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UK Government awards more than US$141M to 38 driverless and low carbon vehicle projects

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Seven innovative projects will share grants from the latest round of funding from the Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC), the joint industry-government program to put the UK at the forefront of low carbon vehicle technology. million (US$21.5

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London’s T-Charge

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The T-charge, which is applied to all vehicles that do not meet Euro 4 emissions standard as well as quadricycles and motor tricycles that do not meet the Euro 3 Standard will be required to pay £10.00 per day to travel in central London. The post London’s T-Charge appeared first on greenwaysinsurance.co.uk.

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UK Awards 24M to 6 Low Carbon Vehicle Projects

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Jaguar Land Rover (lead company), Ford Motor Company, IAV (UK), CPT, BP, University of Nottingham, Imperial College London. Jaguar Land Rover (lead company), Lotus Cars Ltd, Nissan Motor Co. The consortium will also leverage the best of British technology from Ricardo, Lotus and EVO electric motors plus other technology SME’s.

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What Are The Benefits of Driving an Electric Car?

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Thanks to the instantaneous way power is delivered via an EV’s electric motors, even the most meek of family cars can have surprisingly good performance. They also offer a grant of up to £1,500 off the list price of electric vehicles as well, automatically lowering the price-tag you see on showroom floors. And more zones are coming.

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Why EVs Aren't a Climate Change Panacea

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Analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) argues that EVs are the quickest means to decarbonize motorized transport. The cost of doing each is daunting, and the total cost goes up as you concatenate them.” Concatenated costs also include changing multiple personal behaviors.

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Royal Mail to buy 100 Peugeot electric vans for delivery vehicles

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Power comes from a compact permanent magnet synchronous motor producing 49 kW (67 hp) at 4,000 rpm and maximum torque of 200 N·m. The drive motor also provides regenerative braking when slowing down, helping to re-charge the batteries and reduce brake wear. The Partner Electric’s 22.5

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Liquid Air Energy Network forms in UK; focus on transportation and energy storage

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The UK Centre for Low Carbon Futures published a multi-partner research report— Liquid Air in the energy and transport systems: Opportunities for industry and innovation in the UK —and presented the results at a a conference at the Royal Academy of Engineering in London. The costs of pre-clearance should be grant funded.