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APRIL 20, 2010

Transport for London (TfL) has issued a £67-million (US$100-million), four-year international tender for up to 1,300 electric or ultra-low carbon vehicles. In May 2009, the Mayor of London published An Electric Vehicle Delivery Plan for London (EVDP) to stimulate the market for Electric Vehicles within the Greater London area (GLA).

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DECEMBER 23, 2009

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. Design by Capoco Design Ltd, UK.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2010

Suzuki Motor Corporation nd Intelligent Energy jointly unveiled the Suzuki Burgman Fuel Cell Scooter ( earlier post ) in London’s Living Room, City Hall, London. These will be extended to controlled fleet tests in cities such as London, where zero emission vehicles such as a fuel cell scooter have the greatest initial potential.

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MARCH 16, 2009

The combined global land and ocean surface average temperature for February 2009 was the ninth warmest since records began in 1880, according to an analysis by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, NC. million square kilometers) below the 1966-2009 average of 11.1

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JULY 2, 2009

From April 2009, bus operators have received an additional payment of six pence for each kilometer they operate with low carbon buses. New hybrid buses in London. If they achieve at least a 6% improvement in their fuel efficiency, their BSOG rate will be increased, from first of April 2010, by 3%. The Optare Tempo hybrid.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2012

London is a long way off its target of becoming the electric car capital of Europe, a new report from the London Assembly suggests. Back in 2009, London Mayor Boris Johnson announced a target of getting 100,000 electric vehicles onto the streets of London as soon as possible as part of his plans to make [.].

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NOVEMBER 22, 2007

London could soon replace California as the electric car capital of the world. Thanks in large part to Mayor "Red Ken" Livingstone, who enacted London's much criticized congestion charge policy in 2003. nk Global views London as a first market when it relaunches the Th!nk India's Reva was first into the market with the G-Wiz.

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MAY 21, 2019

facility located in Springboro, Ohio, where Robert Bosch Battery Systems has assembled lithium-ion battery packs for use in the automotive industry since 2009. ABS is backed by a $50-million committed investment from KCK Group, a principal investment firm with global offices in London, New York, Bay Area and Dubai.

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Cars That Think

JULY 26, 2023

Since coming out in 2009 at the age of 44, he has dedicated himself to setting up support networks to help LGBTQ+ engineers find their voice. He is a cofounder of InterEngineering , a London-based nonprofit dedicated to greater inclusion in engineering. But in 2009 he realized he couldn’t keep things hidden any longer.

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DECEMBER 1, 2020

However, wind and solar generation is location specific, and it is not as simple as transmitting wind power from Scotland to power homes in London. But, if you look a specific areas in the UK, take London, the daily wind power output could be far lower, and therefore the need will not be 3-4 times, but far greater. 1 ] Swart, R.

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MARCH 6, 2014

The collaborative efforts have included a number of calls: In 2008-2009, the initial UK-China energy calls were launched, in partnership with MoST; topics included renewable energy technologies and cleaner fossil fuels; In 2009, RCUK funded four innovation-focused projects through the RCUK Science Bridges initiative. million (US$9.4

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JUNE 11, 2013

Williams’ battery energy storage capability first originated from its Formula One program following the introduction of Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems (KERS) into the sport in 2009.

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MARCH 31, 2011

This included two six-month successive phases of use (beginning in June 2009), and represented nearly 500,000 kilometers of driving. The MINI E Fleet trials began in 2009 in the USA (New York, Los Angeles and in the state of New Jersey), UK (Oxford / London) and Germany (Munich and Berlin).

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NOVEMBER 5, 2010

The vehicles will go into service in Aarau, Bolzano, Milan, London and Oslo. Experience will also be leveraged from ongoing projects in cities such as Berlin, Hamburg, Cologne and Whistler (Canada) which have already been involved in successful previous CUTE and HyFLEET:CUTE projects run between 2003 and 2009. Citaro FuelCELL Hybrid.

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MARCH 20, 2014

JM Davy has its headquarters in London, England, a technology centre in Teesside in the North of England and a client support office in Beijing, China. Founded in 2009, Rennovia, Inc. JM Davy utilizes a range of reaction technologies including, hydrogenation, oxidation, esterification, hydroformylation, reforming, synthesis etc.

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Creative Greenius

MARCH 2, 2009

The Age of Stupid is a 90-minute film about climate change, set in the future, which will have its world premiere in London on March 15th 2009 and then be released in UK cinemas on March 20th 2009, followed by other countries. The Greenius says, it’s never too late to wise up.

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MAY 11, 2009

ISA speed map for Greater London. Transport for London (TfL) will begin a six-month trial of Intelligent Speed Adaptation (ISA) technology which aims to reduce road casualties and help drivers avoid speeding penalties. As part of the trial, which will start this summer, a London bus will be fitted with ISA. Click to enlarge.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2010

The self-contained plant, likely to be sited in east London, will convert 500,000 tonnes of waste per year into 16 million gallons of green jet fuel through a process that offers lifecycle greenhouse gas savings of up to 95% compared to fossil-fuel derived jet kerosene. —The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2009

A new study by an international team of researchers using Comparative Risk Assessment methods to estimate the health effects of alternative urban land transport scenarios for two settings—London, UK, and Delhi, India—concluded that although uncertainties remain, climate change mitigation in transport should benefit public health substantially.

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Green Cars News

MAY 26, 2009

CMS SupaTrak will be demonstrating their fuel saving technology – EcoTrak – at this year’s Futuresource show, which is being held at Excel in London between 9th-11th June. Tags: Latest news 2009 cms supatrak futuresource. EcoTrak provides users with the following: Saves up to 20 per cent of fuel costs. www.ecotrak.co.uk.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2010

And the next level of sustainable drives is ready to go: the smart fortwo electric drive has already been proving itself in everyday use in London for three years. Series production of 1,000 vehicles started in November 2009. From 2012 the dream of motoring with no local emissions will become a reality for everyone.

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AUGUST 7, 2012

The spokes and other founder members are the University of Cambridge, Imperial College London, and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Imperial College, London, conducts a wide range of research for BP including in the areas of reservoir characterization, process modeling, climate change, seismic imaging and urban energy systems.

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JANUARY 17, 2013

Originally developed for the 2009 Williams Formula One car, Williams Hybrid Power’s energy storage technology has since been introduced into applications such as London buses and the Le Mans-winning Audi R18 e-tron quattro.

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DECEMBER 1, 2013

Now, researchers at Imperial College London have shown that bioethanol production from bamboo in China is both technically and economically feasible, as well as cost-competitive with gasoline. In 2009, the number of private cars owned in China exceeded the United States, resulting in it being the world’s largest auto market.

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JULY 7, 2022

Agrawal found solace in advocacy and support organizations in London after moving there in 2005. She went on to form her own groups and lead diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts at the universities she worked for in London and Sydney. She joined City, University of London , as a research fellow working on computational photonics.

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APRIL 24, 2017

Since 2009, CAAFCER has built a portfolio of more than 30 R&D projects to reduce the environmental impact of a new generation of engines, structures and systems by the aerospace industry. In 2016 Air Canada continued taking delivery of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

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All Cars Electric

DECEMBER 30, 2010

Back in 2009 we were approached by a press representative for Racing Green Endurance, a team of 20-something post-graduate engineers from Imperial College London. We didn't hear from them again until June this year, when we met up with them in London. Their goal? We had to be.

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MARCH 18, 2009

The current generation NiMH PHEV prototype in London. This program is part of a global Toyota project that will also be deployed in Japan and the US from the end of 2009. Click to enlarge. Toyota’s main objective is to investigate further the technology and performance of Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles.

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All Cars Electric

JANUARY 13, 2011

Yesterday we covered the unexpected electric car challenge from a Tesla fan to the BBC journalist driving the 400+ mile trip from London to Edinburgh in a prototype 2009 MINI E David Peilow, a regular at TeslaMotorsClub.Com, took some time off from his work to prove that not all electric cars were slow and impractical for long-distance driving.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2009

The Elektrobay was first introduced in Westminster, London, in 2006, and by December 2009 there will be more than 120 Elektrobays located across the capital. A further 90 fully-operational Elektrobay charging stations have been installed in cities and shopping centres around the UK.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2009

Reva Electric Car Company (RECC), the manufacturer of the REVA electric car, is building a new assembly plant in Bangalore, India with a capacity of 30,000 units per year, to accommodate the increased production of the REVA and for the planned one new model per year from the end of 2009. Earlier post.).

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AUGUST 6, 2011

In 2009, the company placed the plant on a care and maintenance program due to depressed global pig iron prices and poor market outlook. HIsmelt also represents a lower cost, more efficient and flexible alternative to the conventional ironmaking technology, Rio Tinto says.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Current customers of Ashwoods’ Hybrid Transit vans include Riverford Organics, the Environment Agency, Transport for London and the Borders Agency, plus the councils of Camden, Coventry, Gateshead, Hackney, Islington, Leeds and Liverpool. The Ashwoods motor generator unit. Click to enlarge. Stop/start.

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APRIL 29, 2014

Large fluctuations in the relative price of ethanol between 2009 and 2011 led to large-scale switching out of ethanol and into gasoline as ethanol prices soared, and back to ethanol when prices dropped, as evidenced by aggregate shipments reported by wholesalers for the state of São Paulo, as well as revealed-choice surveys of consumers.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

Credit: ACS, Kennedy 2009. The cities/metro areas studied were: Los Angeles County; Greater Toronto; Geneva Canton; Greater Prague; Cape Town; Denver City and County; New York City; Greater London; Barcelona; and Bangkok. London has the highest emissions for air transportation at 3.12 Tonnes CO 2 e/capita. Click to enlarge.

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AUGUST 7, 2009

The Vodafone McLaren-Mercedes team scored their first 2009 season grand prix victory with the KERS-equipped MP4-24. Zytek has a heritage in motorsport innovation and is also a leading specialist in hybrid and electric vehicle technologies for road cars.

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JUNE 1, 2010

a 2007 spin out from Imperial College London, has launched its new generation of Axial Flux motor and generator technology. In 2009, EVO Electric was selected as one of the winners of the UK’s LowCVP Technology Challenge. Source: Dr. M. Click to enlarge. EVO Electric Ltd. , Earlier post.). Earlier post.)

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