Urban Mobility
MONTREAL, CNW Telbec/ – EV Sales Quota & Credit System Starting with their 2018 models, carmakers will be faced with electric and hybrid vehicle sales quotas. Most carmakers will have to accumulate a number of “credits” equal to 3.5% of their sales, increasing gradually to 22% in 2025. Carmakers that fall short will have to buy the credits they’re
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ABI Research Survey Finds 30% of Transportation Industry Respondents Plan to Use Robotics to Support e-Commerce Delivery Growth in the Next Year. SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, /PRNewswire/ — In a recent B2B technology survey of 455 U.S.-based companies across nine verticals, ABI Research finds that 30% of transportation industry respondents plan to introduce robotics into their business operations within the next year, with another 22%
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Driver-owned company expands its successful peer-to-peer ride-sharing model around the world AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 3, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Ridesharing company Arcade City launched its mobile app this week to the Apple and Android app stores, now available in 155 countries. Arcade City has provided reliable city-wide transportation in Austin, TX for the past fourteen months and now expands its innovative model around the world.
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The last mile EV market will reach over $792 billion by 2028 BOSTON, PRNewswire/ — The new IDTechEx Research report was released on July 19, Last Mile Electric Vehicles 2018-2028 concerns goods and people reaching final destination such as down the pathway past the guard dog or riding from the train station. Currently costing up to 55% of shipment costs, today’s expensive methods
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DHL Express pilot project launched in The Hague, with modified StreetScooter and Nissan e-NV200 for last-mile delivery. Project builds on successful pilots with DHL Cubicycle cargo delivery bicycles in Utrecht, Netherlands and Frankfurt, Germany. The Hague, Netherlands / Bonn, Germany, 08/03/2017, 09:30 AM CEST DHL Express has extended its successful City Hub concept for environmentally-friendly inner-city deliveries to The Hague, Netherlands with
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Consumer Watchdog’s “Self-Driving Vehicles: The Threat to Consumers” Filed as Testimony with United States Senate Commerce Committee WASHINGTON— Robot cars operating without mandatory safety, security, privacy and ethical standards will pose unprecedented risks to the American public, Consumer Watchdog warned in a report dated June 14, 2017, Self-Driving Vehicles: The Threat to Consumers. The report is being issued in conjunction with a
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China-based dockless Bike-sharing services is now available in Malacca. MELAKA, MALAYSIA – Media OutReach – 03 August 2017 – The Chief Minister of Melaka, YAB Datuk Seri Ir. Idris Haron, announced today that ofo, the world’s leading bike-sharing company, has launched its service in the city of Melaka. With the plan to deploy 2,000 bikes in Melaka by the end of August, ofo seeks
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AMENDMENTS TO THE LAND PUBLIC TRANSPORT ACT (2010) BY PARLIAMENT WILL PAVE WAY FOR INDUSTRY-WIDE REFORMS. Kuala Lumpur, 28 July 2017: The Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) welcomes the amendments to the Land Public Transport Act 2010 (APAD) passed in Parliament yesterday. SPAD to Regulate Ride-Hailing Services The tabling of the Bill by the Minister in the Prime Minister’s
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The Launch MUNICH, July 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — During their release event, the startup Sono Motors presented its solar car Sion. More than 700 guests from politics, industry and the press were invited. The Solar Powered Electric Car ‘Sion’ The Sion has a range of 250km and retails at 16,000 €, without battery. The battery can either be purchased in a one-time transaction of
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GenZe Pioneers Electric Fleet Scooters and Bikes, Providing Delivery, Rental, and Urban Logistics Solutions. July 17, 2017 10:52 AM Eastern Daylight Time Sustainable Urban Logistics NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today, at the FIA Formula E electric vehicle racing event, NYC ePrix, Silicon Valley-based GenZe and innovative community logistics platform Postmates announced a groundbreaking partnership to bring zero-emission transportation solutions to New York City and San Francisco..
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