Green Car Congress

MARCH 23, 2017

The London Taxi Company (LTC) officially opened the UK’s first car plant dedicated solely to the production of range-extended electric vehicles. The new vehicle plant in Ansty, Coventry, will build the world’s first purpose-built, mass-market electric taxi. —Carl-Peter Forster, Chairman of the London Taxi Company.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

NASA’s AAM National Campaign is designed to promote public confidence in emerging aviation markets, such as passenger air taxis, through flight testing in realistic scenarios and data analysis that will inform the development of regulatory standards for emerging aviation platforms.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2009

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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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2014

Nanjing, China and Nanjing Public Transportation Group ordered more than 1,000 fully electric transit buses and taxis from BYD Company Ltd. Nanjing Jiangnan Electric Taxi Ltd. The city will be taking delivery of more than 600 BYD K9 battery-electric Buses, 50 of which were delivered for the city’s Youth Olympic Games in August 2014.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Two hydrogen mobility projects led by Air Liquide—Hype and HyAMMED—were selected in January 2020 by ADEME (French Environment & Energy Management Agency) as part of the second closing of its “Hydrogen Mobility Ecosystems” call for proposals. Hype is developing the world’s first fleet of hydrogen-powered taxis.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 21, 2011

Taxi Medallion Management in Chicago has purchased 12 Ford Transit Connect Taxis running on compressed natural gas (CNG) for its fleet. The purchase is part of the company’s goal of reducing emissions by 25%, said Michael Levine, CEO of Taxi Medallion Management. The taxis have a 39-foot turning radius.

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Taxi Chicago Transit Connect Ford 210

Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2012

The 2014 Nissan NV200 Taxi, New York’s Taxi of Tomorrow, will make its global debut tonight at a special event in SoHo with Nissan President and CEO Carlos Ghosn and New York City Mayor Michael R. The new taxi is powered by a proven 2.0L The new taxi is powered by a proven 2.0L Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 1, 2019

Continental technologies such as ABS, radar and redundant brake system are being used in series production for robo-taxis for first time. The vehicle can generate a 360-degree image of its environment by combining the data from different sensor technologies, ensuring redundancy and a higher level of accuracy than before.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

earlier post ) sedans to Seoul City for free so that members of the Seoul Taxi Association and their passengers can discover the benefits of using an electric vehicle for taxi work. Taxi businesses involved in the scheme will be exempt from tolls through a number of tunnels into the city.

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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 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.

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AUGUST 6, 2016

The Japan Federation of Hire-Taxi Associations and Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to study on areas for collaboration, so as to develop and introduce the Japanese taxi of the future. Toyota is now developing a next-generation taxi.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 8, 2022

Volvo Cars has announced that it will be testing electric taxis equipped with wireless charging, in “a live city environment” to evaluate the potential of the technology.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2022

Volvo Cars is integrating and testing wireless charging technology in a live city environment together with selected partners, evaluating its potential for future electric cars.

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MAY 19, 2016

Nissan and La Ciudad del Taxi have announced the world’s largest 100% electric taxi fleet deal that will see 110 Nissan LEAF 30 kWh vehicles providing taxi services in Madrid. The electric taxi market in Europe is growing quickly as taxi operators switch on the benefits of zero emission mobility. Uniformed drivers.

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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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NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Based on the same architecture and proven eCity range-extending technology as LEVC’s TX electric taxi, VN5 can achieve an all-electric range of more than 60 miles (98 km) and a total flexible range of more than 300 miles (489 km). As with ‘TX’ for taxi, the same technical and functional nomenclature strategy has been followed.

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AUGUST 29, 2020

kWh/100km), electric passenger transport has also grown to meet electric mobility requirements: as a hotel shuttle, as a large taxi or vehicle for ride sharing services. The natural environment of the eVito panel van are urban areas. With the new Mercedes-Benz eVito Tourer (power consumption combined: 26.2 eSprinter for Amazon.

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MARCH 7, 2014

The agreement also mentions a conversion initiative of more than 50% of new purchased taxis in Dalian to new energy vehicles in support of the “new energy vehicles promotion and local environment improvement” initiative. The company recently inked a similar purchase agreement with Nanjing, for 600 electric buses and 400 electric taxis.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 18, 2012

Air Canada is operating its first flight with biofuel today to highlight the airline's commitment to the environment. At arrival , the aircraft will taxi to the gate with minimal delay, using one engine. Take-off measures include reduced thrust take-off and air conditioning adjusted to save power.

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Teslarati

JUNE 22, 2021

The aspiring Model Y taxi service expected to win approval for its operations in the city because a 2018 cap on new rideshare and taxi vehicles included exemptions for electric vehicles, as well as cars that are accessible to handicapped individuals. This is a simple math issue. Do you have anything to share with the Teslarati Team?

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2019

Technical roadmap of bus,taxi, and car for peaking the CO2 emissions at 2030 or before. The researchers also offered a number of suggestions: The energy consumption per unit passenger turnover of buses, taxis and cars need to decrease by 51%, 50% and 44%, respectively. Natural gas taxis are expected to account for 54% in 2050.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 31, 2011

These projects are intended to not only popularize the concept of electrified transportation, but also resolve public concerns over vehicle safety, charging technology and local environment impact. Equipped with a Li iron phosphate battery pack, the e6 (a 5-seat crossover all-electric vehicle) can travel up to 300 km (186 miles) per charge.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 19, 2013

In December 2012, BYD Ltd and Praco Didacol (BYD’s Colombian distribution partner) announced that BYD e6s would being placed into Taxi service in Q1 2013 in the Colombian capital as a pilot. The BYD K9 all-electric buses will be placed into trial service as of Q2 2013 in the Colombian capital. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 6, 2010

Accumulated fuel consumption over Cenex drive cycle for standard London taxi (TX2) and DuoDrive-equipped TX2 (blue line). In recent tests, the DuoDrive taxi demonstrated a 56% improvement in fuel economy compared to a standard London Taxi (TX2), and simulations predict that an improvement of 100% is possible with further optimization.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2011

This kicks off with a small team of eco-marshals who will monitor taxi ranks at busy central London mainline stations and other on street ranks where air quality is particularly poor. —Kulveer Ranger, the Mayor’s Environment Director. Their research will also consider whether to change taxi rank layout and design.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2013

The partnership, announced at the Air Transport Action Group (ATAG) Aviation and Environment workshop in Montreal, will provide a preliminary study of the different processes and raw materials available for alternative fuel production, exploring innovative new pathways and the overall sustainability of solutions.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2020

With Aeronomie, users can automatically build virtual aircraft using models—which capture the flying environment, the aircraft’s motion and aerodynamics and how it is powered and flown. For example, what effect would a fleet of air taxis operating from a downtown area to the airport have on current traffic?

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

The EU should also address the growing needs of EV drivers with no or little access to private charging, as well as electric taxis and ride-hailing services, by setting targets for fast and ultra-fast chargers in urban areas. The law should also set a target of around 1,000 hydrogen stations by 2029.

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Teslarati

JUNE 25, 2021

Earlier this week, there was plenty of talk about the Revel taxi fleet in New York City, comprised of 50 Tesla Model Y all-electric crossovers that would contribute to the ride-sharing services that the Big Apple has long been accustomed to over the past century. New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission: A Giant Game of Telephone.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Analysis conducted by BlueSky leveraging R&D efforts from the FAA Office of Environment & Energy (AEE) regarding CO 2 emissions contributions from aircraft technology, operational improvements, and SAF. These includes boosting efficiency during taxiing, takeoff and landing, as well as flying optimized trajectories.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2013

The island environment also makes it easier to strategically place charging points so that EV drivers have easy access to reach key destinations. San Diego ranks in the top LEAF cities for many of the same reasons in other California and West Coast markets: state tax incentives, HOV/HOT access and general environment-mindedness.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2011

Taxi driving as a profession: what separates the driver of hackney carriages from other. Are taxi drivers operating a private business, performing a public. Taxi drivers as a community: what do cabbies think of each other? Steer: Mastering our behavior Through Instinct, Environment and Reason. driving professions?

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JULY 16, 2021

Thirteen companies and one university have signed agreements with NASA’s Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) project’s National Campaign to continue work towards integrating air taxis, cargo delivery aircraft and other new air vehicle concepts into the national airspace system. buildings in an urban environment) and associated mechanical turbulence.

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MAY 11, 2010

Led by Kanagawa Prefecture, which is actively promoting the widespread adoption of electric vehicles, the project will be launched to realize “Environmentally-advanced Tourist Site: Hakone” which achieves both protection of natural environment and promotion of tourism, and to expand the EV use in Hakone area.

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JULY 13, 2021

A new forecast from Juniper Research concludes that the revenue generated by the use of MaaS (Mobility-as-a-Service) platforms, which integrate different transport services (including buses, taxis, rail and metro) into a single app, will exceed $52 billion by 2027, up from $405 million in 2020. —Research author Nick Maynard.

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APRIL 27, 2018

taxis in the city. Cruising Chauffeur delivers SAE Level 3 autonomy for highway/freeway environments excluding entry ramps and exits, including handling of traffic jams and stop-and-go traffic. Continental also believes in autonomous driving. Automated and autonomous parking is also being developed to be ready for production.

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