Prime Time Shuttle, a major US shuttle service based out of Los Angeles, has agreed to purchase 550 electric vehicles from the startup Canoo. Prime Time Shuttle is based in LA, but it provides luxury vehicles for shuttle services in 34 states. “As a pioneer and leader in the luxury … [continued]
We give much attention to autonomous driving companies like Waymo, Cruise, Tesla, Argo AI, etc., yet often forget about little autonomous shuttle company Navya. It’s true — Navya is not tackling general AI or usable in nearly as many environments as the tech created by those other companies. Nonetheless, it … [continued]
As African countries join the electric vehicle revolution, fleet operators and mass transit services represent some of the low-hanging fruit. These are key segments that are ripe for electrification. A lot of operators in these industries have fixed routes that make it easy to select EVs to fit their specific … [continued]
Phoenix Motorcars’ ZEUS Zero Emission Shuttles was selected as an eligible vehicle by the Morongo Basin Transit Authority (“MBTA”) and California Association for Coordinated Transportation (“CALACT”) purchasing cooperative.
ACE Parking has just received 18 electric shuttle buses for the San Diego International Airport, and another 11 are due to arrive by the end of 2020. This is the largest electric shuttle order for an airport in US history according to Endera, the commercial electric vehicle company that is supplying the electric shuttles.
The Boring Company has reportedly been approved to build an airport loop for the Ontario International Airport.
Perhaps the more interesting thing about the story, though, is that Tesla is reportedly working with The Boring Company to produce 12-person electric vans for such routes.
I recently had a chat with Christoffer Holmsteen, founder of Greenelimo, an international booking company for zero-emissions limousine service that operates the only 100% zero emissions limousine fleet in Denmark. Below are his response to a few of my questions.
One of the most exciting electric vehicle announcements of the past few years for me was Volkswagen Group’s MOIA launch. Word on the street is that MOIA, which is a subsidiary of Volkswagen Group, is finishing up tests of 10 of MOIA’s electric shuttles in Hamburg, Germany. After that is done, a fleet of 100 is supposed to launch in Hamburg in April.
New routes in the Tesla Shuttle network are opening up today as another Tesla Indie operator joins the network. The routes are focused on the NYC—Boston—Hartford metro areas.
AVM this month announces a memo of understanding with Airport Valet Express to purchase 12 of AVM’s all-electric vans and SUVs. Airport Valet Express provides conventional day tours and bus service for the 120-mile route between Bakersfield, California and Los Angeles International Airport. Airport Valet Express will be using the new AVM vehicles to shuttle customers to and from their homes and Airport Valet Express’ welcoming terminal lounge.
