Repower/Nauta Design View gallery - 6 images A collaboration between a marine design studio, an Italian shipyard and a Swiss energy titan has unveiled the first fully electric Venetian water taxi, which should be a breath of fresh air to local marine tourism and beyond.
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New Atlas,
New Atlas,
2 Aug. 2025
Repower isn’t the only company turning to green technology to help preserve the historic but highly polluted city: Nuvolari Lenard unveiled a 14-seat hybrid water taxi back in 2020.
The measure also includes small changes to Houston's pedicab and jitney industries.
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Jay R. Jordan,
Chron,
17 May 2022
Keelboats, jitney cars, horseless carriages, street cars, a railroad train, fire engine, skyway and even the Adm. Joe Fowler Sternwheeler on the Rivers of America all serve as people-movers.
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