Hertz Buys 65,000 New Electric Cars From Polestar
Hertz is throwing its weight around again, this time towards Polestar.
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Lyft’s 100% Electrification Target, Autonomy, Charging — CleanTech Talk Podcast
In this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Zachary Shahan, Director and CEO of CleanTechnica, and Sam Arons, Director of Sustainability at Lyft, sit down to talk about Lyft’s transition to 100% electric vehicles. You can listen to the full conversation in the embedded player below. Below that … [continued]
The Race to Tackling Transportation Emissions by Electrifying Ridehailing Fleets
A new insight brief calls for cross-sector collaboration between transportation network companies, policymakers, utilities and key cities’ stakeholders to align on ridehailing electrification and accelerate toward ambitious transportation-sector climate goals.
What We Learned from 100 Million Miles of Ridehailing Data
Transportation network company (TNC) fleets, like Uber and Lyft in America, Didi in China, and Ola in India, may account for a relatively small share of the number of total automobiles on the road globally. But don’t let that fool you. Electrifying ridehailing has outsized potential to reduce emissions and catalyze electrification in other transportation sectors.
Didi Chuxing & BYD Team Up To Make The D1, An Electric Ride-Hailing Vehicle
Didi Chuxing and BYD had teamed up to build the first electric car designed exclusively for use as part of a ride hailing service.
Kia Motors to Accelerate Diversification of Global Mobility Services
Kia Motors Corporation has announced plans to expand its partnerships with global mobility companies to meet the needs of a diverse range of customers worldwide.
Tesla Model X Used For New Orange County Electric Vanpool
In California, Orange County (the Orange County Transportation Authority) has made a couple of changes when it comes to its vanpools. First of all, the fleet of vehicles in operation has dropped from 470 vehicles to 164 vehicles. In the midst of this cut in operations, Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) is also beginning a shift to electric vehicles, starting with a Tesla Model X.
Lyft or Uber Electric Car Cuts 3× More Pollution than Your Electric Car
A study published yesterday by researchers at the University of California, Davis, reminds us all why Lyft and Uber drivers should electrify faster than anyone, and why a Tesla app-based taxi service — robotaxis or not — would be so helpful.
Electric Vehicles Cheaper Than Diesels For Uber Drivers In Many European Capitals
Transport & Environment has a new report out that shows electric cars can be cheaper for Uber drivers to use than diesel cars in many European capital cities, including Paris, Madrid, Lisbon, and Berlin.
Lyft: 100% Electric Vehicles By 2030. CleanTechnica: Ya Think?
Lyft published the positive announcement last week that it would be 100% electric by 2030. Naturally, this is significantly uplifting news, but the responses from some members of CleanTechnica senior staff while eating avocado and cheddar cheese wedges …
