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UK TSB Awards £25M to Eight Low-Carbon Vehicle Demonstration Projects; Focus On Electric Vehicles

Green Car Congress

Today’s announcement signals our intent to reduce our dependence on petrol- and diesel-based engines, and determine the best practical alternatives. London South East Bid. Individuals can apply to participate in these research trials across the London South East and West Midlands regions. Low Carbon doesn’t mean low performance.

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Harmful particles identified in study could be cut with LPG

Green Cars News

Vehicles running on LPG produce far fewer harmful emissions that contribute to environmental and health problems than traditional road fuels including the microscopic particles, known as PM10s, cited in the study led by Professor Jonathan Grigg at the Centre for Paediatrics at Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry.

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Toyota lays plans for plug-in vehicle trial

Green Cars News

The companies have been testing plug-in hybrid vehicles since September 2008 in London and now will embrace the opportunity to test the vehicles under demanding real-life situations. Mayor of London Boris Johnson also sees Toyota as playing a key role in the trials.

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UK’s largest car club formed as City Car Club buys WhizzGo

Green Cars News

The purchase of WhizzGo marks the first major consolidation within the UK car club market and the new combined company now has operations in London, Leeds, Manchester, Liverpool, Newcastle, Sheffield, York, Edinburgh, Brighton, Bristol, Bath, Huddersfield, Norwich, Birmingham, and Southampton with more in the pipeline.

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Urban transport | Two wheels good | The Economist

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Although such vehicles are more environmentally friendly than their petrol counterparts, there is a greener option that many governments seem to have overlooked: the electric bicycle. AFP Some 21m electric bicycles were sold in China in 2008, according to Frank Jamerson, author of Electric Bikes Worldwide Reports.

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Debunking what you thought you knew about EVs

Drive Electric

Real world range capabilities of popular EVs: 'Nissan Leaf' = 150 miles 'Peugeot e-2008 GT ' = 155 miles 'Renault Zoe 50kWh' = 195 miles 'Volkwagen ID.3 There is also excellent charge point access outside of London, and more and faster rapid chargers are being added to the UK’s charging networks all the time.

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Electric cars buyers guide

Drive Electric

That’s why the government has banned the sale of petrol and diesel cars from 2030. One of the big concerns we encounter when people are considering switching to an electric vehicle (EV) , is that they think it’s going to be much more expensive than a petrol or diesel car. Peugeot E-2008. In a word, yes. Real World Range.