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Ford running 12-month trial of 20 plug-in hybrid Transit Custom vans in London

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Ford is launching a multi-million pound project designed to help improve air quality in London. Teaming up with our London partners, we will also be able to trial software and telematics with enormous potential to reduce emissions and costs in the city. —Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London.

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HEI study finds London Congestion Charging Scheme shows little evidence of improving air quality

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The London Congestion Charging Scheme (CCS)—which charged for travel into central London and reduced traffic volume ( earlier post )—has shown little evidence that it improved air quality as well, according to Part I of a new study published by the Health Effects Institute (HEI). —Kelly et al.

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Volkswagen, Stellantis and Glencore backing ACG in $1B purchase of Brazilian nickel sulfide and copper mines

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Volkswagen, Stellantis and Glencore are supporting the purchase of the Atlantic Nickel nickel sulfide and the MineraƧao Vale Verde copper mine in Brazil by ACG , a London-listed special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), for US$ 1 billion. They have a combined 2022 Adjusted EBITDA of $260 million.

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Ford announces Smart Mobility plan; 25 initial projects

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In his CES talk, Fields said that rapidly advancing connectivity; software and sensor technology; and big data were the enablers behind the Smart Mobility projects—eight in North America, nine in Europe and Africa, seven in Asia and one in South America. Data Driven Insurance, London. City Driving On-Demand, London.

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Ford Shows Focus BEV Prototype at Frankfurt

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At the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show, Ford of Europe revealed the first of a fleet of Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) prototypes based on the Ford Focus ( earlier post ), and specially developed to participate in the UK Governmentā€™s Ultra-Low Carbon Vehicles demonstration initiative next year. The Focus BEV prototype. Click to enlarge.

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FedEx Converts 92 Delivery Trucks to Hybrids, Expanding Hybrid-Electric Fleet by 50%

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The retrofitted hybrid trucks are projected to improve fuel economy by 44%, decrease particulate matter by 96% and reduce NO x emissions by 75% compared to the standard FedEx Express delivery truck. As a result of these efforts, FedEx Express has saved 45 million gallons of fuel or 452,573 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions.

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SSEā€™s Aberdeen teams road testing First Hydrogenā€™s green hydrogen-powered van

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is a Vancouver, Canada- and London, UK-based company focused on zero-emission vehicles, green hydrogen production and distribution and supercritical carbon dioxide extractor systems. At the same time, the company has launched its bespoke vehicle design phase, which will develop its fleet of proprietary zero-emission vehicles.

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