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Aixam Mega welcome electric car plan

Green Cars News

London Mayor Boris Johnson’s recently announced Electric Vehicle Delivery Plan is a highly positive step towards kick-starting the large-scale adoption of electric vehicles and boosting consumer confidence, according to electric quadricycle manufacturer and distributor Aixam Mega. The average journey in London is just four miles.

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Golf Plus joins Bluemotion range

Green Cars News

mpg on the combined cycle while emitting just 114 g/km of CO2. The new Golf Plus BlueMotion’s CO2 emissions figure of 114 g/km allows it to break the 121 g/km threshold, saving fleet drivers up to £1,000 in Benefit in Kind tax over a three year period. Using the latest 1.6-litre litre TDI engine and 105 PS returned 58.9

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Interview with Dr. Wolfgang Schneider, Ford of Europe

Green Cars News

Answer: Ford’s broad general direction is less and less CO2 emissions, with the ultimate goal of zero emission vehicles. Therefore we will continue to run trials, such as the Ford Focus BEV trial in London, until the price drops. Question: Can you tell explain Ford’s strategy for introducing greener cars? litre and 2.0

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Great Western Railway’s fully-electric train breaks UK record, paving way for cleaner travel

Baua Electric

It was founded in 1833 and is credited with linking London to other regions of England and Wales. Based on those numbers during the trial, GWR engineers on the train said it could have traveled over 120 miles before recharging. Great Western Railway is a British mainstay in train travel.

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An Interview with Paul Everitt, Chief Executive of SMMT

Green Cars News

Q: Currently only London can claim to have, in anyway, a widespread distribution of recharging points for electric vehicles – how do you envisage this problem to be solved? Do you agree with Volvo that Boris Johnson should look to peg congestion charging with vehicle CO2 emissions, in much the same way as Vehicle Excise Duty?

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Why we shouldn’t give up on fuel cells. The Green Piece

Green Cars News

Nevertheless, most of the green car initiatives in the UK seem to revolve around electric cars with the Government launching its £25million Ultra Low Carbon Vehicle Demonstrator scheme which aims to accelerate a shift towards low emission motoring by creating the world’s largest network of electric vehicle recharging stations.

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EV special III / Opinion / Hybrid & Electric / Themes / Welcome - Minds in Motion

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Peripheral circumstances are different everywhere, says TNT CO2 manager Mr Bjorn Sawilla. In London we have congestion charge, plus a customer dense network. National pilots Using CNG, like TNT Germany, has many benefits on local air quality but is only a temporary solution, because it doesnt solve the problem of CO2 emissions.

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