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Mercedes-Benz and BMW to sell car-sharing JV SHARE NOW to Stellantis

Green Car Congress

Mercedes-Benz Mobility and BMW Group intend to sell their car-sharing joint venture SHARE NOW to Stellantis. This proposed agreement will add 14 major European cities and 10,000 vehicles to Free2move’s existing car sharing fleet of 2,500 vehicles. —Gero Götzenberger, Director of Strategy and Investments at Mercedes-Benz Mobility.

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Mayor of London: all new London taxis will need to be zero-emission capable from 2018

Green Car Congress

The Mayor confirmed his plan at Transport for London’s (TfL’s) “New Taxis for London” event, at which he met five manufacturers developing zero emission capable taxis—Frazer-Nash, Nissan, Karsan, London Taxi Company and Mercedes-Benz. —Mayor of London, Boris Johnson.

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Kreisel Electric expanding capacity with construction of new Li-ion battery plant

Green Car Congress

The three equally sized parts of the new plant building will be used for battery production, as well as for technical development of prototypes and small batch productions. With a weight of only 4.1 kilograms and volume of 1.950 liters the Kreisel battery offers 1 kWh capacity. Kreisel has also swapped out VW’s 24.2 from 120 to 267 miles.

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137. BATTERY MANAGEMENT IS DISRUPTING THE VALUE CHAIN IN ELECTRIC VEHICLES: THE CHANGING SUPPLY CHAIN — PART 2

Qnovo

A handful of cell manufacturers dominate the making of cells: LG Energy Solutions (formerly part of LG Chem), Samsung SDI, cATL, SK Innovation, Panasonic, BYD are the most prominent names. Hella built the BMS hardware for Mercedes, and LG built the BMS for GM) but kept control over the software. Then comes battery safety! The post 137.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

Clean Fleet Report

We’ve Entered the Age of Shared Mobility This article may contain affiliate links Car sharing has changed dramatically since C lean Fleet Report first reported on it almost two decades ago. Where it used to be Hertz or Avis–or a taxi–the choices now are much more complex. However, the company pulled the plug on U.S.

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EVTOL Companies Are Worth Billions—Who Are the Key Players?

Cars That Think

Some, such as Wisk and Kittyhawk and Joby , are flying a small fleet of prototype aircraft; others have nothing more than a design concept. Today, some 250 companies are working toward what they hope will be a revolution in urban transportation.

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Car News: 2024 Consumer Electronics Show

Clean Fleet Report

CES 2024 was no different with several concept and new vehicle reveals, and technological advancements that will be part of new cars in the coming years. The platforms can be mounted with a pickup or van body, and even a passenger design for a taxi. Vinfast is looking for small success The VF Wild ( Clean Fleet Report loves the name!)

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