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Scottish entertainment centre deploys electric 4×4 waste collector

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One of Scotland’s leading family entertainment destinations, Xscape Braehead, has taken delivery of a 100% electric 4×4 utility vehicle to help with its recycling and waste collection. The Tomberlin VANISH, from ePower Trucks, will also be used to help ferry maintenance staff around the popular complex located near to Glasgow.

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Feature: Going Green on Car Care, Repair and Insurance

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If you’re working on increasing fuel efficiency or you already have an alternative fuel vehicle, you can lessen your carbon footprint by taking advantage of green car care, repair and insurance. You may be wondering if electric and hybrid cars are cheap to insure. Green Vehicles. Fuel-Efficient Vehicles.

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M25 widening branded a ‘farcical waste of money’

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The contract, set to see an extensive program of widening along London’s famous orbital motorway yet, has been branded a huge ‘waste’ by transport charity, Campaign for Better Transport. This is a farcical waste of tax payers’ money at a time when infrastructure budgets are being wiped out because of the credit crunch.”.

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HD REV powertrain company Wrightspeed gearing up for commercialization push

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The company recently showcased its powertrain technology alongside Mack Trucks at Waste Expo 2016 in Las Vegas and signed a $30+ million deal with NZ Bus, signaling multinational and multimodal demand for the company’s powertrain technology. With fewer moving parts and drastically reduced brake wear, maintenance costs also go down.

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PHEVLERs are the Zero CO2 Clean Green Machines of the Future

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On the other hand, drivers of other vehicles waste considerable time making special trips to refuel their internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles at the liquid fuel station or their battery electric vehicle (BEV) at the rapid recharging station. 21 ] Cleaner Cars from Cradle to Grave - Union of Concerned Scientists, Nov 2015. [

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Carillion launches biofuels trial

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The so-called Frying Squad has launched a six-month trial to recycle waste cooking oil into vehicle fuel. The Carillion project has been set up by Rupert Webster and Nigel George of Carillion Planned Maintenance and is supported by Carillion Enterprise and Defence Estates.

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Ford showcasing vehicle-to-vehicle communication for crash avoidance; potential for leveraging WiFi and smartphones to extend quickly the number of participating vehicles

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On-board equipment may also advise vehicle owners on how to optimize the vehicle’s operation and maintenance for maximum fuel efficiency. Intelligent vehicles could help reduce the billions of gallons of gas wasted in traffic jams each year. Ford hosted Green Car Congress at the Forward with Ford event in June.).

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