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Arab city continues green car movement

Green Cars News

Dubai is known as one of the most forward-thinking cities in the world, so it’s no surprise that it has been quick to embrace the green car movement. Now, the Sharjah Public Transport Corporation has taken the decision to introduce gas powered taxi and bus fleets.

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Oxford Street named most polluted place in the world

Green Cars News

The air around London’s Oxford Street is the world’s worst for NO2 emissions according to new research. A multitude of taxis, buses, cars and commercial vehicles all help to push the capital’s famous and very busy shopping street to the top of the global league. According to the Sunday Times, da[.]. Environment Editor Pick'

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New £5 million Clean Vehicle fund to cut emissions from buses and taxis

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Local authorities across England have the chance to bid for funding to make changes to bus fleets and other vehicles, to help slash transport pollution in their region. Green credentials' Announced yesterday by Transport Minister, Baroness Kramer, the new £5 million Clean Vehicle Technology Fund, will help pay for a[.].

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Boris to ban dirty old taxis

Green Cars News

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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PHEVLERs are the Zero CO2 Clean Green Machines of the Future

Green Car Congress

PHEVLERs Provide Value to the Drivers PHEVLERs use the Existing Energy Infrastructure PHEVLERs use Clean Fuels to Reduce Air Pollution. PHEVLERs produce no tailpipe emissions in local driving. PHEVLERs use Clean Fuels to Reduce Air Pollution. He has a Ph.D. Table of Contents. PHEVLERs Provide Value to the Drivers. 23 ] , [ 24 ].

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

Green Car Congress

The alternative-fuel car evolved to reduce exhaust emissions and other problems derived from burning fossil fuels. The PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle), a subset of the electric car, combines a primary electric motor with a much smaller back-up engine fueled with a hydrocarbon/biofuel mix. CTO Efficient Drivetrains Inc.

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FedEx and VW EV Plans, Second GM Battery Factory – EV Week in Review: Mar 2 – Mar 8

EV Adoption

FedEx to Electrify Entire Parcel Pickup and Delivery Fleet by 2040 – By 2040, the entire FedEx parcel pickup and delivery (PUD) fleet will be zero–emission electric vehicles. – March 8, via Green Car Reports. – March 8, via Green Car Reports. – March 8, via Green Car Reports.

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