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Ford makes GoDrive car-sharing available to public in London

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Ford Motor Company will begin making its London-based GoDrive car-sharing service available to the public. The service offers flexible, practical and affordable access to a fleet of cars for one-way journeys with easy parking throughout the city. Dynamic Shuttle, New York and London. Earlier post.) Car Swap, Dearborn, US.

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100 Tesla Model 3 vehicles offered to private hire drivers in London

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The Mayor of London’s Energy Efficiency Fund (MEEF) is providing funds to service provider Breathe for 100 new Tesla Model 3 vehicles. “At They Tesla cars will replace internal combustion engine vehicles, reducing air pollution in London. However, levels of air pollution in London are still too high for many people.

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Ark Zero Electric Quadricycle Is The Cheapest EV You Can Buy In The UK

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Ark Motors, a British electric vehicle start-up, has introduced an affordable electric quadricycle named the Ark Zero. The Zero is now available for ordering exclusively through Ark’s website. Priced at £5995, it is touted as the most cost-effective electric car in the UK.

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TomTom: Global traffic congestion up; Bengaluru world’s most traffic-congested city

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In time, the rise of autonomous vehicles and car-sharing services will help alleviate congestion, but planners and policymakers can’t afford to sit and wait. They need to use all the tools available to them to analyze traffic levels and impacts, so they can make critical infrastructure decisions. And drivers have a role to play too.

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T&E study: EVs can be cheaper for Uber drivers to run than latest diesels in many European capitals

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Medium-sized battery-electric cars are on average 14% cheaper to run than equivalent diesels today, if slow charging overnight near home and/or fast charging at preferential rates are available. By then more than 200 different EV models will be available in the showrooms. The savings can be higher (24%) in the case of Parisian drivers.

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Opinion: Reinventing fuel-based power for a more secure and resilient grid

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They not only afford us some of the cheapest energy we can produce but also a route to the low-carbon power necessary to achieving global decarbonization targets. The power outputs of wind and solar are intermittent, fluctuating according to real-time availability, whilst infrastructure must be built in specific locations.

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Congestion charge and electric vehicles: Everything you need to know

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You only have to look to the London Congestion Charge for proof of that. What is the London Congestion Charge? The London Congestion Charge was first introduced in 2003. It applies to most vehicles entering central London and is clearly signposted by a large letter ‘C’ within a red circle.