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

Green Car Congress

I think we’re saying it should be £1-2,000 for people who have been seduced into buying a diesel vehicle and I feel very sorry for them. Everyone should be very clear this has been a massive failure of policy, millions were told they were doing the right thing, the environmentally-friendly thing, by buying a diesel.

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Scooter Helmets: Everything you need to know

Green Authority

Depending on your country, there will be different legal requirements for whether or not you need to wear a helmet and, if so, what kind of standards your helmet has to meet. Buy the Thousand helmet on Amazon. Buy the TGS Evolution on Amazon. Buy the Predator Fr7 Certified helmet on Amazon. Buy the Fox ProFrame on Amazon.

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Solar Smackdown in Torrance – Installer Sues City on Behalf of the Sun

Creative Greenius

He’s tried the sugar and honey approach for ten years but instead of catching flies he’s caught hassles and obstructions from local Southern California city officials who haven’t kept up with modern technology and remain both ignorant and adversarial when it comes to helping their citizens go solar. “ Idiots !&#

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The promise of wireless charging: smaller batteries, longer battery life, fewer charging stations

Charged EVs

And the more they do that, the vehicles are actually not road-legal—they’re violating the axle weight limits. Vehicle manufacturers do not share that when they’re selling vehicles, so [fleet operators] are buying vehicles and as soon as winter comes around, they’re getting [only] 60 miles out of a vehicle. You don’t see it.

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BMW unveils the production i3 in New York, London and Beijing; efficiency, dynamics and a supporting ecosystem of services

Green Car Congress

The high-voltage system is designed to cope with accidents beyond the legal requirements, with the high-voltage battery including features that ensure its safe reaction even in situations such as this. And if the battery has to be recharged at a public charging station, the driver is given a choice of available stations in the neighborhood.

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