Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2010

The report throughout emphasizes the need for behavioral change to achieve low carbon transport: Either top-down or bottom-up polices are required. Top-down methods include command and control polices, such as regulation and incentive based polices, such as taxes and charges. Future of Mobility Roadmap.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2009

The New York Police Department (NYPD) has deployed 40 Nissan Altima Hybrids as the first alternative fuel vehicles to be used as marked and unmarked patrol cars in the Police Department’s fleet. The Police Department also has 10 GMC Yukon Hybrid SUVs employed by NYPD Duty Captains for marked patrol. Tags: Brief.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 30, 2014

The US Department of Transportation''s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released a new study that finds the price tag for motor vehicle crashes in the US in 2010 carried a cost of $871 billion in economic loss and societal harm. 24% of these injuries occurred in crashes that were not reported to police.

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Creative Greenius

JUNE 12, 2010

He further confided that the Hermosa Beach police and fire departments were now expressing safety concerns about the median. Tags: environment. He said that eliminating the center median would not only get the project back on track and save big money, but it would also open space for dedicated bike lanes.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2010

Its traffic was among the first to be managed by modern stop lights (invented by a Detroit police officer). Tags: Brief. A century ago, Woodward was the first street paved with concrete anywhere in the world.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

CT&T has a contract to supply 4,000 neighborhood electric vehicles to California police organizations, which will use them as downtown parking supervision vehicles. Tags: Brief.

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Creative Greenius

OCTOBER 14, 2010

A big part of the reasons sharrows work so well in Long Beach is because of the great job they did educating their elected officials, the police force and the public. Tags: Bicycles Sustainability Yes We Can! Check out the details after the jump.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

Comparative tests with procedures that calculate traffic density on the basis of stationary toll tag readers, such as those used for congestion charges, have shown that the Siemens system provides reliable data even if only a few drivers have their cell phones switched on. In an emergency, the system can centrally control all traffic lights.

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Green Cars News

MARCH 24, 2010

Tags: BMW Green cars Latest news BMW diesel engines BMW diesel engines in US police cars Carbon Motors Corporation US law enforcement US police cars.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2010

London’s Deputy Mayor for Policing and Chair of the London Hydrogen Partnership, Kit Malthouse. Tags: Fuel Cells Hybrids Hydrogen Plug-ins. The Fuel Cell Hybrid Taxi is presently undergoing track and road-testing prior to wider deployment.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

The first Honda FCX Clarity to come to the UK found itself driven by Kit Malthouse, Deputy Mayor for Policing in London and Chair of the London Hydrogen Partnership yesterday. Tags: Honda Hydrogen fuel FCX Clarity hydrogen.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 8, 2009

The all-electric i MiEV city car is now helping Police Forces across the UK to crack down on crime whilst cracking down on CO2 emissions. The i MiEV in full police livery was showcased at the National Police Show in September, where it drew the crowds. Tags: Mitsubishi fleet i miev livery police Show.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 22, 2009

The police are set to be the latest ‘green’ driving converts. An updated police driver training manual has been launched by the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) and the Association of Chief Police Officers Scotland (ACPOS) to include advice on ‘eco-driving’ techniques such as avoiding harsh braking and acceleration.

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Green Cars News

MAY 29, 2009

about police forces across the USA adopting various green cars. So another day, another story - except this time, the police force in question isn’t simply replacing its fleet with hybrid or natural gas cars. Tags: Green cars Latest news Ohio Highway Patrol Cars solar power police cars. No, it’s going solar.

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Green Cars News

MAY 23, 2009

If you thought the green car movement was taking time to find its feet across the Atlantic then the police forces in the US are determined to prove you wrong. Tags: Green cars Hybrid cars Latest news Boston police green cars police patrol vehicles. A Ford Fusion Hybrid is due to arrive in the department next month.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

NOVEMBER 27, 2008

It had only been hours since I eased out of the Tesla dealership in West Los Angeles and already I had a date with the police. This was not the Burbank police who arrested Alexandra and Colette in 2005 for trying to stop EVs from being crushed. Nevertheless, I was a bit nervous as three officers approached. Complaints?

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

The advert for the Audi’s new A3 TDi depicts a force of ‘green police’ performing a check for fuel inefficient vehicles in a road block. Tags: Audi A3 advert America commercial Super Bowl teabag. An advert shown during Sunday’s Super Bowl game in the US has caused a storm of controversy for carmaker, Audi.

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Plugs and Cars

JUNE 14, 2010

I've seen small electric police vehicles and trash collectors. Tags: e-bikes shanghai electric scooters. One sees them parked everywhere, but I've yet to see one charging, except at the store. There's no public charging, but that clearly hasn't hampered their adoption. Not only by local consumers, but also the local government.

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Green Cars News

JULY 15, 2009

A new smart proved to be a smash hit for Tayside Police at this year’s T in the Park. The vehicle is for use by officers to use to move between various sites set up by Tayside Police at the festival, including a command centre, briefing room and lost property area.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 6, 2009

In November 2008, T3 Motion , the provider of a three-wheel electric vehicle to the public safety and private security markets, contracted for 4,000 e-Zone vehicles from CT&T for sale to police departments in the US for use in applications such as parking enforcement. Tags: Electric (Battery). Earlier post.).

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Green Cars News

MAY 2, 2009

The police department in New York City won’t be softening their stance on crime - but they will be softening their impact on the environment. Police Commissioner Raymond W Kelly and Mayor Michael Bloomberg have announced that the department is going green by sending hybrid police vehicles out on patrol.

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Green Cars News

MAY 21, 2009

First it was its taxis… then its police force… and now it could be the turn of the residents of New York City to embrace the green car revolution. Tags: Electric cars Green cars Latest news electric car trials New York City. Meanwhile, the city’s Street Condition Observation Unit will use 10 Mini Es in its work.

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Green Cars News

JULY 14, 2009

The ministry has asked a panel of scholars along with vision-impaired groups, consumers, the police and the automobile industry to discuss the matter further. Tags: Green cars Hybrid cars Latest news japan noise noise from hybrid cars vision impaired groups.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 6, 2009

He set out from Cieszyn in Poland after the International Police Motor Corporation sealed the car’s bonnet and fuel filler. Tags: Green cars Latest news SEAT. The achievement sets a new record for the fuel-sipping Spanish supermini and was reached by Austrian economy driving specialist Gerhard Plattner.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

The system is currently being promoted by the Japanese National Police Agency. Tags: Electric cars Green cars Latest news Mitsubishi. Less is known about the Mitsubishi i-MiEV CARGO but it is said to add a generous amount of rear free space to the i-MiEV to extend its range of uses.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2009

Jadoo, together with Acumentrics Corporation, NASCAR Media Group, Lynch Diversified Vehicles, California’s Police and Fire Departments of the City of Folsom, and Airgas, Inc., Tags: Fuel Cells Hydrogen. Success at this service center will lead to further fleet conversions at some or all of FedEx’s other 470 service centers.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

The Mitsubishi Concept PX-MiEV is equipped for the Driving Safety Support System (DSSS (Level II)) currently being promoted by the Japanese National Police Agency. Tags: Electric (Battery) Hybrids Japan Plug-ins.

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Green Cars News

MAY 11, 2009

Humberside Police have been running LPG converted Proton vehicles for over 10 years and, with just over 300 on their current fleet, have saved over £300,000 on fuel costs per year. Alan Hocking, from Humberside Police, explains: “We began trialling LPG vehicles in 1996 and we’ve never looked back.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 13, 2010

Ford’s all-new, purpose-built Police Interceptor will offer two powertrain options. liter Single Overhead Cam (SOHC) V-8 offered in the current Crown Victoria Police Interceptor. The new Police Interceptor. Ford’s new Police Interceptor sedan will be manufactured at Ford’s Chicago (Ill.) Tags: Brief.

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Creative Greenius

JANUARY 7, 2009

Both the City Police and Fire chiefs are now driving city owned alternative fuel vehicles. Tags: recycling water rationing drought climate action plan water conservation citizen volunteer environment green building Environmental Politics water storm water climate change. I’ll be ready when they are.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 25, 2009

Tags: Green credentials Adonis commercial fleet green van public sector. Initial vehicle trials will last a minimum of three years and the programme as a whole is managed for DfT by Cenex, the UK Centre of Excellence for Low Carbon Vehicle & Fuel Cell Technologies.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2010

Support polices to foster an integrated global gas market, including the integration of natural gas issues into the foreign policy apparatus, with strong involvement of the Executive Office of the President, supported by a strengthened natural gas policy apparatus at the Department of Energy. Transportation. Global markets.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 21, 2009

Police crash investigators have realised that they need to be up to speed on hybrid technology. Tags: Hybrid cars BMW Honda hybrid IMI mechanic qualification Toyota. I can now pass on simple preventative/safety measures to follow when working on vehicles equipped with hybrid technology.&#.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 5, 2009

TDI driven and navigated by Devon and Cornwall police officers Malcolm Curnow and Chris Crebo who achieved fuel; consumption of 43.78 Tags: Green credentials eco-credentials MPG Marathon race. With his navigator Craig Cheetham, an advanced driver trainer from Vauxhall, Joe, the son of the organiser Ross Durkin, squeezed 59.71

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Green Cars News

JUNE 22, 2009

Reaction from customers taking part in the UK trial, including the Metropolitan Police, universities, local councils, architects and energy companies, has proved so encouraging that smart’s parent company, Daimler AG, has confirmed that the smart electric drive will go into small series production, with cars coming to the UK in early 2010. .

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 20, 2009

Additionally several road costs are not included in the calculations such as the cost of casualties, pollution and policing, as well as the cost of congestion itself. Tags: Green credentials CBT Drivers' alliance investment rail road Taxpayers' alliance.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 6, 2009

. ‘Clearing the Air’ is now being issued for consultation with the London Assembly and the Greater London Authority’s functional bodies including Transport for London, London Fire Brigade and the Metropolitan Police Authority and other interested parties – the consultation period will last until 30 November.

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