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Mayor of London: all new London taxis will need to be zero-emission capable from 2018

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The Mayor confirmed his plan at Transport for London’s (TfL’s) “New Taxis for London” event, at which he met five manufacturers developing zero emission capable taxis—Frazer-Nash, Nissan, Karsan, London Taxi Company and Mercedes-Benz. —Mayor of London, Boris Johnson. —Mayor of London, Boris Johnson.

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Study suggests China urban passenger transport emissions could peak in 2030

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Correspondingly, the energy structure would become much cleaner, with the share of gasoline declining from 62% in 2012 to 29% in 2050 and the share of electricity increasing to 56% in 2050. Technical roadmap of bus,taxi, and car for peaking the CO2 emissions at 2030 or before. 100 km (45 mpg US) in 2030 and below 3.4L/100

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Road-legal Fuel Cell Black Cabs make first appearance on London’s roads

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The project to deliver a fleet of the zero emission taxis to the streets of London in time for 2012 is on track, according to project fuel cell provider Intelligent Energy, with the first Fuel Cell Black Cabs covering a combined total of more than 8,000 miles in road and test track testing conditions.

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Hydrogen Fuel Cell Buses entering service in London; planned fleet of 8

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This is set to expand to 300 and, from 2012, will be joined by the Mayor’s New Bus for London, which will be 40% less polluting than a traditional diesel bus. London initially pioneered hydrogen buses in the UK when it took part in the Cleaner Urban Transport for Europe (CUTE) trial from December 2003 to January 2007.

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Boris to ban dirty old taxis

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London Mayor, Boris Johnson has unveiled a plan to ban taxis over the age of ten years from the capital’s streets in a bid to cut air pollution. Taxis are currently responsible for around 35 per cent of road transport PM10 exhaust emissions in central London. Dirty air creates a deeply unpleasant feel to our city.

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UK unveils new plan to cut NO2; sale of new conventional gasoline and diesel cars to end by 2040; focus on local action

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Reducing transport emissions which includes £100 million for new buses and retrofit, £50 million for a Plug In Taxi programme and £80 million for ULEV charging infrastructure. billion) in lost productivity in 2012. 290M – National Productivity Investment Fund. 100M – National road network. 89M – Green Bus Fund. billion (US$3.5

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PHEVLERs are the Zero CO2 Clean Green Machines of the Future

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PHEVLERs running on electricity and biofuel are cleaner than conventional vehicles running on fossil fuels. [ 21 ] Cleaner Cars from Cradle to Grave - Union of Concerned Scientists, Nov 2015. [ 21 ] Cleaner Cars from Cradle to Grave - Union of Concerned Scientists, Nov 2015. [ PHEVLERs use Clean Fuels to Reduce Air Pollution.

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