Baua Electric

MARCH 11, 2024

Volvo Cars has partnered up with Breathe Battery Technologies (Breathe), becoming the first car company to get access to the latest version of its patented, algorithm-enabled charging software for use on its new-generation fully electric cars.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 11, 2024

German car subscription firm Finn has raised 100 million euros (USD 109 million) to accelerate its shift towards a fully electric fleet , in a funding round that valued the group at more than USD 600 million, it said on Thursday. east coast in 2022.

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Drive Electric

JULY 28, 2021

You only have to look to the London Congestion Charge for proof of that. So, what is it, where does it apply, and are electric cars exempt from congestion charge costs? So, what is it, where does it apply, and are electric cars exempt from congestion charge costs? What is the London Congestion Charge?

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 18, 2020

Electric cars are becoming an attractive business proposition for high-mileage vehicle operators such as ride-sharer Uber in key EU capitals such as Paris, Berlin, Madrid and Lisbon, a new study by research and campaign group Transport & Environment (T&E) has found. —Yoann Le Petit, new mobility expert with T&E.

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Drive Electric

MARCH 25, 2021

If you’re looking at electric cars , environmental impact is probably high on your list of priorities. There are plenty of benefits of making the switch to driving an electric vehicle (EV). Are electric cars better for the environment? There are many examples of companies going electric with their fleets.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 23, 2023

To date, nearly 50,000 drivers have rented a Tesla through this program, completing more than 24 million fully-electric trips and more than 260 million electric miles. The partnership in North America has already benefited tens of thousands of drivers on the Uber platform.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2013

Renault’s new Twin’Z electric car concept will take part in the London Design Festival for the first time this month. Developed in association with British designer, Ross Lovegrove this one-off, fully electric city car concept will make its first UK appearance at the Design Museum in London’s Sh[.].

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 4, 2017

MOIA, the mobility startup from the Volkswagen Group ( earlier post ), is introducing its electric ride pooling concept van just one year after its inception. MOIA is presenting the electric van and its ride pooling ecosystem with the mission “One Million Cars off the Road” at TechCrunch in Berlin (4-5 December).

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Green Cars News

JUNE 26, 2012

A fleet of Nissan LEAF models assumed the role of London taxis last weekend, providing free taxi rides for many London residents and visitors to the capital. The stunt aimed to highlight how the fully-electric ‘taxi’ was six times cheaper to fuel than a conventional petrol-powered car.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 10, 2013

Plans to launch a fleet of fully-electric taxi cars in London have been delayed due to a lack of suitable charging points. Well-known environmentally-minded taxi firm, Green Tomato Cars had planned to have 50 of the BYD e6 cars, up and running as part of its fleet by the middle of the month. Latest News'

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 21, 2015

Aston Martin unveiled a fully electric concept of its Rapide S four-door sports sedan outside Lancaster House in London—the venue for a meeting between Their Royal Highnesses Prince William, Duke of Cambridge; Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and President of The People’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

Nissan’s fully electric van – the e-NV200 – has completed a week long trial with the City of London Corporation. The zero emission LCV received glowing comments from drivers at City of London Corporation – the local authority services provider for the capital’s ‘Square Mile’ – which is looking to r[.].

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Teslarati

AUGUST 10, 2022

The luxury car maker wants to transform its entire marketing communication strategy to support Bentley Motors’ fully electric product portfolio. London-based iX will handle Bentley’s brand campaigns, product launches, brand storytelling, and social/digital marketing.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

British Police Forces in the United Kingdom are examining the advantages of adding electric cars to their fleets. The Mach-E present at the event was outfitted with the typical yellow and blue emergency vehicle design, and Metro Police Forces in London are requesting a unit for evaluation, as it could be added to the fleet.

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 23, 2012

The fully electric models join over 200 hybrid and bio-fuelled vehicles as the London-based firm tries to help the capital meet air quality targets. Eco-minded private hire firm greentomatocars has powered up its fleet with the addition of two Renault Fluence Z.E.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2020

This deal will help to deliver Uber’s vision for every car on the app in the capital—around 45,000 drivers—to be fully electric from 2025. Through the Clean Air Plan, drivers will on average save £4,500, depending on the miles they’ve driven, off the cost of switching to an electric car.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

Having just opened its first store in London, electric car maker, Tesla has announced the UK pricing for its long-awaited Model S. Less than we were expecting, Tesla will sell the fully electric car from just £49,900 after a Government Plug-in Car Grant of £5,000 is deducted. With prices on mainla[.].

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 11, 2013

Williams Advanced Engineering, the division of the Williams group that commercialises Formula One based technologies, is to partner with Spark Racing Technology to design and assemble a battery system for the 42 cars that will be used in the FIA Formula E Championship.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

Mercedes-Benz is realigning its global passenger cars manufacturing activities and is strengthening its German passenger cars locations with investments worth billions of euros. “ We want to continue to grow and will significantly increase our production capacities in the coming years.

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 14, 2014

Nissan’s all-electric LEAF is increasingly finding use as a private hire vehicle, including in the UK, with minicab firms such as Pheonix Cars in Northumberland and C&C Taxis of St Austell. Now a new firm is taking on the challenge of running fully electric Nissan cars in the demanding environ[.].

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2009

Elektromotive, a leading provider of electric vehicle charging facilities, has been selected as one of the UK companies trialing the smart electric drive ( earlier post ). Elektromotive’s smart electric drive. A market trial of 100 fully electric smarts is running exclusively in the UK. Click to enlarge.

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Teslarati

MAY 7, 2021

Since 2018, Volkswagen has been developing its Modular Electric Drive, or MEB, platform for electric vehicles. Tesla’s Full Self-Driving systems are for sale for one lump sum: currently $10,000 on top of what you pay for your car. Think about getting from London to say, Southampton on the train,” Zellmer said.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

Car clubs have been a growing fashion in the last ten years or so, and now they are starting to go electric too. With the launch of the UK’s first fully electric car club, E-Car Club in London last month, we take a look at the increasing presence of batt[.]. Electric cars The Green Piece'

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Ten fully electric cars begin work in London this week with private hire firm, Thriev. In total, the firm has an order in place for 20 of BYD’s e6 fully-electric cars, to help provide its customers with a clean alternative way to travel. Electric cars'

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 23, 2022

Nothing imbues the sweet romantic life like a Fiat breezing through Italy, especially if it’s the New 500 (fully electric). The elegance of the new LEVC electric taxi (as the more utilitarian electric VN5 van) now offers better fleet management through the MyGeotab dash.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 3, 2013

The UK’s largest celebration of East Asian cinema outside of London, the fully electric car will be used to chauffeur VIP guests including East Asian movie stars and directors, to screening and lectures between[.]. Electric cars Nissan'

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Green Cars News

MARCH 17, 2014

Renault’s fully electric Twizy is to star in a new film. Set in London, in a dark vision of the future, the Twizy has overtaken as the preferential mode of transport. Electric cars Renault' Terry Gilliam’s The Zero Theorem is the story of a lonely and eccentric IT genius looking for the meaning of life.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 30, 2013

Two intrepid explorers are setting out to prove that electric cars are a practical driving solution today, travelling 1,500 miles over the course of four days in a fully electric Nissan LEAF. Embarking on a mission to travel from Aberdeen to London, then onto Cardiff and then back to Aberdeen, Ros[.].

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Baua Electric

MAY 17, 2024

Michelin Uptis airless tire on French postal van There, executives confirmed to Green Car Reports that the company is pushing ahead on airless tire technology that may be smarter for robotaxis and other autonomous vehicles. It takes a lot of simulation tools to provide a match for the car, then rounds of final testing with the car.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 24, 2012

London could soon see the arrival of its first all-electric taxi fleet after one of the capital’s minicab services sealed a deal with Chinese EV manufacturer BYD.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 3, 2012

As Team GB enjoys a gold rush at the Olympics, the official vehicles of the London 2012 Games are about to get smaller. That’s because BMW, the official automotive partner of the 2012 Games, has decided to extend its range of fully electric vehicles participating at the event. Having already offered 160 BMW 1 Series [.].

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Green Cars News

JUNE 26, 2012

Hybrid taxi service Climatecars appointed Siemens to install its first charging post as the London-based firm expands its fleet to include new, rechargeable models. Two new Renault [.].

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2009

The project, which will put 340 vehicles on the road in trials within the next six to eighteen months, will be the biggest of its kind and is intended to accelerate the availability of low carbon cars to consumers. The majority of the vehicles are electric, with a small number being plug-in gasoline-electric hybrids.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 16, 2012

The most eco-friendly cars around will make the trip from Oxford to London as part of the sixth annual Eco-Rally this weekend.

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Drive Electric

JULY 1, 2021

One of the key things when it comes to cost is the savings you can make on the London Congestion Charge. The congestion charging scheme was first introduced in central London in 2003, aiming to reduce the amount of traffic in the capital. And from 25 October 2021, only battery-electric or hydrogen fuel cell vehicles are eligible.

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Drive Electric

JUNE 16, 2021

It almost seems as though London is against us mere motorists. The UK capital isn’t the most welcoming place for cars, with the lack of parking, Congestion Charge , congestion itself and the Ultra-Low Emission Zone (ULEZ). With some great transport links to take advantage of, having a car in London isn’t always necessary or practical.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Roskill expects sales of purely fossil-fuelled cars to start declining, even as sales of all types of vehicles continue to rise. Combining these sales projections with those for PHEVs, FCEVs, LSEVs and fully-electric vehicles, Roskill expects that close to 70% of new passenger sales will have some degree of electrification by 2027.

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