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Mayor of London launches England’s first hydrogen double-decker buses

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The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, launched England’s first hydrogen double-decker buses. TfL has paved the way for cheaper hydrogen buses across the rest of the UK, having led the UK procurement within the Joint Initiative for Hydrogen Vehicles across Europe (JIVE), to buy in bulk with other UK authorities.

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Uber London Adds Tesla Vehicles For Drivers Wanting To Buy Or Lease EVs

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Starting on November 3, Tesla vehicles will be available for Uber drivers in London wanting to buy or lease a clean energy vehicle, Reuters reports. This is part of a plan to encourage Uber’s customers to use EVs.

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Shell plans to buy streetside charging experts Ubitricity

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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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Transport for London orders 20 Wrightbus hydrogen double-decker buses

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Transport for London (TfL) has ordered 20 hydrogen double-decker buses as part of its drive to make London’s transport zero-emission. JIVE aims to bring down the cost of the vehicles by buying in bulk with other authorities, helping put the price per bus on a par with the other cleanest fuels. —Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London.

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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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The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has renewed calls for scrapping the most polluting diesel cars and giving drivers cash incentives to switch to cleaner vehicles as part of the evidence he gave to the Environmental Audit Committee today. There are also proposals to tighten the standards for the London-wide Low Emission Zone from 2025.

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

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Weighing 489kg, this two-seater EV from the London-based company offers a top […] The post Ark Zero Electric Quadricycle Is The Cheapest EV You Can Buy In The UK appeared first on Electric Cars Report. The Zero is now available for ordering exclusively through Ark’s website.

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London copper prices steady as US dollar weakens – ET Auto

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London copper prices were steady on Monday as the U.S. Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange held ground at USD 8,341 per metric ton by 0806 GMT, having shed 1.5% dollar makes it cheaper for traders to buy the greenback-priced commodity. producer prices unexpectedly fell last month. A weaker U.S.

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