Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2013

Nissan and New York City have launched a new electric vehicle taxi pilot with the Nissan LEAF. This pilot program, which puts six LEAF taxis into service beginning this spring, will help Nissan, the city, the taxi industry and the public understand how EVs can be integrated into future taxi fleets.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 4, 2025

If theres one thing we could do now to hasten the transition to electric vehicles , its this: Build a robust public EV-charging infrastructure. Studies, after all, show that in developed markets, as much as 90 percent of all charging takes place in the home. The question is, can EV charging be done more economically and efficiently?

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 17, 2019

If ever there were an argument for wireless charging, taxis may be it. That's the impetus behind the country's latest effort to equip all of Oslo's taxi stands with wireless chargers. And as with most things in electric cars, if there's a way to demonstrate the technology in action, Norway may find it.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 8, 2022

GM and PG&E are aiming to test bidirectional EV charging at homes. Volvo is testing high-power wireless charging on XC40 Recharge taxis. GM now sees bidirectional charging as an important part of all future EVs. And are solid-state batteries safer after all? This and more, here at Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Ford also announced that the Ford Transit Connect Taxi will go into production and arrive in dealerships later this year as a 2011 model. Ford will introduce engine prep packages on all Transit Connect models—base and taxi—allowing conversion to compressed natural gas (CNG) or propane (LPG, or liquefied petroleum gas) of the 2.0-liter

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Better Place, with support from the US Department of Transportation via the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, has committed to bring a switchable battery, electric taxi program to the Bay Area in partnership with the cities of San Francisco and San Jose. The pilot project began on 26 April, in cooperation with Nihon Kotsu Co.,

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2021

Mobilize will unveil Limo, a 4.67m four-door fully-electric sedan, specifically designed for for taxi/private hire (PHV) drivers and fleet, at Munich IAA Mobility 2021. The ride-hailing market (taxis et private hire vehicles, PHV) in Europe is booming; it is set to grow from €28 billion today, to €50 billion by 2030. Mobilize Limo.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Hertz and bp signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the development of a national network of EV charging stations powered by bp pulse, bp’s global electrification and charging solution brand. Amply Power, now rebranded as bp pulse, began installing charging infrastructure at 25 Hertz rental locations in multiple states in 2022.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2018

Using models they built and data from more than 10 million taxi trips in New York City, they found that the cost of service provided by a fleet of shared automated electric vehicles (SAEVs) would be $0.29-$0.61 per revenue mile—an order of magnitude lower than the cost of service of present-day Manhattan taxis and $0.05–$0.08/mi

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2010

Better Place has extended its switchable-battery electric vehicle (EV) taxi pilot in Tokyo ( earlier post ) to operate through the end of the year. Tokyo’s largest taxi operator, and focuses on the feasibility of battery switch as means for taxis to have instant, zero emission, range extension. Average switch time 59.1

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 29, 2020

In addition, the preconditions are good for the use of electric vans in the CEP industry: routes can be planned well in advance, are manageable in length and distance and normally there are larger areas near distribution centers of the logistics service providers, which are suitable for the commissioning of corresponding charging infrastructure.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

A mid-day recharge will double this. The strategy will include vehicles from individuals, businesses, municipalities and non-profit organizations, as well as taxis and government fleet vehicles. Among other incentives, a project to “green” 525 taxis will be set up in Montreal and other Quebec regions.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

There are also other companies in China that offer models with battery swap support, but for the taxi market. These swap stations remain to be seen as a novelty in Europe for the time being but will serve as a complementary public charging solution alongside plug-in infrastructure.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2011

PrimoveCity addresses the range and recharging constraints of electric vehicles and is intended to provide common technology for all forms of electric vehicles, including trams, buses, commercial vehicles, taxis and cars. PRIMOVE can charge vehicles not just when parked, but also in motion. Earlier post.). Energy storage (e.g.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2014

The battery can be recharged overnight using a domestic 16-amp single-phase 3.3 A dedicated CHAdeMO DC 50 kW quick charger can recharge the battery from 0-80 percent in 30 minutes or less if the battery is already partially charged. kW supply which reduces to four hours if a 6.6 kW/32-amp supply is used.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2011

Power and automation technology group ABB has started installing multiple fast-charging systems for electric vehicles (EVs) at some BP service stations in the Netherlands as part of a nationwide trial. Prestige GreenCab, a Dutch taxi operator with a large electric-vehicle fleet, took the initiative for the installations in Utrecht.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 12, 2020

This means that it is also prepared for AC charging at home or public charging stations. The new eVito Tourer can be charged via the CCS-charging connection in the bumper on the front left side. It enables DC charging. Drivers have a huge influence on recuperation used to recharge the batteries while driving.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2022

Battery-swapping technology aims to address the shortcomings of conductive fast-charging. Personal cars and taxi fleets in China are now adopting this technology as well with ambitious targets set by companies for rolling out their own swap station networks. Fleet vehicles are also usually a single model.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2013

Ground handling tractors enable large aircraft to be moved from their hangars to the passenger gate, as well as for the pushback to prepare for taxiing to the runway. This sector is both fast growing, with the world’s airports serving more than 5.7 billion passengers in 2012—up by 4.4%

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Partial Consent Decree, CARB moved forward the company’s plans for DC fast-charging in more metro areas, adding charging for regional routes, and strengthening highway networks. The company also will invest in rural Level 2 charging. Implementation for Cycle 2 will begin on 1 July 2019, and continue through 31 December 2021.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

In addition to standard charge and quick charge option, Renault also highlighted the exclusive “Quickdrop” system for battery switching at an exchange station such as that being developed by Better Place. They are charged by means of an extendible cable located behind the Renault logo at the front. Charging and Quickdrop.

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Cars That Think

APRIL 18, 2024

Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee recently announced that they have set a record for wireless EV charging. Nguyen is the lead author of several of papers on dynamic wireless charging, including some published when he was working toward his PhD at KAUST. times that range.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2010

Awards include (ranked by amount): PHL Taxi Management LLC —$900,000 – to purchase and deploy 50 new CNG taxis in Philadelphia that comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act, and to build a publicly accessible CNG fueling station in the city. Giant Eagle Inc. Waste Management of Pennsylvania Inc.

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EV Central

AUGUST 12, 2024

At the 2024 Busan Mobility (car) Show in Korea, Hyundai’s Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) company Supernal stated its plan to enter the air taxi market by 2028 with its S-A2 e-VTOL (electrical vertical take-off and landing) craft. On the noise front, Shin promised the e-VTOL flying taxi “operates as quietly as a dishwasher”.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2012

million gas-fueled motorcycles and tricycles are currently operating in the Philippines, typically serving as short-distance taxis, with the average tricycle driver earning less than $10 a day. E-Trike drivers will save upwards of $5 a day in fuel costs, and the new E-Trikes have the capacity to carry more passengers.

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InsideEVs

MARCH 10, 2022

A small fleet of electric XC40 SUVs will be used by taxi operator Cabonline and charged wirelessly at stations in Gothenburg.

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Electrek

MARCH 3, 2022

Swedish automaker, Volvo Cars, shared news that it is testing wireless EV charging technology in a live city environment to evaluate its potential. The stations in Gothenburg, Sweden will offer wireless charging to Volvo XC40 Recharge EVs operated by taxi company, Cabonline, over the next three years.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

OorjaPac addresses low vehicle runtime and operational cost challenges facing material handling fleet managers by continuously trickle-charging the on-board battery in a material handling vehicle, regardless of whether it is operating or parked, thereby ensuring the battery never reaches a state of deep discharge.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2009

Steps include pledging to deliver 25,000 charging points to form an integrated network across London by 2015; adding 1,000 electric vehicles to the GLA fleet; and retaining the congestion charge exemption for EVs. On the infrastructure side, London ultimately envisions three types of recharging points: Slow (240V, 13A single-phase).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 3, 2017

In addition, in New York and several major US cities, Ford is testing a fleet of 20 Transit Connect hybrid taxi and van prototypes in some of the world’s most demanding traffic conditions. Many Escape Hybrid taxis are still on the road, moving passengers for more than 350,000 miles each and still using their original batteries.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

APRIL 29, 2010

Palo Alto’s Better Place just announced that it will be conducting a 90-day test of its lithium-ion battery switching system with Tokyo’s Nihon Kotsu taxi company. said Monday it is testing its electric car charging system in with a taxi operator in Tokyo. Better Place Inc. Better Place Inc. of Watertown, Mass.,

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2009

The program includes the installation of 10 alternative fuel refueling sites (two B20, one Electric Recharging, and seven CNG). The project will include 27 alternative fuel stations (16 CNG, 7 B20/E85, one B20, three Electric Charging) and deploy 373 alternative fuel and advance technology vehicles (235 CNG, 58 HEV, two LPG, two EV).

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Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

During rush hour, the skies over a large city, such as Dubai or Madrid or Los Angeles, would swarm with hundreds, and eventually thousands, of eVTOL “air taxis.” These would be like mini airports where the eVTOLs would take off and land, be recharged, and take on and discharge passengers.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2013

Battery electric vehicles are a great technology but like the fax machine they are only temporary and there is a great deal of consumer resistance towards them for all manner of reasons, including range and the time it takes to recharge them. Hyundai joined the LHP earlier this year. Earlier post.). Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2011

The provision of charging infrastructure. Assumes there is Level 1 household charging. Level 1 charging only requires a standard power. Assumes there is Level 1 and Level 2 household charging, and Level 2 public charging in the. Level 2 charging requires a charging interface to be wired into a building’s.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2009

are delivering charging points for the trial with assistance from the city councils of Birmingham and Coventry. The project will include 15 Nissan cars, 10 Smith electric taxis, five Smith people carriers, a Smith executive minibus, two AVID saloon cars and two Liberty urban Range Rovers, alongside a network of charging points.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2016

Most homeowners have or can easily set up for plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) battery charging overnight while the driver sleeps. [ 5 ] Increasing numbers of drivers can get PEV charging at their workplace. [ Slow Level 1 charging [ 11 ] should be used to recharge PHEVLER batteries whenever possible.

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