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0Official: Nissan Leaf to begin New York City taxi pilot progam 1319808300
New York City streets are about to get a bit more... electric. Nissan and the New York City Taxi & Limousine Commission plan to put six Leaf EVs in the hands of owner-operators for one year (a lease, free of charge) as part of a pilot program. The goal is to gain "valuable information" about ...
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A day in the life of one of China's electric taxi drivers 1313618460
BYD e6 taxis in China – Click above for high-res image galleryHua Yong drives one of the 29 electric taxis that service the city of Hangzhou, a touristy area near Shanghai, China. Recently, the Wall Street Daily spent a day with Yong to discover what it's like to be electric taxi ... -
Zotye electric taxi fire caused by shoddy Chinese-built battery pack 1308239700
Back in early May, the second plug-in vehicle related fire in 2011 came to our attention. Sometime in mid-April, an electric Zotye Multipla taxi burst into flames in Hangzhou, China. Firefighters supposedly arrived on the scene within minutes, but couldn't control the blaze and the vehicle ...
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BYD claims EV fleet rapid-charged batteries show no capacity loss after one year 1304107260
A year has passed since BYD pressed a 50-strong troop of all-electric e6 crossovers into service with the Pengcheng Electric Taxi Company. To mark the occasion, the automaker is happy to report that the rapid-charging regimen the cars are using has not impacted the performance of their lithium ...
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Go Green Eco Taxi transports passengers in "chic electric style" 1284328140
Go Green Eco TaxiPlug In America member Sara Bissig and her husband Jimmy operate Go Green Eco Taxi, located in the Woodlands community north of Houston, TX. Go Green Eco Taxi is quite different from your-run-of-the-mill taxi service because the company delivers passengers to-and-fro in ... -
Video: Ride along in BYD's E6 electric taxi 1283295660
BYD E6 – Click above to watch video after the jumpBYD's E6 electric taxis have been roaming the roads in China for quite some time now. The company began with 40 taxis, expanded the electric chauffeur program to 100 and hopes to add several hundred more by year's end. Right now, the taxis ... -
Zap merges with China's Jonway Automobile 1278709260
We'll level with you on this one. We all know that Zap has seemingly had some, ahem... interesting business practices in the past. And we're not really sure what to make of this latest news, either. With that in mind, here's the main point: Zap has merged (or bought, depending on your viewpoint) ...
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Video: Ride along as a real-world battery swap takes place in less than two minutes 1276559520
Better Place and Nihon Kotsu electric taxi project – Click above to watch video after the jumpWe're still not convinced that the whole battery swapping idea will work on a grand level, but there are countless possible benefits to such a system that we simply can't overlook. First and ... -
BYD E6 electric taxi fleet takes to the roads in China 1274360460
BYD E6 – Click above for high-res image galleryJust a few days ago, BYD launched 40 E6 taxis in the Chinese city of Shenzhen. These vehicles are believed to be the first electric taxis to take to the roads in China. They may just be some lowly taxis, but it's a start towards reducing ...
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Better Place's battery-swapping electric taxi test takes off in Tokyo 1272394620
Better Place and Nihon Kotsu electric taxi project – Click above for high-res image galleryBetter Place continues baby-stepping its way to battery-swapping domination with the launch of its 90-day trial of a trio of taxis in Tokyo. The test, implemented in conjunction with taxi firm Nihon ...
