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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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 22, 2021

A taxi company in Denmark, Dantaxi, is partnering with E.ON, the largest charging operator in Denmark, to open the largest taxi charging hub in the Nordics. “Danhub — Powered by E.ON” will allow up to 400 taxis to charge daily. Dantaxi’s commercial director, Vibeke […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

California’s Wisk Aero claims that it has developed the first self-flying, fully electric, 4-seat air taxi in the world. This is its 6th generation air taxi and it is reportedly “designed to meet and exceed rigorous commercial safety standards, making it one of the safest systems in aviation,” according to Wisk Aero.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 6, 2021

Skyworks Aeronautics will use the funds to move forward with the commercialization of its gyroplane aircraft, including the eGyro electric air taxi geared towards urban air mobility and the 400 mph VertiJet VTOL aircraft that competes directly with helicopters, but at a much higher speed, longer range and lower operating cost.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 13, 2024

According to Rapido, nearly 20 lakh rides are being operated per week within the bike taxi segment. Following the scrapping of the Karnataka Electric Bike Taxi scheme, 2021, taxi-aggregator platform Rapido plans to recall all e-bike taxis running under their platform.

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Baua Electric

JUNE 17, 2024

This agreement enables access to key hubs for United Airlines and a network of private airport terminals in the US to operate commercial air taxi rides using eVTOLs. The post Archer Aviation signs landmark deal to operate eVTOL air taxis out of airports around the US appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

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. Through this project, the partners wish to demonstrate the relevance of hydrogen mobility for intensive applications such as passenger transport.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

At the 69 th IAA Commercial Vehicles show, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is unveiling five new zero-emission vehicles:the I.D. BUZZ CARGO, ABT e-Transporter, ABT e-Caddy, the Cargo e-Bike and the Crafter HyMotion which is equipped with a hydrogen fuel cell drive system. BUZZ CARGO. One highlight is the I.D. Crafter HyMotion.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2017

Toyota Motor Corporation has introduced a new taxi vehicle for Japan, the “JPN Taxi.” Design features include a low, flat floor, making it easy for customers to ingress and egress from the taxi, a wide-opening, power rear sliding door (left side only) and space to accommodate wheelchair users. mpg US, 5.51

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Baua Electric

MARCH 8, 2024

Rapido has over 60% market share in Indian bike taxi space. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways ( MoRTH ) has issued guidelines clarifying the legality of bike taxis in India, potentially paving way for their return in key markets like Delhi and Maharashtra. lakh employment opportunities every month.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2020

Uber and Hyundai Motor Company announced a new partnership to develop Uber Air Taxis for a future aerial ride share network and unveiled a new full-scale aircraft concept at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Our vision of Urban Air Mobility will transform the concept of urban transportation.

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Baua Electric

MAY 5, 2024

California-based Archer’s taxi-cum-plane is called e-VTOL, short for electrical vertical takeoff and landing. California-based Archer’s taxi-cum-plane is called e-VTOL, short for electrical vertical takeoff and landing. An air taxi (per passenger) will cost up to 1.5 Flyovers aren’t enough.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2021

For more than a year, the Mercedes-Benz eVito Tourer battery-electric van has demonstrated its suitability for daily operations—be that as a hotel shuttle vehicle, a high-capacity taxi or a vehicle for on-demand mobility concepts in public transport. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

This marks the first commercial application of wireless charging for an autonomous electric e-bus, with WiTricity providing a key feature in one of the most advanced public transportation systems in the world. The commercial deployment of wireless charging in YuTong’s e-buses will debut in Zhengzhou, China, on the Xiaoyu 2.0

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2022

The partnership reflects the shared ambition of the three partners to contribute to decarbonizing transport and to accelerate the development of local hydrogen ecosystems for multiple mobility applications. Initially the focus will be on buses, light commercial vehicles and cars, with a further aim to accelerate the heavy-duty truck segment.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

The systems will be used to transport hydrogen to refueling stations serving hydrogen fuel cell electric passenger car fleets (e.g. taxis), trucks and buses. Everfuel is making green hydrogen for zero emission mobility commercially available across Europe and will be the first to apply the newly designed hydrogen distribution units.

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Baua Electric

MAY 30, 2024

Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft developer Archer Aviation is continuing to lay the global groundwork for commercial operations in a new territory: South Korea. With a payment plan already in place, those efforts are expected to begin later this year.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2022

Over a three-year period, a small fleet of fully electric Volvo XC40 Recharge cars will be used as taxis by Cabonline, the largest taxi operator in the Nordic region, and charged wirelessly at stations in Gothenburg, Sweden.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2017

Symbio has integrated a 15 kW (net) fuel cell range extender in a Nissan e-NV200 electric van, with plans to introduce the vehicle to the European taxi market. The customized e-NV200 offers taxi drivers a similar total cost of ownership to a hybrid taxi, but with the range of an internal combustion engine.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2022

The German Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV) is investing a further €20 million in the procurement of vehicles for fleets and the development of charging infrastructure as part of its electromobility funding guideline. —Volker Wissing, Federal Minister for Digital and Transport.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2020

With the market launch of the eVito and the eSprinter in 2019, Mercedes-Benz Vans has sent a clear signal of locally emission-free commercial freight transport in urban areas. Taxi companies and other ride-sharing services benefit from the wide range of seat configurations.

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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.

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Baua Electric

AUGUST 1, 2024

Photo: Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles VW just shared the first photos of the seventh generation of BEV and PHEV Transporter and Caravelle vans, along with lots of spec details. VW Transporter model range Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles now offers the new Transporter and Caravelle, the iconic ID.

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Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Having raked in perhaps 30 percent of all the money invested in electrically-powered vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft so far, Joby is the colossus in an emerging class of startups working on these radical, battery-powered commercial flyers. With Joby and its $1.85 With Joby and its $1.85

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 4, 2011

and its wholly owned subsidiary SMRT International Pte Ltd, a multi-modal transport service provider in Singapore, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with BYD Company Limited to enter into discussions regarding the possibility of establishing a joint venture to distribute BYD’s eBUSes and e6 Taxis in Singapore.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 29, 2019

The company will be managed by Alexander Hitzinger, Senior Vice President for autonomous driving in the Volkswagen Group and Member of the Volkswagen Brand Board of Management responsible for Technical Development at Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (VWCV). The first application cases are planned in the commercial sector.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 28, 2023

Commercial EHang Flights Now Approved in China! Cynthia just reported yesterday on a couple of eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing) aircraft milestones. We’ve got two more to report on as well — one in China and one in the USA. I’ll start with the story from China. An EHang eVTOL aircraft, the EH216-S, has […]

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

will begin sales of the battery-electric e-NV200 commercial vehicle ( earlier post ) in Japan during fiscal year 2014, and will eventually expand sales worldwide. Plans are being made to use the e-NV200 for smart transportation in Barcelona, such as for taxis. Nissan Motor Co.,

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Baua Electric

APRIL 29, 2024

Under transport regulations, vehicles utilised for commercial purposesare required to be registered under the commercial vehicle category. Under transport regulations, vehicles utilised for commercial purposesare required to be registered under the commercial vehicle category.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 22, 2016

LTC is also working on several zero-emission model concepts, including light commercial vehicles as part of ZGH’s plans to significantly raise production at LTC and position it as a leading manufacturer of green and environmentally friendly transportation. In addition there will 6,000 square meters of office space. million (US$25.4

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 28, 2018

After opposing the settlement over diesel emissions cheating that led VW to spend $2 billion building out a nationwide network of fast chargers, and suing one of Electrify America's suppliers for patent infringement, ChargePoint, the last of the original charging-network providers for electric cars, is moving to focus on commercial charging.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 13, 2020

Mobileye, an Intel Company, and WILLER, one of the largest transportation operators in Japan, Taiwan and the Southeast Asian region, have formed a strategic collaboration to launch an autonomous robotaxi service in Japan and markets across Southeast Asia, including Taiwan. WILLER also partners with 150 local transportation providers in Japan.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Hyundai Motor signed the MOU with South Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy as well as Hyundai Glovis, LG Energy Solution and KST Mobility for the rental of electric taxi batteries and the sustainable reuse of EV batteries in energy storage systems (ESS). However, it has not reached the required rate of commercialization globally.

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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.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 26, 2010

Electric taxi driving through Ginza in Tokyo. Better Place launched a 90-day switchable-battery electric taxi in Tokyo in partnership with the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry, and Nihon Kotsu, Tokyo’s largest taxi operator. Source: Better Place. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

At COP26 in Glasgow, US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced the US Aviation Climate Action Plan , published by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), which sets out to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions from the US aviation sector by 2050.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2016

Ricardo has licensed Qualcomm Halo Wireless Electric Vehicle Charging (WEVC) technology to commercialize WEVC systems for Plug-In Hybrid (PHEVs) and Electric Vehicles (EVs). Earlier post.). —Dave Shemmans, CEO of Ricardo.

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