ELECTRIC TAXIS in BRAZIL
* Brazil - With a new electric taxi program, Rio de Janeiro enters zero emissions era
Rio Janeiro,RJ,Brazil -Automotive World -5 Mar 2013: -- Beginning this month, the city of Rio de Janeiro enters the zero-emission mobility era with the launch of the electric taxi program, a partnership between the Rio de Janeiro City Government, NBA and Petrobras Distribuidora. In the first phase, two Nissan LEAF taxis, pure-electric vehicles that produce no tailpipe-pollution, will be available in Rio. By the end of the year, 13 more units will be added to the fleet...
* France - Muses offers very urban vans
(Photo: Mooville the Muses are environmentally friendly, can contain up to 8 m3 and even take the highway)
Paris,France -Logistics Magazine/WK Transport et Logistique, by JS Scandella -8 March 2013: -- Sure, the Muses have Mooville looks a lot different than delivery devices that have been used to cross the city... But if they have a "head toy", these new vehicles have a very serious purpose: to ensure urban deliveries, the so-called "last mile" where the standard utilities are bitching by their lack of maneuverability and apparent contempt for environment... These machines, which already existed in version 2 now available m3 and 8 m3, have instead of key assets for this job... First, their four-wheel drive (these are electric wheel motors) guidelines and camped at each corner of the machine gives them a record turning radius, while ensuring travel 90 km (and exchanging batteries) without polluting the countryside and, more importantly, without losing a crumb of the volume of the vehicle. Then their central driving position offering a 180-degree vision is both more comfortable for the driver and safer for pedestrians and cyclists. Finally, with a top speed of 90 km / h, they have nothing to envy to traditional truck and can even drive on the highway...
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