Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 25 May 2023 04:59:21 +0000
Waymo’s been expanding, and usage of the company’s robotaxis has been growing steadily, but, honestly, it’s all been happening a bit slowly. That’s been the investment/financial critique of the company, that it can’t scale up quickly, easily, or profitably. An investment case is hard to make if there’s no clear way a company or technology […]
Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 22 May 2023 01:41:03 +0000
The latest battery swapping technology from Ample promises a fully charged battery in about 5 minutes for most cars and trucks.
Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 15 May 2023 15:10:12 +0000
Hertz is well on its way to electrifying its rental car fleet, which it expects to be 50% electric cars within a few years.
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2023 11:00:25 +0000
Among vehicles on the road, cars going around for hours at a time giving different people rides are among the most important. Perhaps most importantly, it helps to reduce their carbon footprint, as EVs produce fewer emissions than non-electric cars. They are also less expensive to run and maintain than traditional vehicles, resulting in cheaper […]
Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2023 14:00:33 +0000
The City of New York will require all Uber and Lyft vehicles to be electric by 2030. The companies could get there even sooner.
Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2023 04:50:45 +0000
Uber says it is exploring a partnership with an establish automaker to manufacture specialized ride hailing vehicles.
Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 08 Dec 2022 23:30:39 +0000
Years after Uber founder and former CEO Travis Kalanick said Uber would buy all the robotaxis Tesla could make (it turns out the figure was zero), Uber has launched its first robotaxi for commercial use. Over in Las Vegas, Uber users can now virtually hail a full-on robotaxi. Uber’s New Robotaxi Service Who did Uber end […]
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2022 07:05:05 +0000
In many ways, an EV is a great fit for rideshare and delivery driving. How do I know? I’ve done it. A few years ago, I did that in a 2018 Nissan LEAF. Gasoline can cost upwards of $1,000 monthly for a rideshare or delivery driver who stays busy, even in a hybrid. But, if […]
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2022 19:00:42 +0000
In the last year or so, Uber has been making progress on electrifying the driver-owned or driver-rented fleet. As part of its global commitment to becoming a zero-emissions mobility platform by 2040, Uber took steps to help drivers go electric. Last year, it announced a partnership with Hertz to make up to 50,000 Teslas available […]
Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2022 15:30:17 +0000
A colleague of mine was recently in London. He told me that he estimates that about 75% of his Uber rides on this latest trip to the capital of the United Kingdom were in electric vehicles. Quite a lot of these rides were in Teslas. He was quite excited about this. London is the global […]