Urban Mobility
MUMBAI/ BENGALURU: The embattled Rocket Internet-backed Foodpanda, which last year saw allegations of internal fraud and misappropriation of funds being levelled against its top management, is learnt to be in the process of raising fresh capital. The company recently engaged Mumbai-based mid-market investment bank o3 Capital for a $40-60 million fund-raise as it initiates talks with investors, people familiar with
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InsureMyTesla plan unique features. If a totaled vehicle is less than 36 months old, insured owners would get a new vehicle of the same model and series. Tesla Home Wall connector damage is covered. Owners can choose any authorized Tesla repair facility for fix damaged vehicles. The car is also insured for any driver. Tesla has now entered the car
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Google began a pilot program around its California headquarters in May that enables several thousand area workers at specific firms to use the Waze app to connect with fellow commuters. It plans to open the program to all San Francisco-area Waze users this fall. Waze wants to connect riders with drivers who are already headed in the same direction. The
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An electric, intelligent and autonomous shuttle at the service of mobility Launched in October 2015, the NAVYA is a 100 % electric and autonomous transport vehicle. This driverless shuttle can transport up to 15 passengers and safely drive up to 45 km/h operating between 5 to 13 hours. NAVYA on a public Australian road rolled out yesterday, mixing it with other
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Didi Chuxing, China’s largest ride share company, announced a partnership with nearly 50 taxi companies across ten Chinese cities to launch new initiatives geared towards improving their efficiency, according to a company announcement. The news came after earlier media reports pointed to Didi’s plans to potentially acquire one or more taxi companies in China. DiDi and the taxi companies, at
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Today, Uber is launching a new electric car service in the UK, in partnership with Nissan and China’s BYD, where it will offer leasing (not purchasing) options for fully-electric cars (BYD E6s and Nissan Leafs) to its drivers, as well as include those vehicles in the mix of cars that it offers to passengers for journeys. Uber is starting first with
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China’s electric-vehicle industry, with 200-plus companies backed by a raft of billionaires, verges on a massive shakeout as the government imposes stricter technology standards on fledgling manufacturers and considers limiting their number to only 10. The higher standards would be aimed at weeding out the weak, said a senior executive with the state-backed auto manufacturers’ association, and they may push as
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Buick LaCrosse Hybrid went on sale in China this week General Motors will market hybrid-powered vehicles with partner SAIC Motor Corp. under the Buick, Chevrolet and Cadillac brands. SAIC General Motors Co. will introduce the Chevrolet Malibu XL hybrid, Buick LaCrosse hybrid and Cadillac CT6 plug-in hybrid in China this year. The Malibu and LaCrosse will feature a 1.8-liter engine
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The world’s first all-electric line of sanitation trucks was recently launched in Beijing by BYD Company and the Beijing Environmental Sanitation Engineering Group, according to an email sent to CleanTechnica. The launch event revealed that the partnership had created 26 models for this lineup. These electric sanitation trucks will replace around 45% of the Beijing Environmental Sanitation Engineering Group’s current diesel fleet
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The new T-Series electric terminal trucks build on the company’s initial T-Series trucks (capable of up to 24 hours of operation per charge), which have now been deployed at various sites in the manufacturing, shipping, retail distribution, warehouse, railroad inter-modal, and waste management industries. A locked-in price, as well as production priority and Orange EV’s telematics service free of charge,
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