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UPS-led SEUL consortium switches on smart-grid fleet charging solution in London; maxing out on EVs without expensive grid upgrades

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A UPS-led consortium has deployed new smart-grid charging technology in London that overcomes the challenge of simultaneously recharging an entire fleet of electric vehicles (EVs) without the need for the expensive upgrade to the power supply grid. SEUL is a two-year project that commenced in April 2017.

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Nissan UK survey finds only 1 in 3 aware of the ULEZ going live; confusion over payment of charge

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The ULEZ now operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, every day of the year within the same area of central London as the Congestion Charge. Euro 4 (NO x ) for gasoline cars, vans, minibuses and other specialist vehicles. 12.50 (US$16.31) for most vehicle types, including cars, motorcycles and vans (up to and including 3.5

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UPS collaborating with Workhorse to deploy 50 electric trucks; rivaling acquisition cost of conventional; no subsidies

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UPS plans to deploy 50 plug-in electric delivery trucks that will be comparable in acquisition cost to conventional-fueled trucks without any subsidies—an industry first that would breaki a key barrier to large scale adoption of electric fleets. Modec fully electric vehicle with a cab forward design used in London.

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U.K. Government Pushes Gasoline Car Ban to 2035

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UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced on Wednesday that he’s delaying bans the government had previously made for gasoline-powered vehicles. The scheme was to have the United Kingdom restrict citizens from purchasing new combustion vehicles by 2030. Environmentalists were not the only ones alarmed by the move. Meanwhile, U.K.

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Study shows bamboo ethanol in China technically and economically feasible, cost-competitive with gasoline

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Now, researchers at Imperial College London have shown that bioethanol production from bamboo in China is both technically and economically feasible, as well as cost-competitive with gasoline. An open access paper on their study is published in Biotechnology for Biofuels. —Littlewood et al. Littlewood et al. Click to enlarge.

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Hyundai Offering Free Chargers to EV Buyers, Swelling Industry Incentives

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Hyundai is offering customers willing to buy an all-electric vehicle a Level 2 home charger for no extra cost. While the ChargePoint device is framed as being free, it does require the purchase of a new automobile through the automaker’s captive finance arm Hyundai Capital America.

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British Airways Partnering With Solena on Renewable Jet Fuel Plant; F-T Biojet Use Targeted for 2014

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Bionaphtha is used as a blending component in gasoline and also as a feedstock for the petrochemicals industry. British Airways has signed a letter of intent to purchase all the fuel produced by the plant, which will be built by the Solena Group Inc., a bioenergy and biofuels company based in Washington DC. Click to enlarge.

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