Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2022

The funding of this zero-emission private hire fleet follows the successful pay-per-mile funding of taxis that Zeti previously delivered in London using MEEF funds. The funding of this zero-emission private hire fleet follows the successful pay-per-mile funding of taxis that Zeti previously delivered in London using MEEF funds.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 26, 2013

London''s famous retro-style black taxis are as much a part of the landscape as Buckingham Palace or the Houses of Parliament, but so too is the pollution they create.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2016

UPS has achieved its goal of driving 1 billion miles in its alternative fuel and advanced technology fleet one year earlier than planned, and marked more than 10 years of learning from its “Rolling Laboratory” of now more than 7,200 alternative fuel vehicles. That wouldn’t have happened without a long-term commitment.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 1, 2012

The London Olympics now underway are a showcase for green cars. Automotive sponsor BMW is getting massive exposure for 4,000 of its greenest vehicles, including lower-emission ActiveHybrid models, fuel-efficient diesels, and much-anticipated i3 all-electric city car and i8 plug-in hybrid sports coupe.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2019

According to the London Mayor’s office, 23% of pedestrian and 58% of cyclist deaths in London involved a Heavy Goods Vehicle, despite HGVs making up only 4% of road miles in London. Prodrive will help develop the design into a drivable demonstrator by early summer 2020. ?.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

The first few hydrogen taxis being developed by a collaboration led by hydrogen fuel cell developer Intelligent Energy, and including Lotus Engineering Ltd, LTI (London Taxis International) Ltd and TRW Conekt, have been built at Lotus headquarters. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

BP and JM have developed a simple-to-operate and cost-advantaged FT technology that can operate both at large and small scale economically to convert synthesis gas, generated from sources such as municipal solid waste and other renewable biomass, into long-chain hydrocarbons suitable for the production of diesel and jet fuels.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Each truck will have a range of approximately 100 miles between charges, ideal for delivery routes in and around cities. Modec fully electric vehicle with a cab forward design used in London. With our scale and real-world duty cycles, these new electric trucks will be a quantum leap forward for the purpose-built UPS delivery fleet.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

The electric vehicles (EVs) will be driven in London and Kent by engineers and technical staff working on connections, maintenance, upgrades and Low Carbon London business. The new cars will automatically become part of UK Power Networks’ Low Carbon London electric vehicle trials, which are studying the habits of London’s EV drivers.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2017

The bus—and several others nearing the 25,000-hour operating threshold—are part of a Transport for London fleet of 8 fuel cell buses, all powered by Ballard FCveloCity engines. million miles) cumulatively in revenue service globally, equivalent to circling the globe 275 times.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2018

In the US, we recently ordered 50 electric-powered delivery trucks that we anticipate will be at cost parity with conventional diesel-powered vehicles. And in London, we were able to find a solution for our charging needs through a collaboration between government and private organizations.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

The Transit Custom PHEV targets an all-electric driving range of 50 kilometers (31 miles), and uses the multi-award-winning Ford 1.0-liter liter EcoBoost gasoline engine as a range extender for total range exceeding 500 kilometers (310 miles). The PHEV model will enter volume production in the second half of 2019.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 14, 2012

Three Nissan LEAF electric vehicles drove 12,500 km (7,767 miles) through ten countries in 42 days supported by France-based DBT CEV’s fast charging technology as part of the 2012 Oranje Trophy. The CHAdeMO-compliant (Rev.0.9) DC quick charger has an output voltage range of DC50 ~ 500V and current range of up to 125A.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2018

Between six and ten of Akasol’s battery packs are mounted in the vehicles, partly on the roof, but also in the rear, where they take up the space that was once intended for the diesel engine. The Citaro bus with electric drive will have an operating range of 150 kilometres (93 miles)(SORT2 cycles, medium traffic).

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Green Cars News

JULY 11, 2013

A car that achieves three hundred miles to the gallon-it sounds like a work of science fiction-but Volkswagen’s XL1 plug-in hybrid is very much a reality-and this week Londoners got a chance to see that for themselves, as the car took to the capital’s roads. A two-seat diesel-electric hybrid whic[.]. Volkswagen'

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Drive Electric

JANUARY 20, 2022

HEVs are cars that have both a traditional petrol/diesel engine, as well as an electric motor powered by a battery. The technical name for engines that use traditional fuel (petrol/diesel) to create power. It mainly affects businesses using older diesel vehicles. An ever-growing radius of central London.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

The Canter E-CELL has a range of about 120 kilometers (75 miles), making it suited for urban centers and other environmentally sensitive areas. In addition to the new electric concept, the Canter is also produced as a hybrid version and with a conventional diesel engine. The Fuso Canter E-CELL. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 26, 2009

billion) in first big electrification of its rail network since the late 1980s, involving the London to Swansea and Liverpool to Manchester lines. Work will start immediately and for Liverpool-Manchester will be completed within four years and for London-Swansea within eight years, although stages in between will be completed earlier.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 6, 2010

Accumulated fuel consumption over Cenex drive cycle for standard London taxi (TX2) and DuoDrive-equipped TX2 (blue line). a developer and manufacture of axial flux motors, hybrid drive trains and generator sets ( earlier post ), will demonstrate a plug-in hybrid version of the iconic London Black Cab featuring EVO’s DuoDrive system at the.

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Drive Electric

MAY 25, 2021

The following year this rises to just 2%, keeping the level far below petrol and diesel vehicles, as well as plug-in hybrids. Some diesel vehicles also attract an extra 4% supplement. To help visualise these huge savings, we compare this to a diesel Volkswagen Golf with a P11D value of around £26,315. Company Car Tax bands.

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Drive Electric

MARCH 25, 2021

That’s why the UK Government has banned the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030. This is cleaner and better for the environment than producing petrol and diesel. Indeed, we helped last-mile delivery service Gnewt ensure their fleet remained 100% electric so they could continue to be a zero tailpipe mission operation.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 23, 2011

The HybriDrive series hybrid electric system consists of a diesel-powered generator, an electric motor, and an energy storage system. The system also uses no mechanical transmission, a significant maintenance item on conventional diesel buses. Atlanta, Ga. and Everett, Wash.,

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 12, 2009

London’s electric vehicle specialist, NICE Car Company, has resumed trading as the London sales arm of AIXAM-MEGA Ltd, maker of the MEGA e-City electric passenger vehicle and the MEGA Multitruck range of ultra-light electric and diesel commercial vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2013

Five Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell models ( earlier post ) are joining the London Hydrogen Network Expansion (LNHE) project. Two hydrogen fuel stations are already open in London—one of which has public access—with a third to come as part of the LHNE project. The ix35 Fuel Cell. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2020

Emitting zero emissions, the FUSO eCanter is now delivering the company’s bottled butane and propane to customers in central London. A single charge gives the eCanter an effective operating range of approximately 100 km (62 miles), which is ample for many urban delivery applications.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 4, 2009

The vehicles will be deployed in Sainsbury’s Online grocery delivery service in London and will make Sainsbury’s one of the largest operator of commercial electric vehicles in the UK. Also, the electricity used to power them generates around 50 per cent less CO 2 than diesel vans.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2011

On high-mileage routes, FedEx is upgrading vehicles with 4,000 fuel efficient, lower emitting BlueTEC clean diesel Sprinter Vans. billion miles on these more fuel efficient vehicles, saving over 66 million gallons of fuel compared to their predecessors. Since launching our first Sprinter in 2000, we have put close to 1.4

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Over 60 cars took part in the 60 mile challenge to London, with a range of electric, fuel cell, hybrid, fuel efficient diesel and petrol cars at the starting [.].

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 19, 2012

Other findings include: The current cost of ownership for pure electric large vans is more than 50% higher than their diesel-engine equivalents. 50% of respondents required ULEVs to offer total cost of ownership (TCO) parity with a diesel van before they would deploy them across their fleets (i.e. beyond small-scale trials).

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2011

Protean Electric and Millbrook Proving Ground partnered to produce the Vivaro diesel hybrid. In addition, Protean added a 21 kWh battery pack, giving the vehicle more than 55 miles (90 km) of electric propulsion range and plug-in hybrid and electric vehicle capabilities. in Traverse City, Mich. — Bob Purcell.

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Drive Electric

JUNE 16, 2021

It almost seems as though London is against us mere motorists. With some great transport links to take advantage of, having a car in London isn’t always necessary or practical. Why are EVs best for London? Thankfully, the UK Government has taken the crucial step of banning the sale of all new petrol and diesel cars by 2030.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2009

The standard FedEx trucks used in the retrofit program were 2000 or 2001 models with 300,000 to 500,000 miles driven. ISB EPA 07 200-hp (149 kW) EGR diesel engine and Eaton hybrid-electric system, with Li-ion batteries for energy storage. The baseline engine for earlier FedEx hybrids was a 5.9L, 6-cylinder, 175 hp Cummins ISB.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 28, 2023

Greenpeace , on the other hand, argues that sales of all diesel and petrol vehicles, including hybrids, must end by 2030 to meet such a target. In states (or countries ) with a high proportion of coal-generated electricity, the miles needed to break-even climb more. For the U.S. Even a few US cities it might be livable without a car.

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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. Vehicles within this criteria must: Meet Euro 6 standards (petrol and diesel).

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Drive Electric

JANUARY 14, 2022

The RAC Foundation reports it currently costs – on average – around £80 to fill up a vehicle with petrol or diesel (based on a 55 litre fuel tank). For perspective, that’s 1,280 miles of travel for a fraction of what it would cost in a traditionally powered car (based on an EV with a 160 mile range).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2010

Edison can typically achieve 80 miles on a full charge, and can be fully recharged in as little as three hours. Phase One of LCVPP offers subsidies to select public sector bodies, giving them the chance to purchase electric and hybrid vans at the same price as the equivalent diesel vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 19, 2013

Transport for London (TfL) and bus operator Go-Ahead London have begun a trial of the city’s first two battery-electric buses. Routes 507 and 521 will trial the new buses as the technology is particularly suitable for busy short commuter services which operate between Victoria, Waterloo and London Bridge stations.

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