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Arab city continues green car movement

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Dubai is known as one of the most forward-thinking cities in the world, so it’s no surprise that it has been quick to embrace the green car movement. Now, the Sharjah Public Transport Corporation has taken the decision to introduce gas powered taxi and bus fleets.

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UK to invest $841M from 2015-2020 to boost ultra low emission vehicle industry

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Winning cities could, for example, incentivize drivers of green cars by letting them use bus lanes or allowing them to park for free. Additional funding of £50 million (US$84 million) will also be available for local areas to invest in cleaner taxis and buses. Map out the low carbon transport infrastructure required.

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Boris to ban dirty old taxis

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London Mayor, Boris Johnson has unveiled a plan to ban taxis over the age of ten years from the capital’s streets in a bid to cut air pollution. The pollutants of particular concern are nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and fine particulate matter (PM10) – with road transport identified as the main source of these emissions.

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Transport for London to trial ISA technology

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A reduction in road casualties and the avoidance of speeding penalties - these are the key targets behind Transport for London’s (TFL) six-month trial of Intelligent Speed Adaptation (ISA) technology. This unit can be disabled at the touch of a button and there is also an override system to disable it entirely.

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Rural communities call for greater transport facilities

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The Commission for Rural Communities (CRC) and Commission for Integrated Transport (CfIT) last week visited the Rural Wheels initiative in Cumbria, a shared taxi scheme that provides subsidised travel for rural communities. It is run and managed by the Council’s passenger transport team. million people) who live in rural areas.

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New £5 million Clean Vehicle fund to cut emissions from buses and taxis

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Local authorities across England have the chance to bid for funding to make changes to bus fleets and other vehicles, to help slash transport pollution in their region. Announced yesterday by Transport Minister, Baroness Kramer, the new £5 million Clean Vehicle Technology Fund, will help pay for a[.]. Green credentials'

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PHEVLERs are the Zero CO2 Clean Green Machines of the Future

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The 2016 Chevrolet Volt with an electric range of 53 miles [ 2 ] is the first commercial car that almost qualifies as a PHEVLER. PHEVLERs [ 3 ] are a disruptive technology that will help revolutionize both the clean transportation and the clean stationary energy sectors of our economy.

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