Cleaner Diesel Emissions Taxi 
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 16, 2014
The Mayor confirmed his plan at Transport for London’s (TfL’s) “New Taxis for London” event, at which he met five manufacturers developing zero emission capable taxis—Frazer-Nash, Nissan, Karsan, London Taxi Company and Mercedes-Benz. —Mayor of London, Boris Johnson.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 18, 2020
Medium-sized battery-electric cars are on average 14% cheaper to run than equivalent diesels today, if slow charging overnight near home and/or fast charging at preferential rates are available. The taxi and ride-hailing markets are best positioned to go fully electric first. —Yoann Le Petit, new mobility expert with T&E.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 10, 2013
Mercedes-Benz is presenting the taxi version of the B 200 Natural Gas Drive at the Frankfurt International Motor Show. kg/100 km, corresponding to CO 2 emissions of 117 g/km. From 2014 the B 200 Natural Gas Drive will also be available as a taxi version.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 10, 2014
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has renewed calls for scrapping the most polluting diesel cars and giving drivers cash incentives to switch to cleaner vehicles as part of the evidence he gave to the Environmental Audit Committee today. They now feel very hacked off now they’re told they are more polluting.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 3, 2016
The City of London Corporation—the municipal governing body of the City of London—has banned the purchase of diesel vehicles for its business, in a drive to reduce public exposure to air pollution. These vehicles will continue to be used until a clean alternative becomes available on the market.
Green Car Congress
JULY 26, 2017
Among the many policy and funding details in the UK Plan for Tackling Roadside Nitrogen Dioxide Concentrations , produced by Defra and the Department for Transport is the cessation of the sale of all new conventional gasoline and diesel cars by 2040. 1B – Ultra low emissions vehicles. Source: UK plan for tackling roadside NO 2.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 5, 2016
Overall, there was a decrease in total traffic between 2005 and 2014, mainly explained by the reduction in cars and taxis. Putney High Street, for example, saw a particular improvement with a significant reduction in NO 2 levels after 2010, due largely to the retrofitting of older buses technology to cut emissions. Roadside PM 2.5
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