Green Car Congress

MAY 22, 2016

China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (ZGH) has raised $400 million through the first Green Bond sale on the offshore market from a Chinese automobile company to support the design, development and production of range-extended electric vehicles by its UK subsidiary, the LondonTaxi Company (LTC), manufacturer of the iconic London Black Cab.

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 10, 2024

For the purposes of this article, I assume that level 5 self-driving and driverless taxis don’t come for a while. continued] The post China & US Auto Market — Chinese Auto Disrupting Everyone Else appeared first on CleanTechnica. I’ll break it down by region and also discuss individual companies.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 29, 2011

It launched its F3DM sedan, the world's first production plug-in hybrid, back in December 2008--sales have been poor--and has been testing its all-electric e6 crossover with both taxi fleets in Shenzhen, China, and the Housing Authority of Los Angeles. Encouraging data.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2019

Considering that residents from different size cities always perform different travel patterns such as travel frequency, travel mode, and travel distance, hence, the Chinese cities are first classified according to the population size, and then the passenger traffic volume of each travel mode is predicted by city. (2)

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The Driven EV News

AUGUST 8, 2024

Geely has reportedly poured £120 million (around $A235 million) into the London Electric Vehicle Company, the producer of London’s famous black taxi cabs. The post Chinese carmaker Geely pours £120 million into London electric cab maker appeared first on The Driven.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2011

As part of the partnership, Hertz will rent BYD’s e6 electrical vehicle (EV) to Chinese consumers, municipalities and government agencies. The BYD e6 has been in use in Shenzhen taxi fleets for more than a year; the first fleet of 50 e6 taxis have now surpassed 2.5

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2011

It also calls for the city to promote electric-car adoption in fleet segments including public-sector vehicles and private-sector fleets such as taxis. The companies will develop in phases the joint education center to host government and industry delegations and educate Chinese consumers about the benefits of going electric.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2013

According to figures released by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), in the first eleven months of 2012 Chinese self-developed brands exported 470,000 passenger vehicles in total—with automotive manufacturers on average showing a 30% sales increase over 2011 figures.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 2, 2012

has signed a memorandum of understanding with a major Chinese company for the development and marketing of UQM electric propulsion systems for New Energy Vehicles (NEV) in China. UQM powers test-fleet vehicles by Audi in Germany, Rolls-Royce and the London Taxi Company in the UK, and previously, Saab vehicles in Sweden.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 24, 2012

The city of London, England is set to have its first all-electric taxi fleet from the second quarter of 2013. Taxi company greentomatocars and Chinese carmaker BYD have signed a Memorandum of Understanding that will see greentomato cars running a fleet of 50 BYD e6 electric crossovers.

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Electrek

JANUARY 18, 2022

Chinese eVTOL developer AutoFlight is showcasing its global expansion by officially entering Europe. The company has set up shop at Augsburg Airport in Germany, as it now seeks to to achieve certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for its “Prosperity I” eVTOL taxi.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

BYD’s arrival to Indonesia is expected to help electrify taxi fleets. At least that’s what Indonesia’s largest taxi operator, PT Blue Bird, thinks. “We Tesla’s Elon Musk considering building EV plant in Indonesia: official According to Bloomberg , PT Blue Bird launched electric taxis in its fleet in 2019.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2022

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. Although IDTechEx believes battery-swapping remains unlikely to thrive in the US, many Chinese OEMs are now entering the European market.

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Electrek

JUNE 4, 2022

E-bike charging stations, Luna review, USPS mail bikes, Chinese e-trike & more appeared first on Electrek. The post Wheel-E Podcast!

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2010

BYD earlier this year began selling e6 cars to taxi operators in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen and is collecting field data to improve the car. Li said BYD will make the e6 available for purchases by private buyers in the US in 2012.

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Electric Cars Report

MARCH 25, 2025

Fresh from a landmark unmanned eVTOL flight test in Spain, a European first, the Chinese eVTOL company EHang is forging ahead with a major production initiative on its home turf. The post Taking Flight: EHang’s Ambitious Push into the Air Taxi Future appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 5, 2012

The Chinese government initially overestimated consumer demand for electric vehicles, and has made adjustments to its incentive policies. The HEV cars were sold mostly to individual consumers while PHEVs were sold to taxi fleets in Shenzhen and Beijing, as well as to some. and buses accounting for 27.6% (or more than 2,000 units).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

ZAP Jonway plans to introduce an electric A280—the “little brother”to the A380 being used as an electric taxi. ZAP is a 15-year-old California EV company and Jonway Auto is a wholly owned subsidiary of Jonway Group, a 20-year-old Chinese vehicle manufacturer. Click to enlarge. million in cash. Earlier post.)

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Electric Cars Report

MARCH 17, 2023

The Chinese eVTOL startup Autoflight has entered into a contract with EVFLY for an initial 205 of its electric air taxis.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 19, 2015

Xinhua reports that the Chinese Ministry of Transport (MOT) is targeting 300,000 new energy vehicles on China’s roads by 2020: 200,000 new energy buses and 100,000 new energy taxis and city logistics delivery vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2010

BYD, in addition to being a major advanced battery manufacturer, is the fastest growing Chinese automotive manufacturer. The company recently launched the e6, a pure electric vehicle and established itself as the first manufacturer in China to commercialize taxi business with its e6. Earlier post.).

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CN EV Post

MAY 13, 2024

Almost all the taxi or ridehailing vehicles are EREV or BEV. Traditional ICE taxi just can't compete with EV at all. Majority of the chinese consumers live in condo buildings. The things American took for granted, actually make huge difference for Chinese consumers.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2019

s Motaku taxi booking service. In Kitakyushu City, a One-day Pass provided by Nishitetsu Bus Kitakyushu will also be offered for sale. The convenience of non-public transport options will also be improved with a planned collaboration with Daiichi Koutsu Sangyo Co.,

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2009

Consequently, vehicle emissions have become an increasingly conspicuous contributor to air pollution in Chinese urban areas. Light-duty vehicles together contributed to 82% of all distance traveled (passenger cars, 64%; taxis, 18 %), buses and trucks contributed to 11% and 8% of total distance traveled respectively.

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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.” Even by the standards of big-money tech investment, the vision is giddily audacious. Hailing a ride would be no more complicated than scheduling a trip on a ride-sharing app.

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Teslarati

MAY 15, 2024

In early May 2024, the local Chinese government supported Tesla FSD. Elon Musk had allegedly proposed testing Full Self-Driving functions in vehicles already deployed in the Chinese market, like taxis. The Tesla CEO also suggested rolling out the company’s FSD software in Chinese taxi services.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2009

Therefore, the application of LPG/CNG is limited to taxies and buses in several cities like Chengdu, Chongqing, Beijing and Shanghai. At the 2009 Shanghai auto show, Chinese OEMs unveiled more than 20 hybrid models. Chinese OEMs have multiple incentives to develop electric vehicles. Electric Cars, the Next Movement.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 28, 2015

While the styling will remain recognizable, London taxis are about to get a significant overhaul--with help from a Chinese benefactor. The London Taxi Company (LTC) unveiled its new model last week, and announced a major investment by.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 24, 2012

London could soon see the arrival of its first all-electric taxi fleet after one of the capital’s minicab services sealed a deal with Chinese EV manufacturer BYD.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 6, 2019

In contrast, 77% of French consumers and 94% of Chinese respondents said they would consider buying that type of vehicle. Conversely, 72% of Chinese consumers would trust an autonomous vehicle. Just 53% of US consumers said they would consider purchasing an EV/hybrid.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 25, 2016

The company that makes the cabs, London Taxi Company (LTC), is now owned by the Chinese carmaker Geely. The project to build plug-in hybrid versions of the iconic London black cab is about to receive a significant new dose of funding. That company—which also owns Volvo—has already provided cash and design input.

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The Truth About Cars

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Interestingly, Deutsche Bank said it expects more than one new model, including a three-row, long-wheelbase Model Y variant for the Chinese market. The affordable car project was rumored to have been killed as Tesla poured more resources into developing its autonomous taxi program.

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Teslarati

MAY 7, 2024

Tesla reportedly received some support from the Chinese government to test its robotaxi concept with Full Self-Driving (FSD) in China. According to China Daily sources, Tesla CEO Elon Musk proposed testing Full Self-Driving functions within vehicles deployed in the Chinese market. Tesla would deploy its vehicles as taxis in China.

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

A deal to bring more than 50 electric taxis onto London’s roads has been scrapped. The capital’s second largest minicab firm, Green Tomato Cars has pulled out of a deal with Chinese firm, BYD which would have seen it operating a fleet of e6 electric crossover vehicles, as part of its taxi service.[.]. Electric cars'

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2017

In January 2017, the Chinese government approved NEVS’ application to start production of electric vehicles in its manufacturing plant in Tianjin. The company has been mainly owned by NME Holdings Ltd., Tianjin Bin Hai Hi-tech Industrial Development Area (THT) and State Research Information Technology Co.,

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 9, 2017

Didi Chuxing offers a full range of mobile tech-based mobility options for nearly 400 million users across more than 400 Chinese cities, including taxi hailing, private car hailing, Hitch (social ride-sharing), DiDi Chauffeur, DiDi Bus, DiDi Minibus, DiDi Test Drive, DiDi Car Rental and DiDi Enterprise Solutions.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2011

While high barriers to entry will likely prevent Chinese automakers from developing a significant global position in an industry where internal combustion engines are the dominant propulsion source.China is likely to benefit in the EV drivetrain components value chain. China’s recently announced plan to invest RMB 100 billion (US$15.3

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