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Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 9, 2020
At the same time, the survey results also suggest enthusiasm for autonomous robot-taxis. Consumers in China, the world’s largest auto market, were the most enthusiastic, at 84%. Americans surveyed said they’d be willing to pay just a 9% premium—or $1,868 versus $1,709.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 26, 2009
ALTe already has Gen 1 proof-of-concept systems running in a Crown Vic taxi equipped with a 20 kWh Li-ion battery pack. Another benefit of targeting a conversion application such as the taxi fleet is that the vehicles are all out of warranty, Thomas noted.). Gen1 System installed in a Crown Vic. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
A new white paper published by the Argonne National Laboratory Collaborative Center for Energy Storage Science (ACCESS) outlines a clear set of battery requirements and research and development needs to accelerate the commercialization of electric propulsion for aviation—from air taxis in the near term to 737 class aircraft in the long term.
CleanTechnica EVs
AUGUST 10, 2024
In this article, I’m analyzing at a high level what is happening to the auto industry across propulsion types. For the purposes of this article, I assume that level 5 self-driving and driverless taxis don’t come for a while. I’ll break it down by region and also discuss individual companies.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 26, 2015
According to KPMG’s Gary Silberg, National Automotive Leader for KPMG, the increasing desire for mobility options will present “huge opportunities for new entrants and business models in the auto industry.”. Parents like the idea of not having to play taxi for their kids,” said Silberg. We grossly underestimated that trend.
Teslarati
JANUARY 8, 2024
Over half of VinFast’s 1H23 sales were to parent company VinGroup’s taxi firm Both parties agreed to work towards a total investment of $2 billion into the EV facility. In August 2023, VinFast Auto Ltd. This achievement was quite a surprise to those observing the global auto industry.
Revenge of the Electric Car
JUNE 1, 2010
All-electric e6 vehicles made by BYD charge up in Shenzhen, where the cars are used as taxis. Auto industry executives said the subsidies are likely to apply only to vehicles produced in China, although that wasn’t clear from the government notice. . BYD is in position to benefit from China’s electric-car subsidies.
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