Green Car Congress

JUNE 18, 2020

Electric cars are becoming an attractive business proposition for high-mileage vehicle operators such as ride-sharer Uber in key EU capitals such as Paris, Berlin, Madrid and Lisbon, a new study by research and campaign group Transport & Environment (T&E) has found.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2013

Renault’s new Twin’Z electric car concept will take part in the London Design Festival for the first time this month. Developed in association with British designer, Ross Lovegrove this one-off, fully electric city car concept will make its first UK appearance at the Design Museum in London’s Sh[.].

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

Having just opened its first store in London, electric car maker, Tesla has announced the UK pricing for its long-awaited Model S. Less than we were expecting, Tesla will sell the fully electric car from just £49,900 after a Government Plug-in Car Grant of £5,000 is deducted. With prices on mainla[.].

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

British Police Forces in the United Kingdom are examining the advantages of adding electric cars to their fleets. The Mach-E present at the event was outfitted with the typical yellow and blue emergency vehicle design, and Metro Police Forces in London are requesting a unit for evaluation, as it could be added to the fleet.

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 14, 2014

Nissan’s all-electric LEAF is increasingly finding use as a private hire vehicle, including in the UK, with minicab firms such as Pheonix Cars in Northumberland and C&C Taxis of St Austell. Now a new firm is taking on the challenge of running fully electric Nissan cars in the demanding environ[.].

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2020

This deal will help to deliver Uber’s vision for every car on the app in the capital—around 45,000 drivers—to be fully electric from 2025. Through the Clean Air Plan, drivers will on average save £4,500, depending on the miles they’ve driven, off the cost of switching to an electric car.

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Ten fully electric cars begin work in London this week with private hire firm, Thriev. In total, the firm has an order in place for 20 of BYD’s e6 fully-electric cars, to help provide its customers with a clean alternative way to travel. Electric cars'

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Teslarati

MAY 7, 2021

Since 2018, Volkswagen has been developing its Modular Electric Drive, or MEB, platform for electric vehicles. Think about getting from London to say, Southampton on the train,” Zellmer said. “How much is the train ticket? It’s certainly more than €7 an hour.”

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 3, 2013

The UK’s largest celebration of East Asian cinema outside of London, the fully electric car will be used to chauffeur VIP guests including East Asian movie stars and directors, to screening and lectures between[.]. Electric cars Nissan'

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 23, 2022

Nothing imbues the sweet romantic life like a Fiat breezing through Italy, especially if it’s the New 500 (fully electric). The elegance of the new LEVC electric taxi (as the more utilitarian electric VN5 van) now offers better fleet management through the MyGeotab dash.

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Green Cars News

MARCH 17, 2014

Renault’s fully electric Twizy is to star in a new film. Set in London, in a dark vision of the future, the Twizy has overtaken as the preferential mode of transport. Electric cars Renault' Terry Gilliam’s The Zero Theorem is the story of a lonely and eccentric IT genius looking for the meaning of life.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 30, 2013

Two intrepid explorers are setting out to prove that electric cars are a practical driving solution today, travelling 1,500 miles over the course of four days in a fully electric Nissan LEAF. Embarking on a mission to travel from Aberdeen to London, then onto Cardiff and then back to Aberdeen, Ros[.].

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

Car clubs have been a growing fashion in the last ten years or so, and now they are starting to go electric too. With the launch of the UK’s first fully electric car club, E-Car Club in London last month, we take a look at the increasing presence of batt[.]. Electric cars The Green Piece'

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 4, 2017

A pooling algorithm groups passengers with similar destinations together in order to increase the capacity for each car and to avoid detours. We started one year ago at TechCrunch in London with the vision of partnering with cities to improve the efficiency on their streets. —Ole Harms, MOIA CEO.

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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

AUGUST 3, 2012

As Team GB enjoys a gold rush at the Olympics, the official vehicles of the London 2012 Games are about to get smaller. That’s because BMW, the official automotive partner of the 2012 Games, has decided to extend its range of fully electric vehicles participating at the event. Having already offered 160 BMW 1 Series [.].

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2009

Modern electric cars offer power and bucket loads of torque. Electricity providers E.ON Electric Vehicle Accelerated Development in the North East is a £10.7-million London South East Bid. Since 2007, smart has been trialing 100 smart electric cars with partner companies across the country.

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Drive Electric

JUNE 16, 2021

It almost seems as though London is against us mere motorists. The UK capital isn’t the most welcoming place for cars, with the lack of parking, Congestion Charge , congestion itself and the Ultra-Low Emission Zone (ULEZ). With some great transport links to take advantage of, having a car in London isn’t always necessary or practical.

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Drive Electric

JULY 1, 2021

One of the key things when it comes to cost is the savings you can make on the London Congestion Charge. The congestion charging scheme was first introduced in central London in 2003, aiming to reduce the amount of traffic in the capital. And from 25 October 2021, only battery-electric or hydrogen fuel cell vehicles are eligible.

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Green Cars News

JULY 26, 2011

London could save four thousand tonnes of CO2 emissions every week if all of the capital’s black cabs were fully electric, new research commissioned by the UK low carbon motor, EcoVelocity reveals.

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Drive Electric

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

If this is something that’s been on your mind, stepping into the world of electric motoring has probably crossed it too, making the switch to an electric car or van could help you improve your lifestyle in a wonderful new way. Are electric cars better for the environment? How much are electric cars?

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Green Cars News

JUNE 22, 2009

The second generation smart electric drive will also be taking part in projects in Rome, Milan and Paris. Several cities in the US are also due to start trials of the fully electric car and the invaluable feedback will be incorporated into the development of future production models.

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Green Cars News

JULY 2, 2009

This year the Goodwood Festival of Speed (3 to 5 June) will showcase some of the world’s newest and most sophisticated electric cars and motorcycles. To ensure they all remain fully charged for their multiple emissions-free runs up the legendary 1.6-mile

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 12, 2009

By testing the car in ‘real-life’ situations, Elektromotive will provide invaluable data to Mercedes-Benz, the manufacturer of smart, which will help shape the development of the car. The information will be evaluated by smart as it moves towards small series production of the smart electric drive in 2010.

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Drive Electric

MARCH 12, 2021

From range issues to the cost of electric cars, read on as we debunk six of the most common electric car myths out there. You can’t drive very far in an electric car. Around 15 years ago, electric cars were typically only capable of covering less than 50 miles on a single charge.

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Green Cars News

MAY 20, 2009

So far, 100 smart electric cars have already been undergoing large-scale trials in London since 2007. These electric vehicles are being tested in day-to-day assignments by fleet operators and private customers.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 17, 2009

Cartoon Welcome > Themes > Hybrid & Electric > Opinion > EV special III Experience the electric future Annick Driessen, MindsinMotion.net Thursday 16 April 2009 Electric cars will soon be booming, claimed Professor Pier Vellinga in the first of our series on the future of electric vehicles on the Dutch roads.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 10, 2009

Comet’s ‘Plug & Go’ is a response to the increasing popularity of electric vehicles in and around London. As a specialist in everything electrical, the retailer also announced that it is in talks to sell electric cars as soon as they become more available.

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