Green Cars News

APRIL 9, 2019

The introduction of the ultra-low emission zone (ULEZ) in London means those with older, more polluting cars will pay £12.50 on top of London’s existing £11.50 congestion charge.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 22, 2012

Thousands of motorists with ‘green cars’ face losing their exemption to the London Congestion charge, under new proposals being considered by Transport for London (TfL). The transport authority is considering [.].

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Green Cars News

MAY 4, 2011

Eco car hire firm Green Motion has further expanded its UK network with the opening on a new Croydon outlet in South London. The new rent a car location is conveniently sited on the A23 Brighton Road and is in easy reach of major bus routes and railways stations. Green Motion Croydon will offer a [.].

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 17, 2014

Just yesterday we gave you details of a new range extended taxi cab for London (see ''New range extended taxi cab could save cabbies up to ?40 40 a day''): and now the Mayor of London has issued a deadline by which all new taxi cabs must be zero emission. Latest News Green cars Electric cars'

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Green Cars News

APRIL 27, 2011

London is to welcome a new UK eco motor show, EcoVelocity this September, featuring the latest eco-technologies and low emission cars.

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 6, 2014

Nissan’s new take on the London black cab has been revealed, with the promise of an electric version to be launched by 2015. The new Taxi for London is based on Nissan’s successful NV200 platform. First unveiled in August 2012, the taxi has since been redesigned following feedback from the London [.].

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Green Cars News

APRIL 24, 2013

75g/km is the new 100g/km CO2 …for the London Congestion Charge… as the Mayor of the city, Boris Johnson commits to changes to exemptions that should deter drivers of diesel cars out of the capital. Green credentials congestion charge London' It’s been confirmed.75g/km

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Green Cars News

JUNE 22, 2017

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has unveiled his radical transport strategy, which includes the ambitious aim for London’s entire transport system to be zero

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Green Cars News

APRIL 8, 2019

London Ultra-low Emission Zone comes into force

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 23, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: U.S. oil demand rose in 2013, a priest reflects on owning an electric car, and Nissan e-NV200 electric vans join a FedEx trial fleet in the U.S. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Should everyone lease cars all the time? for the first time. Tesla CEO Elon Musk says "yes."

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 13, 2011

Green cars are one thing, but perhaps the most environmentally friendly mode of transport (walking aside) is to get on your bicycle – which is why it’s so encouraging to see the level of cyclists surging in London.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 26, 2017

per hour to park in parts of London from today, in a trial aimed at reducing the c Drivers of pre-2015 Euro 6 diesels are to be charged an extra £2.45

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Green Cars News

JULY 19, 2010

The first two Barclays Cycle Super Highways have now officially been launched in London with the aim of significantly increasing the number of city dwellers that choose to ride bicycles to and from work. The pilot routes run from Merton to the City via the A24 and A3 and from Barking to Tower Gateway via [.].

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Green Cars News

MAY 20, 2013

London''s Plugged-in Places scheme, Source London, has now successfully installed 1,300 electric car charging points across the capital. Over 60 public and private partners, led by the Transport for London (TfL) have taken an active part in helping to build the infrastructure in the two years sin[.]. Green credentials'

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

Eco City Vehicles PLC has launched an all-electric prototype of the London-licensed Mercedes Vito taxi, which has been developed by a consortium of companies including Zytek Automotive, Penso and Mercedes Benz UK. Known as the eVito taxi, it is [.].

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Green Cars News

JUNE 8, 2010

City dwellers and tourists in London should keep their eyes peeled for the latest environmental development in the nation’s capital – a full performance, zero emission Fuel Cell Hybrid London taxi.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 30, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: Infiniti''s electric car is once again given the green light, we drive the Mercedes-Benz CLA, and a new form of lithium anode has been developed--for potentially better batteries. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 28, 2012

As London continues in its ambitious efforts to make every minicab and taxi in the city a zero emission model by 2020, one of the leading electric car makers in China will be introducing its vehicles into the capital. That’s because BYD Auto has signed a memorandum of understanding with Green Tomato Cars to bring [.].

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 28, 2014

A mission to disprove a myth; that electric cars are useless for long distance journeys, went without a hitch. EV advocates Robert Llewellyn and David Peilow managed a London to Edinburgh trip over the weekend in a 2013 model Nissan LEAF in just over 13 hours; smashing the four days it took BBC jour[.].

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 24, 2009

Efforts to give one of the most iconic symbols of London transport an environmental makeover have taken another step forward after Transport for London (TfL) selected Wrightbus as its preferred manufacturer.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 6, 2013

A new network of electric car charging points will make it easier for electric car owners to connect to London Underground services. Benefitting from exemption to the London Congestion Charge, electric cars can be driven into the capital without paying the fee, but are still then faced with the [.].

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 27, 2014

London has ‘barely scratched the surface of the potential of car clubs’ as an efficient and effective transport solution, according to a new report. New research conducted by Frost & Sullivan on behalf of Zipcar, suggests that London could become the world’s leading car club city, with car clu[.].

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Green Cars News

JUNE 27, 2010

As efforts continue to make London the electric vehicle capital of Europe, Transport for London has added four Mitsubishi i-MiEVs to its fleet. The four vehicles are partly funded by the Government’s Low Carbon Procurement Partnership and is the first step in an effort to bring 1,000 electric vehicles to the city’s fleet by 2015.

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

London could become the first city in the world to impose a ‘Ultra Low Emission Zone’, where only very low and zero emission vehicles would be allowed to operate. The zone could be in force in central London by 2020, the mayor of London, Boris Johnson has revealed as he detailed his plans for tackling [.].

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

A new scheme will see pure petrol and diesel vehicles banned from some areas of east London at peak hours, with drivers who flout the rules set to be hit with £130 fines.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 9, 2019

London's new pollution charge on older vehicles makes it really expensive to drive older cars into the city. And our latest Twitter poll asks what GM should do with the Volt name now that it no longer produces the car. All this and more on Green Car Reports. We had a first chance to drive the new 2020 Kia Soul EV.

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 18, 2013

London welcomes two new electric buses today, as operator Go-Ahead takes delivery of the new BYD Ebuses and sets them to work on central London bus routes. Electric cars' Both buses will serve out of Waterloo Station, with one servicing the 507 route to Victoria Station and the other running the 521 route [.].

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Green Cars News

JUNE 11, 2014

eConnect Cars, one of only a handful of all-electric chauffeuring services in London, has taken delivery of seven new Nissan LEAFs, with a further 14 to be delivered during the remainder of 2014. Based in Canary Wharf, eConnect Cars is helping revolutionise the London taxi industry by providing 10[.].

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 21, 2012

are thrilled to announce that they have been nominated have been nominated for the “Green Contribution to London” Award at the Annual London Lifestyle Awards. Kia Motors UK are the only car manufacturer to be shortlisted for the 2012 awards. Kia Motors UK Ltd.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 5, 2011

With the 2012 London Olympic Games edging closer, a new project has introduced 15 hydrogen powered London black cabs and five hydrogen powered Suzuki Bergmann scooters into the city. The vehicles will be funded by the HyTEC project, which is partly funded by the Fuel Cells & Hydrogen Joint Undertaking, and will also see an [.].

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

London EV Company, manufacturer of the world’s most advanced electric taxi, has announced that it will start customer trials of its new electric van in the second half of 2019.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Traffic lights for cyclists could soon be trialled in London in a bid to cut the number of cyclists being killed on Britain’s roads. Transport for London is expected to test out the lights in the coming months which could be rolled out to other busy cities if found to improve road safety for cyclists, [.].

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Green Cars News

MAY 17, 2010

Using the greenest hybrid technology available, the New Bus for London, which will based on the iconic double-decker Routemaster, promises to be a hit not only with passengers but also with the environment.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 28, 2014

Transport for London (TfL) has announced a new trial of plug-in hybrid buses which will see them wirelessly recharged while they wait at bus stands. Four range-extended diesel electric buses are set to take part in the trial which will launch next year in east London. The specially-built double-[.]. Latest News Editor Pick'

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Green Cars News

JULY 1, 2013

New car buyers in London will have a new magic figure that will be in the forefront of their minds from today-75g/km CO2- as the capital brings in new exemption rules to the city’s Congestion Charge. From today, new cars will no longer be able to register for the Greener Vehicle Discount which f[.]. Green credentials'

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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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Green Car Reports

JUNE 12, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: A new study suggests which hybrid car may last the longest, Tesla fans fire back at stock commentator Jim Cramer, and a prediction of proliferating aluminum-bodied pickup trucks. All this and more on Green Car Reports. The Nissan Leaf reports for taxi duty in London.

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