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Mayor of London proposes $1.4B cycling plan for the city; “Crossrail for the bike”

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The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, will has outlined a vision for a £913-million (US$1.48-billion) The Westway, the ultimate symbol of how the urban motorway tore up our cities, will become the ultimate symbol of how we are claiming central London for the bike. billion) investment in cycling infrastructure for the city.

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Leclanché to develop battery storage solution for Fastned’s network of fast charging stations

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Fastned is a Dutch company installing fast charging stations for electric vehicles (EVs) in Europe ( earlier post ). Fastned has built and is operating 63 fast charging EV stations in the Netherlands. million by the German government to build 25 fast charging stations.

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Fastned raises €12.3M in 10 days for expansion of European fast charging network

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The proceeds of this issue will be used to further expand the network of fast-charging stations in the Netherlands, Germany other European countries. These will be installed before the end of the year and allow EV drivers to charge up to 100 times faster than at home. million (US$14.5 million) in 10 days via a public issue of bonds.

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IEA: Electric vehicles posted strong gains in 2016; 2M now in global parc

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Six countries more than over 1% electric car market share in 2016: Norway, the Netherlands, Sweden, France, the United Kingdom and China. In Norway, electric cars had a 29% market share last year, the highest globally, followed by the Netherlands with 6.4%, and Sweden with 3.4%. Electric car deployment in some markets is swift.

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Oil companies “break the circle”! Total Energy to build tens of thousands of charging piles in China

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According to the plan, the company will focus on developing electric vehicle high-power charging infrastructure and services in Hubei Province, and install and operate more than 11,000 high-power charging piles by 2025. In fact, this is not the first time that Total Energy has set foot in the charging pile business in China.

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Why EVs Aren't a Climate Change Panacea

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Another expectation is that homeowners and businesses will become “ fully electrified ” by replacing oil, propane and gas furnaces with heat pumps along with gas fired stoves as well as installing solar power and battery systems. For instance, recent U.S. Even a few US cities it might be livable without a car.

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Elektromotive heads to Belgium and Luxembourg

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UK based Elektromotive is making headway in the electric vehicle recharging market after appointing ThePluginCompany to install networks of charging stations across Belgium and Luxembourg. Elektromotive has also exported its technology to the Netherlands, Iceland, Saudi Arabia, Ireland, Germany and Sweden.