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Toyota's i-ROAD and COMS Vehicles Now Part of Public Transport Scheme in France
Following in the footsteps of Daimler's car2go car-sharing service, which mostly uses Smart Fortwos, Toyota is contributing no less than 70 of its two Lilliputian personal mobility electric vehicles to a car sharing and public transport test project in France. Read more »
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This 40-ton Electric Truck Will Supply Components To Bmw's Munich Plant
BMW and the SCHERM Group have unveiled an all-electric truck that will be used to transport components between their plants in Munich. BMW says it is the first automaker in Europe to use a 40-ton electric truck for material transport on public roads....
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Ford Shows Off Electrified Bicycles And Accompanying App
Ford is showing off yet another set of electrified bicycles, although this time they're designed to be used in town, as part of a more complex app-integrated transport solution. They’re all are meant to work together along with cars and public...
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Toyota Electrifies French City With The World's Largest Fleet Of I-road Evs
Toyota and the City of Grenoble have launched a new car-sharing service called “Cité lib by Ha:mo†in the French city located in the foothills of the Alps. With the support of three other partners, the metropolitan area Grenoble-Alpes...
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Update: Toyota Says Rav-4 Ev Will Be Sold To The General Public
Toyota has just issued a statement disputing a recent report from Reuters by saying that the upcoming all-electric RAV-4 will be available for sale to the general public as well. The Reuters story, which Carscoop also reported on, said that the RAV-4...
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Mercedes Launches Rent-a-smart Project In Germany: Daily Cost Set At €273...
On 24 October 2008, Smart's parent company Daimler will inaugurate a pilot rent-a-car project called 'car2go' in the southern German city of Ulm that will see a fleet of Smart Fortwo vehicles being made available for rent within the boundaries...
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