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Mayor of London: all new London taxis will need to be zero-emission capable from 2018

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The Mayor confirmed his plan at Transport for London’s (TfL’s) “New Taxis for Londonevent, at which he met five manufacturers developing zero emission capable taxis—Frazer-Nash, Nissan, Karsan, London Taxi Company and Mercedes-Benz. —Mayor of London, Boris Johnson.

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Ford Transit plug-in series hybrid van makes it debut in UK; 1.0L EcoBoost range extender

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Ford’s new plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) Transit Custom van ( earlier post ) made its debut at the Cenex Low Carbon Vehicle 2017 event in Millbrook, UK. The vehicle makes its first appearance as Ford prepares 20 PHEV Transits for the 12-month fleet customer trial in London that begins in late 2017.

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Ford Mustang Mach-E becomes British Police preference

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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. The Detroit-based automaker revealed a customized variant of its first EV at the Emergency Services Show in Birmingham.

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New safety test environment for high-speed flywheels for energy storage systems; new high-speed imaging techniques

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A key output of the project in this respect will be a proposed BSI flywheel safety standard. At this high frame rate the camera can record approximately just two seconds of video, so accurate synchronisation of the recording with the failure event is critical. FlySafe test environment. Click to enlarge.

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Mercedes-Benz wins landmark road monitoring program in the Netherlands; connected vehicle data

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The company has already proven the effectiveness of this system in a pioneering pilot project with Transport for London. When combined with further public data sources and existing data on historical collision events, this can provide city planners with targeted insights to assist with infrastructure improvement and development.

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ICL study of 39 new Euro-6 diesels finds huge variability in NOx emissions with an average 4.5x the type approval limit

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A new study by researchers from Imperial College London(ICL) of 39 new Euro 6 diesel passenger cars has found “ huge variability ” in the on-road NO x emissions of Euro 6 diesel passenger cars, with results ranging from 1 to 22 times the type approval limit. All but 2 exhibited higher NO x than the limit. g km -1 equates to 4.5

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Hologram-in-a-Box Can Teleport You Anywhere

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Such events, however, can take months of planning and hundreds of thousands of dollars to put on. A standard electric outlet and internet connection are all that are required for plug-and-play, and to sign on to PORTL's cloud-based network that uses Amazon Web Services. The PORTL Epic cabinet weighs in at around 180 kg and measures 2.1