Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2013

The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, will has outlined a vision for a £913-million (US$1.48-billion) The Westway, the ultimate symbol of how the urban motorway tore up our cities, will become the ultimate symbol of how we are claiming central London for the bike. billion) investment in cycling infrastructure for the city.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2018

A UPS-led consortium has deployed new smart-grid charging technology in London that overcomes the challenge of simultaneously recharging an entire fleet of electric vehicles (EVs) without the need for the expensive upgrade to the power supply grid. SEUL is a two-year project that commenced in April 2017.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 22, 2016

China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (ZGH) has raised $400 million through the first Green Bond sale on the offshore market from a Chinese automobile company to support the design, development and production of range-extended electric vehicles by its UK subsidiary, the LondonTaxi Company (LTC), manufacturer of the iconic London Black Cab.

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Drive EV

MAY 12, 2021

From the Sinclair C5 to the Jaguar i -Pace – The Big Lemon London to Brighton electric vehicle rally is set to be a showcase of innovation across electric motoring and clean energy. The Big Lemon London to Brighton electric vehicle rally will be sponsored by EDF , Britain’s biggest generator of zero carbon electricity.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

Qualcomm Incorporated, which just recently acquired the team and technology of wireless charging company HaloIPT (earlier post) , announced the first Wireless Electric Vehicle Charging (WEVC) trial for London in what is a UK and industry-leading initiative.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 27, 2012

Delta Motorsport, a leading UK automotive and motorsport engineering consultancy, will integrate the Qualcomm Halo Wireless Electric Vehicle Charging (WEVC) system into its Delta E-4 Coupé electric vehicles, which are intended for deployment in Qualcomm’s London WEVC trial.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2015

The award is to build two new HRS in London, sited with strategic partners and for the upgrading of four existing ITM Power refueling stations. million) has been awarded to ITM Power and its partners to invest in two new HRS in London at strategic locations suitable for Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV) roll-out.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 2, 2014

London has some of the worst inner-city pollution of any city in Europe, but legislators and automakers are now working hard to correct that. Among them is Metrocab, a company that purpose-builds taxis for the city--and its latest product, a range-extended electric cab, is drawing praise from drivers and London''s Mayor alike.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2023

Uber aims to have 100% of rides on the platform in electric vehicles, micromobility or public transit by 2040; bp’s ambition is to become a net zero company by 2050 or sooner. Uber and bp pulse started their strategic relationship back in 2021 when bp opened its first rapid commercial charging hub on Park Lane in London.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

Map of Electric Highway (Phase 1). Ecotricity has opened new charging points on the M4 and M42 highways in the UK as part of the first national charging network, linking Birmingham and Bristol to London. The Electric Highway now has charging points at Welcome Break services on the M25/M1, M40, M4 and M5. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2014

Lord Drayson has launched Drayson Wireless Limited , a new venture to commercialize technology developed at Imperial College London (ICL) for the efficient wireless transfer of power over longer distances. Earlier post.) The B12/69 uses a HaloIPT wireless induction system. Earlier post.). The B12/69 uses a HaloIPT wireless induction system.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2015

Ford Motor Company will begin making its London-based GoDrive car-sharing service available to the public. Ford is exploring the opportunity for car‑sharing services, working with Londoners to better understand their mobility needs and travel and parking patterns. Half of the fleet consists of Focus Electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Prodrive is working with Volta Trucks to help engineer its 16-tonne electric heavy-duty truck. According to the London Mayor’s office, 23% of pedestrian and 58% of cyclist deaths in London involved a Heavy Goods Vehicle, despite HGVs making up only 4% of road miles in London.

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Charged EVs

APRIL 1, 2024

Aqua Metals has pioneered a new electro-hydrometallurgy process that uses renewable electricity and recycles the chemicals used. The company is building a new plant in Nevada, and aims to be processing 10,000 tons of black mass (equivalent to about 150,000 EV battery packs) annually by 2025. We’ll see how it plays out with lithium.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2019

the largest global manufacturer of medium- and heavy-duty fully automatic transmissions, has purchased Vantage Power and AxleTech’s electric vehicle (EV) systems division. Allison Transmission Holdings Inc.,

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Stations in London, Ohio and Kingston, New York Are Historic Step Towards Building an Electrified Transportation System that is Convenient, [continued] The post Biden-Harris Admin Celebrates USA’s 1st NEVI-Funded EV Charging Stations in Ohio & New York appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2021

UK-based AMTE Power has secured a project from the Government’s Faraday Battery Challenge, worth £1 million, to develop a higher energy density variant of its Ultra High-Power (UHP) lithium-ion cell, with support from Imperial College London for battery modeling. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2018

They will be equipped with the latest FCvelocity-HD85 85 kW fuel cell modules from Ballard Power Systems and fitted with 210kW Siemens PEM electric traction motors. Together with the lithium batteries and electric motors, the fuel cells form the basis of the all-electric power source.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Brazilian professional racing driver and team owner Gil de Ferran and entrepreneur Alejandro Agag officially launched the new Extreme E all-electric racing series. De Ferran will serve as the Chairman of Extreme E; Agag is founder and CEO of Formula E. Launched on board the former Royal Mail Ship St.

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MAY 31, 2022

Britishvolt’s goal is to create domestic battery production all around the world, and the company is currently building its first cell factory in the UK. One year ago we weren’t making any cells, but by the end of 2021, we were going through campaigns to build thousands of cells.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 4, 2021

Arrival and Uber will collaborate on building an electric car for the ride-hailing market in the UK and Europe.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 26, 2021

Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell will buy charging-infrastructure Ubitricity, a German company that specializes in streetside charging for electric cars. Ubitricity is probably best known for building charging stations into lampposts, including a project in the United Kingdom that added 24 charging stations along section of street in London.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

A new briefing paper from Imperial College London estimates that in 2021, 52% of all small particle pollution from road transport came from tires and brakes. Six million tonnes of tire wear particles (TWP) are released globally each year, and in London alone, 2.6 Imperial College London (2023). Imperial College London.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 6, 2019

BAE Systems is collaborating with Jaunt Air Mobility to explore the development of electric energy management systems for urban air mobility (UAM) vehicles through a memorandum of understanding (MOU). BAE Systems has 20-plus years of experience developing and integrating electric propulsion systems.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 23, 2023

Hertz has launched a new public-private partnership initiative, Hertz Electrifies, aimed at accelerating the transition to electric vehicles, while creating economic opportunity and environmental benefits for communities. Electric vehicles are poised to transform the future of mobility.

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Green Cars News

MAY 20, 2013

London''s Plugged-in Places scheme, Source London, has now successfully installed 1,300 electric car charging points across the capital. Over 60 public and private partners, led by the Transport for London (TfL) have taken an active part in helping to build the infrastructure in the two years sin[.].

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Baua Electric

APRIL 1, 2024

Aqua Metals has pioneered a new electro-hydrometallurgy process that uses renewable electricity and recycles the chemicals used. The company is building a new plant in Nevada, and aims to be processing 10,000 tons of black mass (equivalent to about 150,000 EV battery packs) annually by 2025. We’ll see how it plays out with lithium.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Ultimately, the company expects the projects will support its efforts to provide low-cost and low-carbon energy to the electricity grid. General Fusion benefits from the UKAEA’s expertise in building polychromators, which are used in an industry-standard diagnostic called Thomson Scattering that measures electron temperature.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2022

billion) in electric vehicle charging in the UK, supercharging the roll-out of fast, convenient charging across the country. We’re investing to build a world-class network. It is already working with the UK’s largest fleet Royal Mail, Uber and emergency services in both London and Scotland. bp plans to invest £1 billion (US$1.3

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2022

CirConAl is part of joint government and industry support for projects to build an end-to-end supply chain for zero-emissions vehicles in the UK. Aluminum extrusions and components for the CirConAl project will be prototyped and tested at Constellium’s University Technology Center (UTC) located at Brunel University London.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2022

When “replacing oil with electricity” has become a trend, the transportation industry has maintained the era of fuel oil for hundreds of years, but it is also undergoing subversive changes. In 2020, Total Energy acquired the largest electric vehicle charging company in London and has mastered many local charging pile resources.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2021

ESB recognizes that hydrogen produced from renewable electricity will play a significant role in the decarbonization of many sectors. ESB operates across the Irish electricity market; from generation, through transmission and distribution to the supply of customers with an expanding presence in the British power generation market.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2021

million (US$31-million) commitment to build on its momentum in four key research challenges: extending battery life; battery modelling; recycling and reuse; and solid-state batteries. The UK’s Faraday Institution announced a £22.6-million

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

That changed this month when the London-based Firmdale Hotels opened its third New York property, the 57-room Warren Street Hotel. However, unlike the red brick structures that surround it, this building is painted The post A New York Hotel With Flashy Patterns and Bucolic Gardens appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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EV Info

JANUARY 10, 2024

Gridserve has just opened one of its largest charging facilities at Gatwick airport Based just off the Ring Road South approach to the airport’s south terminal, Gridserve’s ‘Electric Forecourt’ will service electric cars headed to and from the airport, as well as motorists using the nearby M23. Source: Gridserve

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2023

The UK Government has published an Electric Vehicle Smart Charging Action Plan. We want to make smart charging an easier choice for drivers of electric vehicles, whether that is charging on the driveway, at the workplace, or parked on the street. —Energy and Climate Minister Graham Stuart.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2009

Reva Electric Car Company (RECC), the manufacturer of the REVA electric car, is building a new assembly plant in Bangalore, India with a capacity of 30,000 units per year, to accommodate the increased production of the REVA and for the planned one new model per year from the end of 2009. Earlier post.).

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