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Manhattan developers get ready for the age of the electric vehicle

Many proponents of electric vehicles espouse the benefits of using them in urban areas. The problem is that in many of those cities – like New York or Chicago – people often live in apartments or row-houses and parking is at a premium. A private garage with a plug is a true luxury. Some property developers in Manhattan are now trying to address this problem by installing charging points in the garage facilities of new apartment buildings. One company, Glenwood Management, is installing chargers made by Coulomb Technologies in ... Read more →

NYC will survey residents on electric cars Sebastian Blanco

It is common for cities to contribute to the electric vehicle world by working with automakers and/or utilities to build EV charging stations. New York City will be taking a slightly different ...

Jetta TDI spotted doing taxi service in New York City Sam Abuelsamid

An alert reader in Manhattan recently noticed an unusual new vehicle decked in the yellow paint scheme of a New York cab. This is the first known example of a Volkswagen Jetta TDI doing livery ...

New York City to get 10 MINI Es for road test Sam Abuelsamid

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has announced that MINI USA will be providing ten of its MINI E electric cars to the city for the next year. The cars will be used by the Street Condition ...

New York judge puts the brakes on hybrid taxi rules Sam Abuelsamid

New York City's attempt to mandate an all-hybrid cab fleet have been put on hold thanks to federal judge Paul Crotty. A city taxi regulation that was scheduled to take effect on November 1 would have ...

Hybrid buses debut on Staten Island 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

There was a bevy of transit officials and politicians assembled Friday at West Brighton's Castleton Depot as the first 15 Orion VII Next Generation Hybrid-Electric buses were officially feted on Staten Island. These are just a few of the 850 strong order on its way to New York. Staten Island will ...

Nissan, GM and Ford agree to build hybrid taxis for New York City 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

It's time to say adios to the classic yellow Ford Crown Vic. In May 2007, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced plans to transform the city's ubiquitous yellow cab fleet from the old school Ford Crown Victorias to all hybrids. For the past couple of years, a variety of hybrid vehicles have ...

Nissan Altima hybrids have joined the New York City taxi fleet 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

I was in Manhattan for a couple of days this week on a press event and noticed a new addition to the local cab fleet. For years now, the classic Crown Vics have been getting supplemented by Toyota Siennas, Ford Escape hybrids and the odd Prius. While cabbies love the mileage they get with the Prius ...

i MiEV on iTunes in HD 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Whilst some of us were hobnobbing about L.A. and driving a Tesla Roadster, others of us at ABG had to content ourselves with watching the Mitsubishi i MiEV drive around of New York city via a free download from iTunes. The fact that it was available in high definition (HD), as well as standard ...

NYC hybrid taxis double in a year. Guess which is the most popular? 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Since it was decided that the entire fleet of taxis in New York City should become hybrids by 2012 less than a year ago, the number of hybrid hacks has doubled. If the city can achieve that same 200 percent increase every year it will achieve the goal. Out of 13,150 taxi medallions 1020 (just under ...

Interested in free scooter parking throughout New York City? 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Remember the study that said "if Americans were to utilize one of the latest eco-friendly motor scooters for just 10 percent of their everyday travel, they could potentially reduce national fuel consumption by 14 million gallons of gasoline per day and decrease carbon dioxide emissions by 324 ...


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