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Range-extended electric Metrocab licensed to carry fare-paying passengers in London

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The Metrocab’s Range-Extended-Electric (REE) technology, developed by Frazer-Nash Research and Ecotive, delivers a range of 560 km (348 miles), typically saving a London taxi driver £20-£40 (US$31-$61) per day based on the average cab duty cycle in the capital. kWh battery pack (which takes as little as 10 minutes while driving).

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Cabbies test London’s new electric range-extended taxi

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The new Metrocab taxi, developed by UK firms, Frazer-Nash Research and Ecotive, is expected to save the typical London cabbie between £20 or £40 a day th[.]. London’s new electric range-extended cab has been tested by real-life taxi drivers and the city’s Mayor, Boris Johnson for the first time. Electric cars Editor Pick'

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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 London” event, at which he met five manufacturers developing zero emission capable taxis—Frazer-Nash, Nissan, Karsan, London Taxi Company and Mercedes-Benz.

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New range-extended Metrocab could save cabbies up to £40 a day

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The new Metrocab taxi, built by UK firms, Frazer-Nash Research and Ecotive, was recently unveiled in London for the first time last month, when the city’s Ma[.]. More details of a new range-extended taxi cab for London have been released by the vehicle’s makers as the prepare for imminent road trials. Hybrid cars'

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EV firm saves luxury British car maker

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As a sign of changing times, Kamkorp Autokraft, part of the Frazer-Nash group has announced that it has acquired the assets and goodwill of iconic luxury brand, Bristol Cars, from its administrators. A luxury British car maker has been rescued from the scrapheap by a EV research and development firm. It is expected that the [.].

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Lithium Technology Corporation enters strategic alliance and investment agreement with FN Group for large format Li-ion packs for automotive applications

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Lithium Technology Corporation (LTC) ( earlier post ) has entered into a strategic alliance with Frazer-Nash Research Ltd. (FN FN Research) and its affiliates (collectively, FN Group) for the supply of large format Lithium-ion battery packs with proprietary battery management systems cells for automotive applications.

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A Skeptic’s Take on Beaming Power to Earth from Space

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Ten of the 13 crucial subsystems required to build such a satellite—including gigawatt-scale microwave beam transmission and robotic construction of kilometers-long, high-stiffness structures in space—rank as “high” or “very high” technical difficulty, according to a 2022 report to ESA by Frazer-Nash , a U.K. consultancy.

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