Green Car Congress

MAY 5, 2023

LEVC (London Electric Vehicle Company) launched its new new pure electric vehicle technology that it intends to support the company’s transformation from a taxi manufacturerto a leading provider of e-mobility solutions.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2019

At CES 2019, ZF will unveil a steering-wheel- and pedal-free robo-taxi to show how its technologies enable new forms of urban mobility. Users can hail the taxi using their smartphone or tablet; the robo-taxi will maneuver autonomously to pick them up. It can then chauffeur them to where they wish to go. —Torsten Gollewski.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Air Liquide, Idex, Société du Taxi Électrique Parisien (STEP), and Toyota are teaming up through a joint-venture called HysetCo, the first company devoted to the development of hydrogen mobility in the Paris region. Toyota will deliver an additional 500 Mirais by the end of 2020, which will complete the existing fleet of 100 Hype vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 30, 2019

New York City Clean Air Taxi rules are successful in cutting emissions and reducing air pollution, [link] to a new study by researchers at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and Drexel University. The scientists report that overall fuel efficiency of the medallion taxi fleet climbed from 15.7 Treat, Kimberly R.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

As a result, public transportation organizations, taxi companies, and transport service providers will be able to deploy their fleets considerably more efficiently while minimizing waiting times for passengers. Public transport organizations and taxi companies in large cities are highly interested in managing their fleets efficiently.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2022

Skyports Infrastructure, an Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) infrastructure developer, and AirAsia’s Advanced Air Mobility, a dedicated unit of AirAsia Aviation Group Limited (the aviation arm of Capital A), have signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) to explore the development of air taxi infrastructure in Malaysia.

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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

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The company also released video footage of successful first taxi tests of the aircraft, designed to evaluate ground handling qualities and the performance of the fuel-cell electric powertrain at low power settings and airspeeds.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 23, 2019

Evolution of taxi drivers, PHV drivers (England), and Uber drivers (London) compared to taxi and PHV CO 2 emissions (UK). Source: “Europe’s giant ‘taxi’ company: is Uber part of the problem or the solution?”. This has made Uber one of the biggest taxi services in Europe, with 3.6 million users in France in 2017.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 19, 2020

DeepRoute, an international self-driving vehicle technology provider, and Cao Cao Mobility, a strategically invested business of Geely Technology Group, are partnering to advance the design, development and commercialization of Cao Cao’s Level 4 autonomous robo-taxis service.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 18, 2021

Hyundai believes its first electric air taxis could lift off by 2025—years earlier than expected—even as regulation for the completely new aviation format lags.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 31, 2020

AutoFlightX is an eVTOL air-cargo and air-taxi company headquartered in Munich, with R&D centers in Shanghai and Shenzhen, China. AutoFlightX believes their 1000 kg platform will ultimately pave the path to air taxis, which will hold up to four passengers and have a range of >300 km with a single charge.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2022

Curb, a ride-hailing app for licensed taxi and for-hire rides in North America, announced the execution of a strategic partnership agreement with Uber that will enable Curb-connected drivers to receive trip requests from Uber users.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2021

Additional potential features include emergency auto-landing system; intelligent algorithm ensuring envelope protection; terrain avoidance and routing for emergency auto-land; and an option for supplemental power solar cells and in-wheel electric taxi. Details will be forthcoming when the agreements are finalized.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 5, 2024

New York City's iconic fleet of taxis once included some EVs—but you have to look back more than a century to find them. As National Geographic explains in a recent article, electric taxis had a brief moment of popularity in the city in the 1890s. The fleet quickly grew from a dozen vehicles in 1897 to over 100 by 1899.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 12, 2022

HP Taxis, Prins Alternative Fuel Systems and SBL-Automotive revealed [link] of the plug-in hybrid range-extended electric LEVC TX taxi and VN5 van allowing the range extender engine to run on LPG and CNG and their renewable counterparts of biopropane and biomethane.

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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. Launched during the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP21) in Paris, it now has around 100 vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 6, 2020

Shanghai is our main trial site, and we have dispatched over 100 self-driving taxis in several places around the globe, including California. According to an April report from China EV100, a nonprofit think tank, the cost of an unmanned taxi is currently around $100,000 more than a regular taxi. —Wang Mingze.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

At the same time, the survey results also suggest enthusiasm for autonomous robot-taxis. Americans surveyed said they’d be willing to pay just a 9% premium—or $1,868 versus $1,709.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 7, 2023

Boeing subsidiary Wisk Aero recently completed the public demonstration flight of a fully autonomous, electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL), fixed-wing air taxi. Wisk completed a multi-transition flight, during which the air taxi transitioned from hover to wing-borne flight four times.

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Electric Cars Report

JUNE 5, 2023

10 years ago, the first electric taxis appeared in Denmark, but the number was limited in the first years. Since 2019, however the development has gained momentum and in Copenhagen, half of the taxis of Denmark’s largest taxi company, Dantaxi, now run on electricity.

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The Driven EV News

JUNE 3, 2024

A new all-electric taxi startup has emerged in Australia with zero carbon emissions, and paying drivers a fixed salary. The post Electric taxi startup GoBlu lays down green challenge to Uber appeared first on The Driven.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Fleets of autonomous electric taxis are a case in point, playing a key role in many concepts of the environmentally compatible mobility of the future. As a result, autonomous electric taxis can increase their tire pressure to carry heavier loads and act as cargo carriers outside peak periods. Electrification.)

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Electrek

JUNE 5, 2024

The eVTOL air taxi manufacturer has received Part 135 certification from the FAA – a vital certificate to begin commercial flights – and Archer is now one of two air taxi companies worldwide to confirm the receipt of one.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

The Hyundai Ioniq 5 could become Waymo's next self-driving taxi, deploying a new generation of the Google spinoff's Waymo Driver autonomous-driving system, Reuters reports.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

BYD taxis and buses currently operate in more than 300 cities in 50 countries and regions across 6 continents. The buses were specifically designed for the Barbados market and come equipped with wheelchair accessibility, WiFi and USB charger connectors.

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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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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Electric air taxis are not going to take over transportation. continued] The post New Autonomous Air Taxi Trial in Thailand appeared first on CleanTechnica. In my humble opinion, our skies are not going to be full of small aircraft that look like giant bugs. However, I do believe that electric air.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

The goal of Archer’s electric air taxi network is to provide passengers with safe, quick, quiet and cost-effective transportation to and from EWR. Archer’s proposed Manhattan to EWR route marks the first specific route that has been announced in the eVTOL industry.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 23, 2024

I’m sure you’re all familiar with the workings of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and what it will need to do before electric air taxis become legal. continued] The post Electric Air Taxis Get One Step Closer With New Approval appeared first on CleanTechnica. Oh, yeah, of course — none of us are.

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Bangkok electric motorcycle taxis help travelers manage traffic congestion. Yet, previously, the batteries from the EV taxis suffered from high temperatures. continued] The post In Bangkok, Toshiba & Naturenix Begin Testing Battery Subscription Service for Electric Motorcycle Taxis appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Electrek

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Wisk Aero, Boeing’s electric flying taxi company, held the first public eVTOL demonstration flights in LA this week. more… The post Boeing’s electric flying taxi company Wisk takes flight in LA [Video] appeared first on Electrek. The company accomplished the feat at the 100th anniversary of the Long Beach Airport.

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 14, 2024

continued] The post Electric Air Taxis for 2026 World Cup & 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles? Aside from all the sporting fun and the way the Olympics can bring countries together, one good thing about the Olympics is how it can help usher. appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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The Driven EV News

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Toyota invests another $US500 million ($A740 million) into Californian company Joby Aviation to to support the company’s development of electric air taxis. The post Toyota pitches another $US500 million into US electric air taxi company appeared first on The Driven.

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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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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

taxis), trucks and buses. Hexagon Purus signed a multi-year master frame agreement with Everfuel to deliver multiple units of newly designed 45-foot hydrogen distribution systems. The systems will be used to transport hydrogen to refueling stations serving hydrogen fuel cell electric passenger car fleets (e.g.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Colombia’s fossil gas climate crisis could spark EV adoption as the affordable FAW Nat Taxi lands at $23,000. continued] The post Fossil Gas Crisis & EV Taxis in Colombia: A Surprisingly Promising Pair appeared first on CleanTechnica. Climate change is no joke.

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