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130 Wendy’s Get Community Solar, Electric Trucks for McDonald’s, Specs of New ID. Buzz GTX & ID. Buzz LWB, & More Cleantech News

July 4, 2024 admin batteries, clean power, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev charging, ev charging stations, fiat, fiat 500e, green economy, investment, levc, lithium-ion batteries, Manufacturing, mass transit / public transit, McDonalds, polestar, press releases, rivian, Solar energy, Uber, uk, Volkswagen, volkswagen id buzz, volvo, volvo trucks, wind energy

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2024 20:47:36 +0000

It’s encouraging to learn that established brands, like McDonald’s, are investing in electric trucks and solar power. This week’s headlines also include Wendy’s 130 solar-enabled restaurants, new electric vehicles in the UK, a huge distributed solar initiative in New York, and much more. Read on for the news. Electric Vehicles … [continued]

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Former Uber Boss: Robotaxis Too Expensive, Not Replacing Human Drivers Anytime Soon — Is That True?

June 29, 2024 admin autonomous vehicles, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, robotaxis, Uber, waymo

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2024 18:50:53 +0000

To be fair, this is not a new take on the potential “robotaxi revolution.” Robotaxi tech has been expensive for as long as robotaxis have been in development. That is one of the reasons robotaxis aren’t all over the place already. But I was curious to run some numbers after … [continued]

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Ride-Share Competitors Revel & Uber Ink Deal for EV Fast Charging Infrastructure Expansion

March 18, 2024 admin clean transport, Electric vehicles, ev charging, ev charging infrastructure, ev charging stations, ev rideshare, revel, Uber, uber evs, US

Credit to Author: Chris Boylan| Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2024 18:40:27 +0000

100% electric ride-share startup Revel recently announced a partnership with rideshare giant (and competitor) Uber to help accelerate EV infrastructure expansion in the United States. While Revel continues to grow its own fleet of EVs for ride-sharing in New York City, the company is also building out a network of … [continued]

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Kia & Hyundai: Customizable EV Platform for Uber and eVTOL Aircraft | CES 2024

January 13, 2024 admin Aviation, clean transport, electric air taxis, electric aircraft, electric cars, Electric vehicles, evtol, Hyundai, Kia, Uber, Uncategorized

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2024 03:39:41 +0000

Kia came to CES 2024 with the goal of making a splash. Rather than just rolling out a new electric … [continued]

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Uber Can Connect To Tesla App, Offer Drivers Rides That Fit In EV’s Range

May 28, 2023 admin cars, clean transport, consumer technology, electric cars, Electric vehicles, smartphone apps, tesla, Uber

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Thu, 25 May 2023 14:12:39 +0000

Working as an Uber or Lyft (or both) driver in an EV can be challenging. How do I know? I did it for about 50,000 miles in a 2018 Nissan LEAF. Trying to do that in an EV that lacks liquid cooling in a hot city like Phoenix didn’t turn out to be a great […]

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Waymo + Uber — Will This Combo Blow Up Robotaxi Use?

May 27, 2023 admin autonomous vehicles, cars, clean transport, consumer technology, electric cars, Electric vehicles, robotaxis, smartphone apps, Uber, waymo

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 25 May 2023 04:59:21 +0000

Waymo’s been expanding, and usage of the company’s robotaxis has been growing steadily, but, honestly, it’s all been happening a bit slowly. That’s been the investment/financial critique of the company, that it can’t scale up quickly, easily, or profitably. An investment case is hard to make if there’s no clear way a company or technology […]

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Ample Wants To Bring Battery Swapping To Everyone

May 24, 2023 admin ample, batteries, battery swap stations, battery swapping, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev battery swapping, lithium-ion batteries, Uber

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 22 May 2023 01:41:03 +0000

The latest battery swapping technology from Ample promises a fully charged battery in about 5 minutes for most cars and trucks.

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Here’s How Hertz Electric Car Policies Will Impact The EV Revolution

May 18, 2023 admin cars, clean transport, electric cars, electric rental cars, Electric vehicles, hertz, hertz electric vehicles, rental cars, Uber, used electric cars, used electric vehicles

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 15 May 2023 15:10:12 +0000

Hertz is well on its way to electrifying its rental car fleet, which it expects to be 50% electric cars within a few years.

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Uber & Lyft Continue To Expand EV Rideshare Availability

April 8, 2023 admin bp, clean transport, Electric vehicles, ev charging, Lyft, Uber

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2023 11:00:25 +0000

Among vehicles on the road, cars going around for hours at a time giving different people rides are among the most important. Perhaps most importantly, it helps to reduce their carbon footprint, as EVs produce fewer emissions than non-electric cars. They are also less expensive to run and maintain than traditional vehicles, resulting in cheaper […]