Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

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. Classic chicken and egg stuff.

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Plugs and Cars

NOVEMBER 22, 2007

London could soon replace California as the electric car capital of the world. Thanks in large part to Mayor "Red Ken" Livingstone, who enacted London's much criticized congestion charge policy in 2003. nk Global views London as a first market when it relaunches the Th!nk Norway's Th!nk nk City in 2008.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Leclanché SA ( earlier post ) will develop a battery storage solution for Fastned’s fast charging electric vehicle stations, starting with a pilot at two locations. Fastned is a Dutch company installing fast charging stations for electric vehicles (EVs) in Europe ( earlier post ). Its city stations have up to four fast chargers.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 26, 2009

UK-based Elektromotive has appointed The PluginCompany to install networks of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations across Belgium and Luxembourg. The Elektrobay was first introduced in Westminster, London, in 2006, and by December 2009 there will be more than 120 Elektrobays located across the capital. The Elektrobay.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

The vehicle makes its first appearance as Ford prepares 20 PHEV Transits for the 12-month fleet customer trial in London that begins in late 2017. The EcoBoost engine charges the on-board batteries when longer trips are required between charging stops, providing operators with efficiency and flexibility.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Scientists at Imperial College London have demonstrated a highly efficient inductive method for wirelessly transferring power to a drone while it is flying. Theoretically, this wireless power transfer (WPT) technology could allow flying drones to stay airborne indefinitely by simply hovering over a ground support vehicle to recharge.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2012

Hertz On Demand, the global car sharing club, and IBM are piloting a smart charging program in Germany. Initially the electric cars provided by Hertz will be charged using decentralized generation of electricity on the IBM campus. and San Francisco); the UK (London); and China (Shenzhen). miles) away.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2019

Epsilor showcased the Li-ion 6T product line at International Armoured Vehicles (IAV) 2019, which will took place in London last week. They are particularly attractive due to their independent charge current regulation feature which enables these batteries to perform safely and continuously even without communication with the host platform.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 19, 2010

in match funding to the first three "plugged-in places", financing the rollout of recharging points in London, Milton Keynes and the North East. Under the scheme, the three regions plan to install a total of 2,500 additional charging points in the first year of the rollout and about 11,000 over the next three years.

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Green Cars News

MAY 26, 2011

A scheme to allow electric car owners to charge their vehicles across London has been launched today. Currently 150 new charge points are available through the scheme, with a target to install a total of at least 1,300 by 2013.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2009

Car-sharing operator Zipcar and the Westminster City Council in London have launched a new car sharing club fleet that will initially include 20 hybrid vehicles and will offer members access to the country’s first all-electric car club vehicle, a Citroen c1. There are an additional 48 charging points in the council’s secure car parks.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2018

The consortium seeks to deliver faster-charging, higher-power, higher-energy batteries that improve upon today’s technology. Zap&Go’s C-Ion cell is intended to combine the power density of supercapacitors and the energy density of rechargeable batteries. The polymer network weakly binds the ions to enable fast ion transport.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 27, 2010

As efforts continue to make London the electric vehicle capital of Europe, Transport for London has added four Mitsubishi i-MiEVs to its fleet. The four vehicles are partly funded by the Government’s Low Carbon Procurement Partnership and is the first step in an effort to bring 1,000 electric vehicles to the city’s fleet by 2015.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 14, 2012

Three Nissan LEAF electric vehicles drove 12,500 km (7,767 miles) through ten countries in 42 days supported by France-based DBT CEV’s fast charging technology as part of the 2012 Oranje Trophy. Charging the LEAFs. Click to enlarge. The CHAdeMO-compliant (Rev.0.9)

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 17, 2013

A composite blend of carbon fibers and polymer resin is being developed that can store and charge more energy faster than conventional batteries can. This material can then be used around the vehicle, replacing existing components, to store and charge energy. Click to enlarge. Close up of the trunk lid carbon fiber composite.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

GoGo Electric founder Natalie Franklin said: “People based outside the congestion charge zone are adding up the costs of driving in to London for the day, and working out how much they can save by hiring an electric vehicle instead. Tags: Electric cars Green credentials adopters GoGo electric hire london Mega non membership.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Nissan and FedEx Express engineers began in December 2011 co-testing the e-NV200 prototype on the streets of London, UK. The e-NV200 will offer features such as quick charging, and a power outlet that enables the driver to plug in any electric device requiring up to 6,000W and work anywhere.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

Electric car drivers can now travel between Bristol, Birmingham and London along the M4 and M42, safe in the knowledge that they can stop and recharge along the way. Green energy supplier, Ecotricity has now installed new charging points at Welcome Break services along the two motorways, as part of its plans to build an [.].

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 29, 2010

A new wireless charging system for electric cars has been demonstrated in London. HaloIPT’s system uses two pads about the size of doormats to induce the electrical charge, making it easier to replenish depleted batteries. Tags: Green credentials charging electric car HaloIPT imbedded IPT lane road wireless.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 26, 2012

Hybrid taxi service Climatecars appointed Siemens to install its first charging post as the London-based firm expands its fleet to include new, rechargeable models. Two new Renault [.].

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Green Cars News

MAY 1, 2013

Changes to London''s Congestion Charge exemptions may have irked a lot of motorists, as all previously exempt diesels now face paying the charge, but there is one oil burner which will still dodge charge when the changes come into force from July-Volvo''s V60 Plug-in Hybrid. As a rechargeable, sem[.].

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2013

Five Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell models ( earlier post ) are joining the London Hydrogen Network Expansion (LNHE) project. Two hydrogen fuel stations are already open in London—one of which has public access—with a third to come as part of the LHNE project. The ix35 Fuel Cell. Click to enlarge.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 8, 2012

The development of the UK’s first electric highway got a boost after Nissan installed three new electric rapid-chargers along the route between London and Birmingham. That means that drivers of electric cars can recharge their cars up to 80 per cent of battery capacity in just 30 minutes-ideal for those making a quick service stop [.].

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2020

Emitting zero emissions, the FUSO eCanter is now delivering the company’s bottled butane and propane to customers in central London. A single charge gives the eCanter an effective operating range of approximately 100 km (62 miles), which is ample for many urban delivery applications.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2009

are delivering charging points for the trial with assistance from the city councils of Birmingham and Coventry. The project will include 15 Nissan cars, 10 Smith electric taxis, five Smith people carriers, a Smith executive minibus, two AVID saloon cars and two Liberty urban Range Rovers, alongside a network of charging points.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 17, 2017

As an example, those beautiful London cabs—the next series will be purely e-driven. The new battery-electric London cabs manufactured by Geely, for example, will have four Rheinmetall pumps incorporated, representing about €200 in sales for the company for each car. We have four pumps in this car. —Horst Binnig.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2010

Researchers from Imperial College London and their European partners, including Volvo Car Corporation, are developing a prototype multifunctional structural composite material composed of carbon fibers and a polymer resin which can store and discharge electrical energy and which is also strong and lightweight enough to be used for car parts.

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Green Cars News

JULY 8, 2009

Currently Westminster Council boasts the largest on-street car recharging service in the UK with 14 dedicated charging points. It aims to increase this number to 20 by the end of the year with an additional 48 charging points in the council’s secure car parks.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 25, 2018

For fleet operators who recharge large fleets of electric vehicles overnight, however, the load on electric grids and consequent demand charges pose a.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2015

Data Driven Insurance, London. City Driving On-Demand, London. A fleet of Ford Focus Electric vehicles and Ford Fiestas with EcoBoost powertrains is located across London. The London service targets a better customer experience and improved operational efficiency compared to existing car-sharing models.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2016

— was presented at the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership Conference at the Olympic Park in London. Full automation could help accelerate the transition to low carbon vehicles by reducing the practical difficulties often anticipated with these vehicles such as refueling/recharging.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 14, 2010

Electric car charging point firm, Pod Point is ramping up production is order to meet demand in North East England. The London-based company known for its innovative charging point ‘Pod’ says that it is working closely with regional development agency, One North East to extend the recharge infrastructure for electric cars in the region.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

A Semikron SKAI inverter converts DC charge from the battery to AC charge to drive the HTM 3500 electric motor. When the battery is depleted at the end of a complete duty cycle, it can be recharged at the depot overnight via a CSS DC charging point.

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 3, 2010

Electric vehicle recharging specialists Elektromotive has installed England’s first three-phase charging station, specially designed to recharge electric light commercial vehicles. Based on Elektromotive’s Elektrobay electric vehicle [.].

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Green Cars News

JUNE 1, 2009

Supermarket giant, Tesco is set to introduce electric car charging points in its car parks, The Sunday Times reports. The new initiative will start as a trial in some of its London stores, and could be introduced elsewhere if successful. Tags: Green credentials charge electric point Tesco.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 27, 2021

On the other hand, lithium-ion is temperature sensitive and state-of-charge sensitive. Zero state of charge is also no problem, so we serve a completely different market to that of lithium-ion." The Gelion battery recharges during the day, then takes over when the sun doesn't shine. "We What we are good at is energy shifting.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2010

FedEx already has 10 Modec electric trucks in service in London ( earlier post ), with five more on order for Paris. This vehicle will be capable of traveling 100 miles on a charge, and carrying more 3,000 pounds (1,361 kg) of freight, according to John Formisano Vice President, Global Vehicles, FedEx Express. FedEx Corp.

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