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New analysis suggests Uber adding significantly to pollution and traffic in European cities

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Uber is adding more polluting car trips to already-clogged European cities such as London and Paris, new analysis by European NGOs suggests —contributing to air pollution and climate change and exploding the company’s sustainability claims. million users in London in 2019 and with 2.7 million users in France in 2017.

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Hertz Italy Launches smart fortwo Electric Vehicle in Rome for Italo-NTV train customers

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Hertz is the first car-rental company to deploy EVs and PHEVs (plug-in hybrid electric) on three continents—in the US (available to the public in New York, Washington, DC and San Francisco); the UK (London) and now Italy in Europe; and China (Shenzhen).

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UK Electricity Prices compared to Europe

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c€/kWh in London in the index, which compared prices in capital cities across Europe. Residents in London paid an estimated €99 (£86) last month for electricity, according to the calculations for a medium-sized home in Britain. c€/kWh), followed by Italy (38.09 The cost of electricity, including taxes, was 48.94

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First Honda Clarity Fuel Cell vehicles arrive in Europe as part of HyFIVE demo

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The first six vehicles will be based with customers in London and Copenhagen as part of the Hydrogen for Innovative Vehicles ( HyFIVE ) demonstration project, partly funded by the Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking ( FCHJU ). The first Honda Clarity Fuel Cell vehicles arrived in Europe last week.

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Ballard receives follow-on orders for 15 fuel cell modules from Wrightbus to power UK buses

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Of those 35 modules, 20 are to power buses planned for deployment in London and 15 are for buses planned for deployment in Aberdeen. Including the new order for 15 modules, Ballard currently has orders in-hand from Wrightbus for a total of 50 modules to power FCEBs in the UK, 35 of which were previously announced in 2019.

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All-Electric Fiat 500 Dolce Vita, Turin City Fleet Goes Electric, 22,637 BYD Seal Pre-Orders — EV News Today

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Nothing imbues the sweet romantic life like a Fiat breezing through Italy, especially if it’s the New 500 (fully electric). The elegance of the new LEVC electric taxi (as the more utilitarian electric VN5 van) now offers better fleet management through the MyGeotab dash.

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Linde and OMV open new hydrogen fueling station in Innsbruck

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H 2 station with the capacity to fuel six vehicles per hour is located on one of Europe’s key transit routes and will make the journey from Germany to Italy feasible for fuel-cell vehicles. Austria’s second public hydrogen fueling station bridges the existing H 2 hubs in Munich and Bolzano.

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