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Gordon Murray T.27 EV overall winner of 2nd annual Brighton to London RAC Future Car Challenge

Green Car Congress

Overall winner of the second annual Brighton to London RAC (Royal Automotive Club) Future Car Challenge on 5 November was former Formula 1 designer Gordon Murray and his T.27 27 electric vehicle. Last year we won with our petrol car the T.25 25 entry and this year our electric car the T.27.

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London and Paris launch car scoring initiative based on real-world emissions; ICCT the technical lead

Green Car Congress

Mayor of Paris and Chair of C40 Cities Anne Hidalgo and Mayor of London Sadiq Khan announced they are working together to create schemes to score new cars based on their real-world emissions and their impact on air quality and to provide that data in an accurate and accessible form to the public.

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What Are The Benefits of Driving an Electric Car?

Drive Electric

The result is a far better handling car which means less potential for spins, crashes and slides. Ever noticed the whine of an electric car as it parks up? Since 1st July 2019, it has been a legal requirement for new EVs to be fitted with noise-making devices behind the bumpers. 7 worth of electricity.

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Driving Dystopia: Europe’s Low Emission Zones Aren't Going Over Well

The Truth About Cars

Originally framed as a way to improve air quality throughout London, ULEZ cameras have started to proliferate more suburban communities. Londoners very clearly did not. London Mayor Sadiq Khan has taken the brunt of the public’s ire, even though the ULEZ concept predates his tenure. of fines they claim were issued unlawfully.

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Interview with Dr. Wolfgang Schneider, Ford of Europe

Green Cars News

Finally the third stage is purely electric vehicles or hydrogen fuel cell vehicles; however at Ford we don’t know which one will be prevalent in the future therefore we are working on both technologies. Therefore we will continue to run trials, such as the Ford Focus BEV trial in London, until the price drops. litre and 2.0

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Ferrari’s Plug-in Hybrid One-Ups the Combustion Engine

Cars That Think

Because the front wheels are driven independently, the car can travel 26 kilometers (16 miles) on electricity alone, at speeds up to 135 km/h (83 mph). That front-drive mode gets the car a green light in cities like London and Rome as they begin to bar polluting cars from their downtown areas.

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GM, Segway partner on two-wheel city vehicle | Green Tech - CNET News

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

In the Hawkins Electrical Guide, copy right 1928, there is a entire chapter on electric Automobiles. Now several compies aremaking electric cars. One of them is bringing out a nice looking 4-passenger electric with a 110 mile range. by treat747 April 17, 2009 12:51 PM PDT "Lead the world into the future?"

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