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Ideanomics’ MEG Group announces delivery of first EV taxi order to Chengdu; Geely to supply 15,000 taxis

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announced that its MEG Group, through its joint venture with iUnicorn, has finalized its first order of EV Taxis for the city of Chengdu. The EV Taxis are supplied by Geely Auto Group and the financing for the vehicles was provided locally by Sichuan Tianfu Bank Co Ltd. Ideanomics Inc.

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Mobility services infrastructure company Via closes Series E round; valued at $2.25B

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Via , a company that provides digital infrastructure to power public mobility in cities around the world ( earlier post ), has raised a Series E financing led by EXOR. The financing values the company at $2.25 EXOR is one of Europe’s largest diversified holding companies controlled by the Agnelli family.

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DiDi partners with SoftBank in Japan for platform services for taxi industry, launches open new energy car-sharing platform

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have established a partnership to provide platform services for the taxi industry. The partnership will utilize DiDi’s advanced AI technologies to build ride-hailing platforms to enhance efficiency for both taxi operators and drivers. In 2017, taxi drivers completed 1.1 In 2017, taxi drivers completed 1.1

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Geely raises $400M via Green Bonds sale to develop and produce TX5 range-extended electric London taxis

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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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Uber and BYD team up for EVs and autonomous vehicles

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The agreement—the largest so far between Uber and an automaker—will see the ride-hailing giant deploy BYD vehicles “in key global markets,” starting with Europe and Latin America, according to a company press release, and later expanding to include the Middle East, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. While the U.S.

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MEG expanding heavy-duty electric truck efforts; succsessful testing of mine vehicle

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These types of benefits, coupled with our innovative financing programs for both truck and battery, means significant savings for heavy truck fleet operators—even before consideration of environmental factors for the rural environments where mining and other heavy industry takes place.

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Daimler ups its stake in the professional driver service Blacklane

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During the recently completed financing round, Blacklane received an eight-digit amount that it will use to further expand its global business. The global market for professional ride services is currently estimated to have a volume of about $30 billion per year and is rapidly growing and evolving. Earlier post.)

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