Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (VWCV), Moia and Argo AI have unveiled plans for Europe’s first autonomous ride pooling project involving the all-electric VW ID. Buzz AD. The goal is to launch the ride pooling system in Hamburg by 2025 with an international outlook.
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Volkswagen will launch its WeShare offer with 800 electric cars in Hamburg next week after having to postpone the launch due to the pandemic several times. Initially, WeShare will distribute 400 ID.3 before reaching the final fleet size of 800 vehicles in April.
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The three-year strategic mobility partnership between Volkswagen and the City of Hamburg concluded in August 2016 has been extended. The most important news within the framework of the extension is that the WeShare car-sharing service will expand to Hamburg from spring next year.
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Volkswagen’s ride-sharing service MOIA has now officially started operations in Hamburg. The service will initially operate with 100 electric minibuses, with expansion to 500 electric vehicles already planned.
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A visit to the CES technology trade fair in Las Vegas confirmed an already growing impression: The car of the future is a bubble-like pod vehicle, and most exhibitors also agreed that these small shuttle buses will one day rule the city; and by the by, universal adoption of the electric drive is simply a […]
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The VW subsidiary MOIA has started their final tests with ten electric shuttles in Hamburg, Germany. The fully electric vehicle is based on a VW van with a range of 300 km and is destined for affordable ride-sharing. A 100 strong fleet is to take to the streets of Hamburg this April with quick expansion […]
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Volkswagen is taking over 49% of the German technology company Diconium. Together they are planning to provide over-the-air updates for the I.D. models after their market launch in 2020.
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The MOIA ride-share initiative in Hannover switched from their test phase to official commercial operation today. The permit granted by the city allows the company to start with 150 vehicles. By 2020, the MOIA fleet in Hannover will be allowed to grow to 250. By the end of 2020, the VW subsidiary plans to have […]
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The Hamburg-based VW subsidiary MOIA has announced further details to their planned shuttle service with EVs: The service will start towards the end of 2019, and by the end of 2020, the fleet will maintain 500 vehicles.
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In Hamburg, 50 entrepreneurs and public service employees have taken delivery of their e-Golf. Over the next three years, they are expected to drive around 1.5 million km as part of a partnership between Volkswagen and the City of Hamburg.
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Moia, the one year old mobility start-up from Volkswagen, revealed its ride pooling concept and the related ridesharing shuttle at TechCrunch in Berlin. In a first step, Moia will start operating 200 electric shuttles in Hamburg.
Read moreElectric shuttle in Hamburg: VW’s mobility company MOIA and the Hamburger Hochbahn AG are developing a new mobility service for the Hanseatic town. Part of the project is an app-based on-demand electric shuttle service that allows people heading in the same direction to connect. Moia is building fully electrified vehicles with space for 6 passengers for this purpose specifically. The service shall be launched after a trial period next year with approximately 200 cars. Later on, the initiators intend to enlarge the fleet and to expand in other cities.
moia.io
Proterra joins CharIN: Proterra is the first U.S. electric bus maker to enter the fast charging initiative CharIN. According to Proterra, its electric buses accumulated 3.3m miles charging with CCS to date.
greencarcongress.com, proterra.com
Fastned doubles issue: Within 2 weeks, the Dutch fast charging company has issued bonds worth around 7.7m euros to more than 600 investors. Due to high demand, the board more than doubled the issue, initially limited to 3.3m euros. With the new capital Fastned seeks to extend its charging network in the Netherland as well as abroad.
fastned.nl
EV sharing in LA: Bolloré’s will kick-off its BlueLA pilot programme tomorrow as planned. The EV sharing starts with 100 electric cars and 200 charging stations in so-called disadvantaged communities.
ngtnews.com
German software meets U.S. hardware: RWE spin-off Innogy and BTCpower entered a partnership. The software allows coordinated charging that avoids load peaks. First charging points have already been equipped with the new software.
news.innogy.com
VW unveils new mobility service brand: The new brand MOIA will initially focus on ride-hailing and (car-)pooling, taking on i.e. Uber. Later, the carmaker wants to develop an all-electric shuttle with autonomous driving options just for these new services. The new 50-person strong team will set up shop in Berlin, and is said to grow to 200 employees by the end of 2017.
autonews.com, autocar.co.uk, bloomberg.com
BMW electric future: Autocar has learned that following the BMW iNext in 2021, which will most likely be sold as the i5, the Bavarians will launch an electric SUV (probably the i6) from 2022. Both EVs will most likely be offered with different size battery options.
autocar.co.uk
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Tow tractor alliance: Toyota Material Handling Europe has acquired 66 percent of material handling company SIMAI, who designs and develops electric tow tractor and platform truck solutions. The Japanese plan to completely take over the Italian company at a later date.
toyota-forklifts.eu
Wireless alliance: The cooperation between U.S. supplier Evatran and Chinese Zhejiang VIE Science and Technology Company (we reported) is bearing first fruits. JAC Motors presented its electric iEV6S at the Automechanika Shanghai, featuring a wireless charging system by Evatran and VIE.
insideevs.com
Crowdfunded electric BMX: Prodecotech and Life Electric Vehicle have launched two aluminium-framed eBMX with a 250 W or 350 motor and stylish colour combinations. Top speed is limited at 12 and 20 mph. For financing, the companies turned to crowdfunding platform Indigeogo, where backers can get first dips on the electric bikes from 599 dollars.
treehugger.com (with video)
