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Mayor of London floats action plan to reduce city’s air pollution

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The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has outlined plans to crackdown on the most polluting vehicles, including an additional £10 (US$13) per day charge for the most polluting vehicles and an extended Ultra-Low Emission Zone. Introducing the central London Ultra-Low Emission Zone one year earlier in 2019.

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KCL study finds London air pollution from traffic improving, but continues to exceed limits in many parts of city

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New research by scientists at King’s College London suggests that air pollution from London’s roads is improving overall but more work may be needed to tackle some sources of traffic pollution, which continue to breach limits in many parts of the city. Despite a reduction in the total number of vehicles on London roads by 0.5%

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Wrightbus to Design and Build New Bus for London; Delivery Targeted for 2011

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Transport for London (TfL) has selected Wrightbus as the preferred manufacturer for the final design and build of the New Bus for London, based on the iconic Routemaster. The original double-decker AEC Routemaster buses were produced until 1968, and saw continuous service in London until 2005. Click to enlarge.

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Altalto waste-to-jet fuel plant advances in UK; BA, Shell, Velocys

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This is an important step in the reduction of the airline’s carbon emissions towards the industry targets of carbon neutral growth from 2020 and a 50% reduction by 2050 from 2005 levels. University College of London students were crowned as the winners of its BA 2119: Future of Fuels challenge.

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Scrapyard Find: 2009 Alfa Romeo Brera S

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Though The Who recorded their finest album in Leeds, they were from way down south in London. The Brera coupe was on the same platform as the Spider roadster, and was built for the 2005 through 2010 model years. You can get a bacon-and-sausage sandwich for just £4.20, and add a hot cup of tea for another £1.70.

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Swedish researchers explore use of carbon fiber as active electrode in structural battery for electric vehicles

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The potential for a multifunctional composite material which can simultaneously carry mechanical loads while storing and delivering electrical energy, said Dr. Emile Greenhalgh, project coordinator, at Imperial College London, was demonstrated by researchers at the US Army Research Lab in 2005. Electrochem. South, Robert H.

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Van Hool to build 40 hydrogen buses for Cologne and Wuppertal (Germany); largest fuel cell bus order in Europe to date

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In addition, Ballard believes that its FCveloCity products have demonstrated industry-leading durability, as evidenced by more than 25,000 hours of revenue service in buses of the Transport for London fuel cell bus. Van Hool has been building hydrogen buses for the American market since 2005 and for the European market since 2007.

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