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UPS to deploy 35 ARRIVAL purpose-built lightweight electric delivery vans in London and Paris

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UPS is working with UK-based technology firm ARRIVAL to develop a pilot fleet of 35 electric delivery vehicles (EVs) to be trialed in London and Paris. Last December, UPS ordered 125 new fully-electric semi-tractors to be built by Tesla in 2019. Earlier post.). Earlier post.) Earlier post.) Earlier post.).

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Elektromotive Will Install 100th Elektrobay Charging Station in London by End of May

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Elektromotive will complete the installation of its 100th Elektrobay charging station in London by the end of next month. There are already 80 Elektrobays in operation in the Capital, with another 40 installed in various locations across the UK. Elektromotive installed its first unit in Westminster in 2006.

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Hertz launches Hertz Electrifies public-private partnership in US; bringing 25,000 EVs to Europe with Uber

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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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Europe’s sightseeing buses are graduating from vegetable oil fuel to electric and solar power

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Tootbus describes itself as the world’s first clean energy sightseeing bus company, specializing in hop-on hop-off tours around Europe, including Bath, London, Paris, and Brussels. Additionally, the sightseeing company has deployed three fully electric open-top buses in London with plans for another thirty before the decade’s end.

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PowerCell signs development contract for 3.2 MW maritime fuel cell system with Havyard Group

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The system may come to be installed on board a vessel that will service the shipping company Havila Kystruten’s new route from Bergen to Kirkenes. The one-year contract concerns the development of the design and the technical specifications for a zero emissions system fully classifiable and in conformity with IMO maritime safety requirements.

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Ford Mustang Mach-E becomes British Police preference

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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. The Mach-E has been added to a fleet in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where the department there purchased two units for operation.

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Nissan and Uber partner in London: 2,000 LEAFs

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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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