http://venturebeat.com/2015/05/26/uber-goes-electric-with-the-launch-of-ubergreen-in-china/ Uber adds electric cars to its fleet in China with launch of UberGreen May 26, 2015 Ruth Reader
[image http://i0.wp.com/venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Uber-goes-electric-in-China-with-launch-of-UberGreen-photo-03.jpg?fit=780%2C9999 ] In the Chinese city of Wuhan, ride service Uber is going green. The company is introducing ten hybrid electric vehicles to its fleet of cars through a partnership with Guangzhou Automobile. The hybrid car service is expected to roll out this week and will be called UberGREEN, according to Tech in Asia. The new service will use Guangzhou Automobile’s Trumpchi GA5 REV car. In April, the city of Wuhaun announced plans to add 1,000 [pih] vehicles to its fleet of taxis. Always keen to compete, Uber seems to be bringing out green car service just to stay up on the competition. But Uber is also testing its UberGREEN service in other cities. So far the company appears to have tested electric car service in Chicago in the U.S. [ http://www.engadget.com/2015/03/15/uber-electric-byd-e6-chicago/ ] and Prague in the Czech Republic [ https://twitter.com/Uber_Praha/status/590795933459296256 ]. [© venturebeat.com] https://www.techinasia.com/uber-electric-hybrid-china-ubergreen/ Uber goes electric in China with launch of UberGreenSteven Millward Editing by Charlie Custer and Osman Husain; images from Uber on Weibo [images / Uber https://www-techinasia.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Uber-goes-electric-in-China-with-launch-of-UberGreen-photo-01.jpg The pih car Uber will use, pictured this weekend in Wuhan, China. https://www-techinasia.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Uber-goes-electric-in-China-with-launch-of-UberGreen-photo-02.jpg ] Uber is going green in China with a deal to run hybrid electric cars in one Chinese city. The tie-up is between Uber, the Guangzhou Automobile brand, and a fleet company in the city of Wuhan, which will see ten hybrid cars hitting the streets of Wuhan in an experiment to see if commuters like them. Once it rolls out to consumers, reportedly sometime this week, it’ll be called UberGreen. The UberGreen initiative was confirmed over the weekend by Uber’s official Uber Wuhan account on Weibo (via CarNewsChina and EVlook). Uber will use Guangzhou Automobile’s Trumpchi GA5 REV car (REV stands for range-extended EV), as pictured at Uber’s press event in the city, which features a small (1.0-liter, 45kw) petrol engine allied with an electric motor (31kw) and a battery pack. It can do 80 kilometers on pure electric, but with so little electrical power, it’ll probably be running in hybrid mode most of the time. Uber already operates UberX and its not-for-profit People’s Uber in the city of Wuhan. But it’s not the only company offering green rides. In April the city unveiled a program that will add more than 1,000 electric taxis to its fleet – including 100 Tesla S85 sedans. California-based Uber now operates in nine cities in mainland China after first launching in August 2013. Recently, Uber has been the target of police raids in several cities, though its operations do not seem to have been affected. [© techinasia.com] http://www.carnewschina.com/2015/05/25/uber-signs-deal-to-operate-green-energy-taxis-in-china/ Uber signs deal to operate green-energy taxi’s in China May 25, 2015 by Tycho de Feijter [image http://www.carnewschina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/uber-1-deal-china-3-660x414.jpg?97ba00 The Trumpchi GA5 REV (Range Extended pih) ] The U.S.-based online taxi-hailing service Uber has signed a deal in China to co-operate a fleet of green-energy taxi ‘limousines’ in the city of Wuhan in Hubei Province under the ‘UberGreen’ name. The logistics and drivers will be handled by a local company called ‘Green New Energy Limousine Service’ and the vehicles will be provided by Chinese automaker Guangzhou Automobile. The operations have started today, May 25, with an initial fleet of ten hybrid-powered Guangzhou Auto Trumpchi GA5 REV sedans. More cars may be added if the service proves to be a success. The rate is marginally lower than the normal taxi rate in Wuhan: base price of 10 yuan plus 2.4 yuan per kilometer, and 0.3 yuan per minute for time spend waiting. The power train consists of a range-extending 1.0 four-cylinder petrol engine with 41hp. The engine powers the generator for the electric motor, which has an output of 60hp. The petrol engine does not send power directly to the wheels. Maximum speed is 150 kilometer per hour. Range on pure electric power is 80 kilometer. Range with range extender is 600 kilometer. Charging the battery takes six hours. [© carnewschina.com] http://en.yibada.com/articles/35113/20150528/uber-unveils-new-green-product-ubergreen.htm Uber Unveils New Green Product: UberGreen Vanna Emia | May 28, 2015 Transportation company Uber, a fleet company in Wuhan, and the Guangzhou Automobile brand have teamed up in an effort to launch a new green campaign. According to Tech in Asia, the new initiative, which is to be called "UberGreen," will be rolled out to consumers sometime this week. A fleet of 10 hybrid cars will be hitting Wuhan city streets in an effort to gather data on how its UberGreen would be received by Chinese consumers. Uber will use Guangzhou Automobile's hybrid electrical car, the Trumpchi GA5 REV. The vehicle boasts a 1.0-liter, 45-kW petrol engine allied with a 31-kW electric motor and a battery pack. The Trumpchi can cover a distance of 80 kilometers while running on electric mode, but with little electrical power, the car will most probably be running in hybrid mode through most of its drives. Uber will face competition, however, as it's not the only transportation company that offers environment-friendly rides. Wuhan already unveiled a similar initiative in April, and the city's fleet of over a thousand electric taxes and Tesla S85 sedans is much larger than UberGreen. Based in San Francisco, California, Uber has increased its global operations in the recent years. As of March 2015, Uber has been operative in 55 countries and over 200 cities across the globe. The transportation network company came to China in Aug. 2013 and now operates in nine cities throughout mainland China. Other services provided by Uber include UberX and People's Uber. Recently, some of Uber's operations worldwide have been subjected to police raids. 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