Category: Electric Vehicles / Transportation
BYD today in London announced the delivery of the world’s first zero-emission, all-electric, double-decker bus. Designed and developed for Transport for London, the local government organization responsible for most aspects of London’s transport system, BYD’s new bus can drive 190 miles on 345 kWh of iron phosphate battery storage (for […]
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Key features Volvo expects will distinguish its S90 luxury sedan? Autonomous drive functionality and the “Twin Engine” (plug-in hybrid) powertrain. In a Feb. 29 interview with Automotive News’ Diana T. Kurylko and Dave Guilford, Volvo Car Group CEO Håkan Samuelsson said Volvo’s plug-in technology “ends the discussion about engine size.” Samuelsson
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Aiming to attract and motivate people who don’t own cars but want to earn money as drivers, ridesharing service Lyft is leveraging its partnership with General Motors to offer rental vehicles for as little as $99 per week plus $0.20 per mile; discounts will be available based on ride volume and
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), in partnership with Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s Vulcan Inc., has announced seven finalist cities, from a field of 78 submittals in a nationwide competition, for the DOT’s Smart City Challenge. The Smart City Challenge is designed to help cities begin to address the challenges that many
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Recognizing that not everyone is yet ready to purchase an all-electric vehicle, but faced with regulatory requirements to meet increasingly stringent fuel economy standards in many jurisdictions around the world, tier 1 suppliers including Johnson Controls are offering auto manufacturers a 48-volt battery system to enable “micro-hybrid” vehicles. These systems offer
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