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Mayor of London backs diesel car scrappage scheme; London ranked 9th best world city in new air quality study

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Charging more-polluting diesel cars is a key part of the Mayor’s proposals for an Ultra Low Emission Zone, which will be introduced in central London from 2020 (subject to consultation). Johnson said the scheme would cost around £300 million (US$484 million) in total.

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Electrify America, Sacramento announce Green City investments: ZEV car-sharing, ZEV bus and shuttle routes, EV charging systems

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This service allows users to pick up and drop off a vehicle at any legal public parking spot, including metered locations, within a 13 sq. More than 90 percent of the micro-shuttle’s service territory is in a low-income or disadvantaged Sacramento neighborhood. mile “Home Zone.” EV CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE.

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Can We Identify a Person From Their Voice?

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on 3 December 2020, the U.S As such, there are many reasons to be concerned about its use in the criminal legal system. A 2020 U.S. Even something as simple as putting in an order at a McDonald’s drive-through in Illinois has raised legal questions about collecting biometric data without consent. At 6:36 a.m.,

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Why N.Y.C. Hotel Rooms Are So Expensive Right Now

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About 65,000 migrants are being sheltered in hotels, tent dormitories and other shelters, in large part because of the city’s legal obligation to provide a bed to anyone who needs one. percent low of 2020, but still not as high as 2019, when 86.2 The city projects it will spend $10 billion over three fiscal years on the migrant crisis.