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Ford and Pivotal collaborate on software platform for FordPass

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Elena Ford, vice president, Global Dealer and Consumer Experience. Another project Ford is working on is GoDrive, an on-demand public car-sharing pilot in London. The service offers customers flexible, practical and affordable access to a fleet of cars for one-way journeys with easy parking throughout the city.

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LEVC starts production of electric van VN5

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LEVC (London Electric Vehicle Company) has started production of its new electric van, VN5. This clean air environment houses 5 hot-cure robots that apply bonding adhesive to the aluminum and 4 hot cure ovens that bake the body structures for 185 degrees for 55-60 minutes. VN5 is the company’s first electric van model.

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Smith Electric Vehicles support London bus fleet

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Bus operator Go-Ahead London has taken delivery of its first Smith Edison vans, following a successful month-long trial of the technology. . John Trayner, Go-Ahead London’s managing director, said: “We are committed to a cleaner, safer environment and to reducing our carbon footprint.

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Wanted: Electric MINI test drivers

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Firstly, customers must reside in South East England, within a triangular geographical area joining Andover, Oxford and West London. These technicians will be supported by selected MINI dealers within the MINI E research area. All applicants to the research trial will have to meet certain criteria to be eligible to take part.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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Home Page Todays Paper Video Most Popular Times Topics Search All NYTimes.com Energy & Environment World U.S. I would say that electricity is a vastly superior fuel for the light vehicle fleet,” said Willett Kempton , a professor and alternative energy specialist at the University of Delaware. ’s power generation, he said.

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