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Barbados receiving 35 BYD electric buses; first electric bus fleet for public transport in the Caribbean

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BYD delivered the first electric bus fleet for public transport in the Caribbean, opening up an exciting new chapter in the region’s efforts to tackle climate change. The bus delivery is an important milestone for the Barbados National Climate Change Plan, which sets a goal of 100% renewable energy and carbon neutrality by 2030.

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BYD reports plug-in fleet test results; rapid charging not diminishing capacity

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BYD all-electric e6 Taxi in service in Shenzhen. In conjunction with the one-year anniversary of its all-electric vehicle Taxi fleet test, BYD announced high-level results of several pilots of its plug-in electric vehicles—the F3DM, e6 and eBUS-12—in fleet testing across the world. Click to enlarge.

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ADEME selects two Air Liquide hydrogen mobility projects for funding

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Hype is developing the world’s first fleet of hydrogen-powered taxis. The “2020 HYPE 600” project aims to reach the 600-taxi mark by the end of 2020. Toyota will deliver 500 additional Mirai, which will supplement the existing fleet.

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SoCalGas adding 50 Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel cell EVs to fleet

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The company plans to expand its fleet of HFCEVs to 50 next month, making SoCalGas among the first utilities in the nation to start transitioning to hydrogen. View footage of the Toyota Mirai HFCEVs [link] Each vehicle in our light duty over-the-road fleet is driven an average of 10,000 miles per year.

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Singapore introducing stiff new feebate scheme for low carbon cars

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Singapore will implement a new Carbon Emissions-Based Vehicle Scheme (CEV) on 1 January 2012, providing rebates to qualified new cars, taxis, and imported used cars with low carbon emissions, and imposing an equivalent surcharge on higher emitting vehicles. CEV bandings (Singapore dollars).

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California Taxi Fleet Operator Orders 25 CNG/LPG Engine Prep Packages for Transit Connect

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Santa Ana, California-based California Yellow Cab has ordered 25 units of the compressed natural gas (CNG) and propane (LPG) engine prep package for the Ford Transit Connect Taxi. The flexible interior of the Transit Connect is suited for both taxi service and conversion to CNG and LPG. Propane also burns cleaner than gasoline.

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Better Place to Conduct Pilot Project in Tokyo for Electric Taxis with Switchable Batteries; Research Partnership with University of Melbourne

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Better Place has received an award from the Japanese government to conduct a pilot project in Tokyo for the world’s first electric taxis with switchable batteries. In Tokyo alone, there are approximately 60,000 taxis, a far greater number than in New York, Paris, or Hong Kong. Tokyo R&D Co.,

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