by Waymo The Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivans have almost turned their ultimate fare. The Google-affiliated driverless technology company will pull those vehicles out of its rotation in Phoenix’s East Valley next month and replace them with similarly equipped Jaguar I-Paces, to build a fleet of vehicles that run solely on batteries.
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The company announced the shutdown through a blog post on Friday. With this news, Waymo joins White House EV Acceleration Challenge to promote electric-only fleets of companies and governments. Waymo also said that expanding the use of Jaguar’s EV will help it prepare for the next-generation electric robotic shaft it is working on. cooperate with Zeekr to build.
Of course, transitioning from a gas-powered fleet to an electric fleet brings its own set of challenges. Overall range is reduced and it takes longer to recharge, which reduces time spent in the street, generating fares.
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That said, this is nothing Waymo hasn’t done before. The company has been deploying I-Paces for years now — just not in this particular region. It also only ever took delivery and operated fewer than 1,000 Pacificas, despite the company’s deal with Stellantis to buy 62,000 of them over an undisclosed period of time, as The precipice reported back in 2018. As of early 2022, Waymo has about 700 vehicles on the streets throughout California and Arizona, each TechCrunch. Even then, a significant portion of that total was not actively being used at the time that number was published.
Waymo plans to retain some hybrid trucks for museum purposes and new market mapping, according to auto news. The company still intends to work with Stellantis using the Ram ProMaster cargo van for delivery testing, while testing of the purpose-built Zeekr vehicle is expected to begin before the end of the year. now.
