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London police trialing Suzuki Burgman fuel cell scooters; first trial outside of Japan

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The London Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) has begun a trial to test Suzuki Burgman hydrogen-powered scooters. The 4kW stack from Intelligent Energy offers power for other applications, including range extension for battery-powered electric vehicles, four wheel vehicles and auxiliary power—especially for diesel replacement.

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ZeroAvia completes first hydrogen-electric passenger plane flight

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ZeroAvia will now turn its attention to the next and final stage of its six-seat development program—a 250-mile zero emission flight out of an airfield in Orkney before the end of the year. The demonstration of this range is roughly equivalent to busy major routes such as Los Angeles to San Francisco or London to Edinburgh.

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Oxford promises transit operators faster journeys as incentive to deploy 159 electric buses – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

The famous English university town of Oxford has officially launched a fleet of 159 new battery-powered buses. The city proudly points out that, once its new e-fleet is fully operational, it will have more electric buses per capita than London or Glasgow. Operators Go-Ahead and Stagecoach put up about half of the £82.5-million

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London library benefits from electric van

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The City of London Corporation has become one of the first local authorities to benefit from the Department for Transport’s (DfT) Low Carbon Vehicle Procurement Programme (LVCVPP), after it took delivery of an all-electric van. Tags: Allied Vehicles Allied Electric City of London eBoxer electric fleet Peugeot.

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Charley Boorman: myenergi HQ

My Energi

The smart electric vehicle charger is now situated comfortably in Charley’s eco home in London. POWER: 82 kW – 110 hp. BATTRY RANGE: Capable of 200-mile maximum range with power tank / 161-mile city range. – Use myenergi zappi charger and Harley Davidson power cord to connect get a full charge overnight.

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Equipmake-powered electric bus heads for Argentina

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This modular and scaleable battery drivetrain, developed at Equipmake’s HQ in Snetterton, is the same technology also used in Equipmake’s new London-specification bus, the double decker Jewel E. When the battery is depleted at the end of a complete duty cycle, it can be recharged at the depot overnight via a CSS2 DC charging point.

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Daimler buys stake in Tesla

Green Cars News

So far, 100 smart electric cars have already been undergoing large-scale trials in London since 2007. In 2010 the company will introduce its first battery-powered Mercedes-Benz. As of 2012, Daimler plans to equip all smart and Mercedes-Benz electric vehicles with own produced lithium-ion batteries.

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