Cleaner, London and Taxi

Mayor of London: all new London taxis will need to be zero-emission capable from 2018

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2014

The Mayor confirmed his plan at Transport for London’s (TfL’s) “New Taxis for London” event, at which he met five manufacturers developing zero emission capable taxis—Frazer-Nash, Nissan, Karsan, London Taxi Company and Mercedes-Benz. —Mayor of London, Boris Johnson.

London

London Taxi 2018 Frazer-Nash

Nissan, Metrocab Work On 2018 London Zero-Emission-Taxi Target

Green Car Reports

JANUARY 23, 2014

Starting in 2018, all new taxis in London will need to be capable of running as zero-emission vehicles--a policy recently announced by Mayor Boris Johnson. But already, several manufacturers are working on taxis to help make the British capital a cleaner.'

Taxi

Taxi London 2018 Emissions

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

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

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. 5), sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ) and nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ).

London

London Scrappage Diesel Pollution

City of London Corporation bans diesel vehicle purchases for its business

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 3, 2016

The City of London Corporation—the municipal governing body of the City of London—has banned the purchase of diesel vehicles for its business, in a drive to reduce public exposure to air pollution. The City of London Corporation’s remit goes beyond City borders.

London

London Corporation Purchase Diesel

Transport for London package of measures to tackle pollution levels at the busiest roads in central London; Dust suppressants and Eco-marshals

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2011

Transport for London (TfL) recently announced a package of measures to tackle pollution levels at the busiest roads in central London. This kicks off with a small team of eco-marshals who will monitor taxi ranks at busy central London mainline stations and other on street ranks where air quality is particularly poor.

London

London Pollution Transportation Taxi

T&E study: EVs can be cheaper for Uber drivers to run than latest diesels in many European capitals

Green Car Congress

JUNE 18, 2020

The taxi and ride-hailing markets are best positioned to go fully electric first. The economics of EVs—more expensive to buy but a lot cheaper to run—match perfectly with high-mileage, low-margin businesses like ride-hailing and taxis. Uber-type drivers can do up to five times more kilometers than an average motorist.

Diesel

Diesel Taxi Re-Charge Pollution

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Buses entering service in London; planned fleet of 8

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2010

The first of a planned fleet of eight hydrogen fuel cell buses in London will start operating on 18 December. The vehicles were specifically designed for Transport for London (TfL) using technology developed by ISE, Wrightbus and Ballard. The buses will form the only hydrogen bus fleet in the UK and the largest currently in Europe.

London

London Hydrogen Fleet Fuel

KCL study finds London air pollution from traffic improving, but continues to exceed limits in many parts of city

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

New research by scientists at King’s College London suggests that air pollution from London’s roads is improving overall but more work may be needed to tackle some sources of traffic pollution, which continue to breach limits in many parts of the city. Despite a reduction in the total number of vehicles on London roads by 0.5%

London

London Pollution Parts Exhaust

Study suggests China urban passenger transport emissions could peak in 2030

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2019

in Greater London, 65% in Hong Kong, and 61% in Tokyo in terms of share of public transport among auto mobility. Correspondingly, the energy structure would become much cleaner, with the share of gasoline declining from 62% in 2012 to 29% in 2050 and the share of electricity increasing to 56% in 2050. 100 km (69 mpg US) in 2050.

Transportation

Transportation Emissions China Taxi

Road-legal Fuel Cell Black Cabs make first appearance on London’s roads

Green Car Congress

MARCH 28, 2011

Fuel Cell Black Cabs are on the roads of London for the first time since being awarded Road Legal status by the UK Vehicle Certification Authority (VCA). These prototype zero-emission taxis are a shining example of British ingenuity, combining revolutionary fuel cell technology with an iconic design classic. Earlier post.).

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Legal Taxi Fuel London

Boris to ban dirty old taxis

Green Cars News

OCTOBER 6, 2009

London Mayor, Boris Johnson has unveiled a plan to ban taxis over the age of ten years from the capital’s streets in a bid to cut air pollution. The strategy likely to anger cabbies, outlines the key sources of London’s harmful airborne pollutants and proposes an action plan to reduce emissions.

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Taxi London Pollution 2015

UK unveils new plan to cut NO2; sale of new conventional gasoline and diesel cars to end by 2040; focus on local action

Green Car Congress

JULY 26, 2017

Despite this, an analysis of more than 1,800 major roads show that a small number of these—81 or 4%—are due to breach legal pollution limits for NO 2 , with 33 of these outside of London. Today we commit £100 million [US$130 million] towards new low emission buses and retrofitting older buses with cleaner engines.

Gasoline

Gasoline Diesel Pollution Legal

BYD to supply 50 e6 BEVs to greentomatocars for minicabs in London

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 24, 2012

Under a newly signed a Memorandum of Understanding, BYD will supply greentomatocars with 50 of its battery-electric e6 models for trial use as minicabs in London. greentomatocars is London’s second largest quality minicab service, with a fleet of 300. —Mayor of London, Boris Johnson.

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E6 London BYD Supplies

Extreme E – Greenland Glacier – Legacy Programme

My Energi

AUGUST 12, 2021

Though, we get it… you’ve had a busy week at work and now the kids are off school, and so starts that great juggling act between your job and then being head chef, cleaner, taxi driver, events planner, and children’s entertainer, the list goes on! So, what can we do about it? .

Climate Change

Climate Change Climate Water Renewable

EV Driven

Mayor of London: all new London taxis will need to be zero-emission capable from 2018

Nissan, Metrocab Work On 2018 London Zero-Emission-Taxi Target

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

City of London Corporation bans diesel vehicle purchases for its business

Transport for London package of measures to tackle pollution levels at the busiest roads in central London; Dust suppressants and Eco-marshals

T&E study: EVs can be cheaper for Uber drivers to run than latest diesels in many European capitals

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Buses entering service in London; planned fleet of 8

KCL study finds London air pollution from traffic improving, but continues to exceed limits in many parts of city

Study suggests China urban passenger transport emissions could peak in 2030

Road-legal Fuel Cell Black Cabs make first appearance on London’s roads

Boris to ban dirty old taxis

UK unveils new plan to cut NO2; sale of new conventional gasoline and diesel cars to end by 2040; focus on local action

BYD to supply 50 e6 BEVs to greentomatocars for minicabs in London

Extreme E – Greenland Glacier – Legacy Programme

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