Remove Building Remove Oakland Remove Taxi
article thumbnail

Continental launches series production of technologies for robo-taxis

Green Car Congress

Continental technologies such as ABS, radar and redundant brake system are being used in series production for robo-taxis for first time. Continental’s braking portfolio includes suitable technologies for robo-taxis, such as the MK C1 one-box brake system. Continental has held a stake in this driverless vehicle manufacturer since 2017.

Taxi 207
article thumbnail

CARB approves Electrify America’s second $200M investment in California

Green Car Congress

The Cycle 2 plan builds on Electrify America’s initial priorities and expands into new areas, where the need for electric vehicle charging stations and technology are greatest or are most likely to be used regularly. San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim. Sacramento-Roseville-Arden-Arcade. San Diego-Carlsbad.

article thumbnail

California Energy Commission awards $29M+ for biomethane, natural gas, and hydrogen technology

Green Car Congress

AC Transit will construct a new hydrogen bus fueling station in Oakland. Several fleets are committed to using these stations, including shuttle service companies, taxi companies, public transit agencies, school districts, waste hauling companies, city fleets, utility fleets and goods movement trucks.

Gas 210
article thumbnail

Electrify America announces $200M Cycle 2 zero emission vehicle investment plan for California

Green Car Congress

The second cycle investment will build on Electrify America’s initial priorities and expand into new areas, where the need for electric vehicle charging stations and technology are greatest or are most likely to be used regularly. San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward. Cycle 2 is a 30-month investment period, which begins in July 2019.

America 239
article thumbnail

Southwest and Archer plan air taxi network in California using eVTOL aircraft – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

Southwest Airlines and Archer Aviation have announced a partnership to develop plans for electric air taxi networks that will use Archer’s electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft at California airports where Southwest has a presence. The additional vertiports will likely be located in Napa, San Jose, Oakland and Livermore.

Taxi 52
article thumbnail

Ford acquiring SF-based crowd-sourced shuttle service, launching Ford GoBike

Green Car Congress

The Chariot shuttles complement mass transit by filling the gap between taxi and bus services, providing an on-demand, point-to-point transportation option that is convenient, efficient and cost-effective. Ford plans to develop technologies to use data collected from the bikes to build an interconnected mobility network.

article thumbnail

Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The first buyers will be fleet users, which will build central fast-charging facilities. Put simply, this little-known upstart has accelerated ahead of its much bigger rivals in the race to build an affordable electric car. " Wang is also focused on building a stronger executive team to drive the company forward.

BYD 62