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Annual GHG emissions relative to BASE Scenario (BASE Scenario = 949 kt CO 2 e on a 100-year GWP basis) for differing London bus fleet technology options. Their findings indicated that emission control strategy retrofits are the least costly near-term intervention to reduce urban air pollution. Credit: ACS, Chong et al.

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AUGUST 22, 2011

Transport for London (TfL) recently announced a package of measures to tackle pollution levels at the busiest roads in central London. This kicks off with a small team of eco-marshals who will monitor taxi ranks at busy central London mainline stations and other on street ranks where air quality is particularly poor.

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DECEMBER 6, 2017

Exposure to air pollution on city streets is enough to counter the beneficial health effects of exercise in adults over 60, according to new research led by Imperial College London and Duke University. Environmental measurements were also collected, to track pollution levels and volunteers’ exposure.

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AUGUST 9, 2012

A scatter plot of CO, as a tracer for pollution, versus CO 2 , as a tracer for the amount of combustion, for 2002 and 2010. Even though the CO 2 enhancements over background were comparable in the two years, about 25 ppm in 2002 and 35 ppm in 2010, the ?CO/?CO2 CO2 ratio for this flight track segment decreased from 24.5

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JULY 2, 2009

The UK Government is establishing a £30 million fund (US$49 million) to encourage the purchase of low carbon emission buses (LCEB). These buses will all meet the latest air quality standards, delivering at least Euro V EU emission standards. CO 2 emissions from buses have increased significantly over the last 10 years.

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APRIL 21, 2022

The report notes that on 8 March 2022, the London Metals Exchange (LME) abruptly halted trading in nickel, which had reached $100,000 per tonne. Between 2010 and 2021, worldwide nickel usage grew almost 90%. The LME events were a consequence of positions taken by Tsingshan based on expectations of falling prices.

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JUNE 9, 2010

Transport for London (TfL) has opened a consultation to defer the date that the Low Emission Zone (LEZ) regulations are expanded to effect larger vans, minibuses, motor caravans and other specialist vehicles. Plans to defer the introduction of the new regulations from 4 October 2010 to 3 January 2012, are to be considered to give [.].

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JULY 6, 2010

Accumulated fuel consumption over Cenex drive cycle for standard London taxi (TX2) and DuoDrive-equipped TX2 (blue line). a developer and manufacture of axial flux motors, hybrid drive trains and generator sets ( earlier post ), will demonstrate a plug-in hybrid version of the iconic London Black Cab featuring EVO’s DuoDrive system at the.

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APRIL 29, 2018

In 2010, São Paulo constructed a beltway along sparsely populated areas that are 25 kilometers away from the city center. Other world megacities such as London, Paris, New Delhi and Singapore may stand to gain similarly by limiting the circulation of diesel vehicles in the cities, particularly during the day when people are out and about.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2010

The Royal Automobile Club’s new initiative was staged as part of the 2010 LBVCR weekend to actively promote and demonstrate environmentally-friendly energy technologies. The Tata Indica Vista EVX completed the 58-mile journey from Brighton to London at an energy cost of £1.35 (US$2.18). Click to enlarge.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2018

In London, Land Rover unveiled the New Range Rover Evoque luxury compact SUV. This is where the 48-volt mild-hybrid system is used to reduce CO 2 emissions to as lows as 149g/km and fuel economy from 42 mpg US (5.6l/100km) The original Range Rover Evoque made its debut in 2010. 100km) (based on NEDC Equivalent test procedure).

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FC = fuel cells; EV = electric vehicles; ADAS = advanced driver assistance systems; VDM = vehicle design and manufacturing; TMS = traffic management systems; EM = energy management; EC = emission control; MaaS = mobility as a service; HVAC = heating, ventilation and air-conditioning; CAD = computer aided design. Source: JRC.

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MARCH 29, 2010

Transport for London (TfL) will buy its latest batch of 50 hybrid buses from two vendors: Volvo (20 buses to be operated by Arriva) and Alexander Dennis (ADL) (10 to be operated by Metroline and 20 to be operated by London United). The new buses are a key element of TfL’s strategy to increase hybrid buses on London’s roads.

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JUNE 19, 2012

The zero emissions two-seater is powered by a lithium-ion battery developed by Tesla Motors Inc. Hertz added the smart fortwo electric drive to its EV fleet in the US in 2010, with the zero-emission car now available in San Francisco, New York and Washington, DC.

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MARCH 19, 2012

Summary of battery pack cost projections, 2010-2030. Governments and vehicle manufacturers will need to introduce long-term incentives and price cuts to create a sustainable European market for ultra-low emission vans (ULEV), according to a newly published report by Element Energy, commissioned by the UK Department for Transport.

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JANUARY 12, 2017

The bid evaluation committee chose BYD amongst a pool of 5 bidders for its successful 12-meter electric bus, which is already used in cities such as London, Los Angeles, Amsterdam, etc. This plant would bring foreign investment to Argentina, and will have a significant impact in the creation of new jobs.

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DECEMBER 17, 2009

Initial members of the C40 Electric Vehicle Network are : Bogota, Buenos Aires, Chicago, Copenhagen, Delhi, Hong Kong, Houston, London, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Toronto, Sao Paulo, Seoul and Sydney. The four vehicle manufacturers are BYD, Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC), Nissan and Renault.

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JANUARY 27, 2020

Nissan will provide Uber with a dedicated EV education program, transaction price and marketing plan to drive uptake of the zero emission vehicles. More than 500 drivers every week are now using zero emission electric vehicles. It was the first time pure EVs had been available for hire through the Uber app in London.

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OCTOBER 3, 2016

kWh/100 km; CO2 emissions, combined: 0 g/km). kWh/100 km; CO 2 emissions, combined: 0 g/km) debuted at the Paris Motor Show. in addition to serving local demand, the plant exports engines to Mercedes sites in East London, South Africa, as well as machined components to Germany). Earlier post.)

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MAY 22, 2014

The LowCVP Champions Awards celebrate examples of outstanding and innovative practice in accelerating the shift to lower carbon vehicles and fuels and reducing road transport emissions. The LowCVP Champions Awards were established in 2010. There are also two special awards.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2009

Pilot schemes will see the installation of 20 Elektrobay units in the two countries by the end of this year, ahead of further planned rollouts during 2010. 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. The Elektrobay.

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JANUARY 16, 2017

Clean cooling technologies, which can support environmentally sustainable cold chains, include Dearman’s zero-emission transport refrigeration system ( earlier post ); solar-driven cooling for pack-houses; and even small transportable ammonia-water absorption refrigeration which can be used to transport medicine. It also accounts for 3.3

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JULY 12, 2010

Shortlist : Alexander Dennis Ltd; Go Ahead London; TfL London Bus Services. To the SME, start-up, academic or other small organization or business, that has brought forward the most promising technology for reducing vehicle carbon emissions. Tags: Conferences and other events Emissions Sustainability. Innovation Award.

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JANUARY 31, 2011

This power can then be subsequently used to drive the vehicle, which means at times the bus can run fully electrically and without producing any emissions. Buses with Elfa drives are now being used in a number of cities worldwide, including a test fleet of double-deckers in London.

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DECEMBER 4, 2009

The vehicles will be deployed in Sainsbury’s Online grocery delivery service in London and will make Sainsbury’s one of the largest operator of commercial electric vehicles in the UK. The vans will be delivered in the first half of 2010.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2012

million (US$15 million) Center of Applied Research on Energy efficient Heat Exchange and Catalysis (Project “UNIHEAT”), involving Imperial College London, the Boreskov Institute of Catalysis and BP. Russia’s Skolkovo Foundation has approved the establishment of a £9.3-million The Center will be funded by the Skolkovo Foundation and BP Russia.

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MAY 29, 2012

Eliminate venting, minimize flaring & other emissions. They are “Golden Rules”, the IEA said at the launch presentation in London, because their application can ensure operators have a “social license to operate”, paving the way for a “golden age of gas”. Energy-related CO 2 emissions are higher by 1.3% Treat water responsibly.

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OCTOBER 27, 2019

With our holistic approach to e-mobility in the bus sector, which consists of an electric city bus and consulting, we are already making a significant contribution to the locally emission-free public transport of the future and air pollution control in urban areas.

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OCTOBER 16, 2009

Residents of the London Borough of Hillingdon will be among the luckiest motorists in the UK as they will be the first in Britain to experience Ford’s zero-emission technology. Properties will also be provided with domestic charging points. Its top speed is 85mph.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

A consortium of Ford, Scottish and Southern Energy and Strathclyde University will use the fleet of fifteen prototype Ford Focus BEV vehicles and a charging infrastructure in and around the London Borough of Hillingdon from early 2010.

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MARCH 29, 2010

Source: John Formisano, SAE 2010 Hybrid Technology Symposium. Four purpose-built electric trucks are slated to hit the road in the Los Angeles area starting in June 2010. FedEx already has 10 Modec electric trucks in service in London ( earlier post ), with five more on order for Paris. Click to enlarge. FedEx Corp.

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JUNE 24, 2009

The Technology Strategy Board created the Low Carbon Vehicle Demonstrator competition to act as a catalyst for industry, the public sector and academia to come together to create low emission vehicles and provide solutions to powering them. London South East Bid. 60 vehicles are planned for the London South East region.

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JANUARY 22, 2010

million) in 22 studies and projects to develop new technology that will speed up the reduction of CO 2 emissions from road vehicles. The work will help to accelerate the reduction of carbon emissions and deliver mass-market low carbon road vehicles within 5 to 15 years. 2nd Generation Zero Emissions 12t Battery Electric Truck.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2011

The hydrogen micro-bead technology is compatible with standard combustion engines and can either be used as an additive to conventional fuels where it would reduce carbon emissions, or on its own to make hydrogen gas for zero-carbon driving. Cella Energy received their award at a ceremony held at the Royal Society of Science in London.

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The electric car stock has been growing fast since 2010, with a fairly consistent distribution of BEVs (60%) and PHEVs (40%) across the years. They have a long way to go before reaching numbers capable of making a significant contribution to greenhouse gas emission reduction targets. Click to enlarge.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2009

Carefully choosing how we reduce greenhouse gas emissions will have the added benefit of reducing global health inequities. Climate change due to emission of greenhouse gases from fossil fuel energy sources causes air pollution by increasing ground-level ozone and concentrations of fine particulate matter. —Kirk R.

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JUNE 10, 2011

Speaking at the launch of the IEA report in London, IEA Executive Director Nobuo Tanaka said that “ An expansion of gas use alone is no panacea for climate change. Change in cumulative energy-related CO 2 emissions by sector and fuel in the IEA GAS Scenario relative to the New Policies Scenario, 2009-2035. Source: IEA.

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