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FEBRUARY 5, 2023

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, launched a £110-million (US$133-million) scrappage scheme to support Londoners on lower incomes, disabled Londoners, charities, sole traders and business with 10 or fewer employees to replace or retrofit their old, polluting vehicles in order to be ULEZ compliant. Earlier post.)

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NOVEMBER 2, 2009

The Olympic Delivery Authority has granted planning permission for a hydrogen refuelling facility to be built in east London—a major milestone in bringing a fleet of five hydrogen fuel cell buses into service. There are currently 56 hybrid buses operating in London’s bus fleet.

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JANUARY 8, 2014

Cientifica, an investment company focusing on the acquisition of businesses making use of advanced materials, graphene and emerging technologies, has signed an exclusivity agreement with London Graphene Ltd (LGL) jointly to explore a number of applications of graphene in energy storage. —Tim Harper, Chief Executive, Cientifica Plc.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2010

Eco City Vehicles PLC (ECV), a developer and supplier of eco-friendly commercial vehicles and the London licensed taxi, launched an all-electric prototype of the London-licensed Mercedes Vito taxi, developed by a consortium of companies including ECV’s manufacturing partner Penso, Mercedes Benz UK and Zytek Automotive. million (US$3.9-million)

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NOVEMBER 13, 2014

million grant award to deliver multiple Intelligent Energy Storage Systems (IESS) at various locations for Toronto Hydro and London Hydro. Canada-based Li-ion battery maker Electrovaya Inc. has received a $1.3-million This project is supported by the Ontario Ministry of Energy’s Smart Grid Fund.

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JULY 9, 2019

Three months since the introduction of the Ultra-Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) in London, results of a year-long trial in the capital suggest that plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) commercial vehicles could present the most practical, readily available option for businesses trying to meet clean-air targets in cities. million (US$5.9-million)

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JUNE 24, 2010

DHL Supply Chain and London Stansted Airport recently signed agreements to participate in Hydrogen On Site Trials (HOST) of ITM Power’s transportable high pressure hydrogen refuelling unit (HFuel).

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NOVEMBER 7, 2011

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 To win this event is truly special and could not have been achieved without the 50% grant from the Technology Strategy Board and my team. 27 electric vehicle.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2010

The Plug-in Car Grant will be distributed directly to consumers at the point of purchase and will be managed in a similar way to the grant made as part of the Government’s scrappage scheme. Qualifying criteria for the Plug-in Car Grant. Any changes to the scheme as a result of this review would be implemented from April 2012.

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MARCH 30, 2015

million) by the UK Hydrogen Refueling Stations (HRS) Infrastructure Grants Scheme, run by the Office of Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV). The award is to build two new HRS in London, sited with strategic partners and for the upgrading of four existing ITM Power refueling stations. ITM Power has been awarded a total of £2.89 million (US$4.3

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MAY 22, 2016

China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (ZGH) has raised $400 million through the first Green Bond sale on the offshore market from a Chinese automobile company to support the design, development and production of range-extended electric vehicles by its UK subsidiary, the LondonTaxi Company (LTC), manufacturer of the iconic London Black Cab.

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JULY 2, 2009

The Department will assess the bids against published criteria and will award grant to the winners. This grant will help to meet the upfront cost of the vehicles. New hybrid buses in London. Bus operators and local authorities will be able to bid for funding toward the additional cost of buying a LCEB. The Optare Tempo hybrid.

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JANUARY 20, 2017

Ford is launching a multi-million pound project designed to help improve air quality in London. million) grant from the Advanced Propulsion Centre. Teaming up with our London partners, we will also be able to trial software and telematics with enormous potential to reduce emissions and costs in the city. million (US$5.8-million)

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NOVEMBER 30, 2016

The Wrights Group launched the new Wrightbus zero-emission double deck bus at a conference in London. The project has been part funded by the Advanced Propulsion Centre UK (APC) under a grant for common platforms and assembly methods for Ultra Low Emission Buses.

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JULY 6, 2013

Components: Led by Professor Philip Mellor at the University of Bristol and involving the universities of Greenwich, Nottingham, Manchester, Warwick and Imperial College London. Drives: Led by Professor Barrie Mecrow at the University of Newcastle and involving the universities of Manchester, Nottingham, Sheffield and Bristol.

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JULY 29, 2014

million) grant from the UK Technology Strategy Board (TSB), awarded in 2012. million (US$13-million) grant as part of a £15.6-million Following successful trials on buses in London, Go-Ahead intends to utilize the technology in cities it serves across the UK, initially in London and Oxford. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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JANUARY 29, 2023

Ilika will receive a grant of £2.8 The HISTORY (HIgh Silicon content anOdes for a solid-state batteRY) project will start on 1 February 2023 and focus on integrating high silicon content electrodes into Ilika’s Goliath SSB (solid state battery) for electric vehicles, to enable automotive-level performance.

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JUNE 1, 2020

A consortium comprising Engie Solutions, Siemens Gas and Power, Centrax, Arttic, German Aerospace Center (DLR) and four European universities is implementing the HYFLEXPOWER project funded by the European Commission under the Horizon 2020 Framework Program for Research and Innovation (Grant Agreement 884229).

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

Researchers from the University of Turku in Finland, Imperial College London and University College London have devised a synthetic metabolic pathway for producing renewable propane from engineered E. Patrik Jones, Imperial College London, joint corresponding author. coli bacteria. Pauli Kallio, András Pásztor, Kati Thiel, M.

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APRIL 8, 2011

Low carbon hybrid-electric buses supported by the Fund are already in operation in London, Manchester, Oxford and Reading. The Government’s Green Bus Fund is a scheme through which bus operators and local authorities bid for grant to help them purchase new low carbon buses. Electric buses supported by the Fund are operating in Durham.

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Drive Electric

JUNE 16, 2021

It almost seems as though London is against us mere motorists. With some great transport links to take advantage of, having a car in London isn’t always necessary or practical. Why are EVs best for London? Soon enough, you’ll only be able to buy a new EV in London, or anywhere else in the country for that matter.

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DECEMBER 5, 2022

Sponsored by a grant from the UK’s Advanced Propulsion Center (APC), the £10-million (US$12.3-million) Aluminum extrusions and components for the CirConAl project will be prototyped and tested at Constellium’s University Technology Center (UTC) located at Brunel University London.

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DECEMBER 1, 2013

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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SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

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. Commercial vehicles in London make 280,000 journeys on a typical weekday, traveling a total distance of 8 million miles (13 million kilometers). liter gasoline engine as a range extender.

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JUNE 2, 2019

Other mostly European destinations, such as Geneva; London; San Sebastien, Spain; Copenhagen; Prague; Stockholm; Oslo; and Reykjavik had consistently lower levels of air pollution. Some destinations studied—Beijing, Shanghai, and Milan—are heavily polluted during certain months but have relatively cleaner air at other times.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2020

582 million (US$773 million) in grants for those buying zero or ultra-low emission vehicles to make them cheaper to buy and incentivize more people to make the transition. Innovation and finance: Developing the technologies needed to reach these new energy ambitions and make the City of London the global center of green finance.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

Other participating academic partners are: University of Warwick; University of Southampton; University College London; and University of Oxford. Other participating academic partners are: Brunel University; University of Oxford; and University College London.

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JUNE 9, 2010

smart USA will begin deploying a fleet of 250 electric drive vehicles across the United States this fall, targeting key electrification leadership cities and Department of Energy grant areas. Phase one started with the placement of 100 electric drive units in London in 2007.

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DECEMBER 17, 2018

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement Nº 814471. OXIS will again team up with University College London to develop a novel, non-invasive X-Ray quality control process for cells.

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JULY 15, 2024

In May, Tesla asked a court in London to allow its suit against firms InterDigital and Avanci — which licenses patents from various owners — to move forward so it could use these patents in vehicles. One of the lawyers said, “That is a license InterDigital cannot grant and cannot make Avanci grant.”

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

The project’s Principal Investigator is Professor Patrick Grant of the University of Oxford. Other university partners are University of Birmingham, University College London, University of Sheffield, University of Southampton and University of Warwick. Next generation lithium ion cathode materials.

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MARCH 23, 2015

Clean Air Power has been awarded an additional one-year extension to its 2-year funded research project with Brunel University London, aimed at developing the next generation of advanced dual-fuel combustion systems.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

Businesses in London could save collectively save £200 million a year if just ten per cent of the vans registered in the city were electric, according to new analysis from the Energy Saving Trust. Firms could save 75 per cent in fuel costs, while also benefitting from plug-in van grant supplements[.]. Green credentials'

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JANUARY 22, 2016

million (US$14-million) grant from the UK’s Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC). Also receiving funding were consortia led by Morgan Motor Company; The London Taxi Company; AGM Batteries Ltd.; Paving the way the future generation batteries will be a new £19.4-million Jaguar Land Rover; and Parker Hannifin.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

The buses of London may be seen as iconic and historic, but they could soon be sent hurtling into a greener, modern era. The Olympic Delivery Authority has granted planning permission for a hydrogen refuelling facility that would be built in east London as part of a milestone in bringing a fleet of five hydrogen fuel cell buses into service.

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JULY 27, 2017

Partner Electric customers are eligible for the Plug in Van Grant (PiVG) from the UK Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV) towards the cost of buying the vehicle. London boroughs such as Hackney also offer a 100% discount on parking permits for electric vehicles, resulting in substantial savings each year.

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JANUARY 10, 2018

Tantulum Corporation has teamed up with data scientists from Imperial College London to build “Air.Car”—a OBD-connected device which will produce highly accurate, real-time NO x feedback as you drive. million) collaborative project to deliver real-time NONO x x emissions estimation capability from an OBD connected device.

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