected range of at least 300 miles (483 km) for customers globally.

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