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Five Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell vehicles joining London hydrogen project

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Five Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell models ( earlier post ) are joining the London Hydrogen Network Expansion (LNHE) project. Two hydrogen fuel stations are already open in London—one of which has public access—with a third to come as part of the LHNE project. The ix35 Fuel Cell. Click to enlarge.

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

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Paris, for example, has mandated that any electric car is allowed to re-charge at the re-charge stations of its car-sharing program Autolib. London for its part encourages EV adoption by waiving its congestion charge. London for its part encourages EV adoption by waiving its congestion charge.

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London Olympic let down for electric cars

Green Cars News

The announcement that BMW is the new automotive sponsor for the 2012 London Olympic Games, is a ‘serious disappointment’ according to the Autocar’s Hilton Holloway. However Paul Deighton, chief executive of London’s organising committee, told the magazine: “We didn’t want a big fleet of electric vehicles.

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Electric cars buyers guide

Drive Electric

A nervous feeling that you won’t reach your destination in your electric car on the charge you have available. New EVs have vastly improved battery technology, allowing them to cover many more miles on a single charge. to fully charge the 80kWh Mercedes EQC with an electricity cost of 14p per kWh. full charge time.

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Charley Boorman: myenergi HQ

My Energi

Charley, best known for co-hosting the adventure-packed ‘Long Way’ TV shows with fellow actor and friend Ewan McGregor, has recently had installed our multi-award winning product ‘the zappi ’. The smart electric vehicle charger is now situated comfortably in Charley’s eco home in London. POWER: 78 kW – 105 hp.

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Driving the VW e-Golf; strategy, assembly in Wolfsburg, Braunschweig battery plant

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Hinze is the engineer in charge of the rollout of the e-Golf and e-up!). The Golf offers the CCS charging system, enabling both AC and DC fast charging. kW charge to 100% SOC will take about 8 hours; a DC fast charge to 80% SOC will take about 30 minutes. Reducing the rolling resistance coefficient from 7.2

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Udaipur to Himachal : 923 km in an electric car

Plug In India

A distance of 923 km using DC fast charging infrastructure. He is a fellow commuting cyclist - both in London and Bhuj. And then returned to the showroom, where Amit installed the latest version of the BMS software. We then went on to do a slow charge upto 100%. We could see that the installation had been done already.