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UK TSB Awards £25M to Eight Low-Carbon Vehicle Demonstration Projects; Focus On Electric Vehicles

Green Car Congress

Today’s announcement signals our intent to reduce our dependence on petrol- and diesel-based engines, and determine the best practical alternatives. London South East Bid. Individuals can apply to participate in these research trials across the London South East and West Midlands regions. Low Carbon doesn’t mean low performance.

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Four i-MiEVs join Transport for London Fleet

Green Car Congress

Transport for London (TfL) added four Mitsubishi i-MiEVs into its fleet as part of Mayor Boris Johnson’s plans to make London the electric vehicle capital of Europe. Report: City of London One of the Most Polluted Places in Europe. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Electric car trial launches

Green Cars News

The majority of the vehicles to take part are electric, with a small number being plug-in petrol/electric hybrids and hydrogen cars. The trails will take place in London and four locations around the UK - Birmingham, Glasgow, Newcastle, and Oxford. All the cars taking part in the trial emit less than 50g CO2 per km.

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Toyota Prius named WhatGreenCar of the Year

Green Cars News

The new Prius was chosen from a short-list of 10 green car finalists which were test-driven at Imperial College, London, by six of the UK’s leading green transport and environmental experts. litre petrol engine in place of the 1.5-litre Counter-intuitively, the new Prius uses a new four-cylinder, 1.8-litre

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Tigor EV Highway Drive: Bengaluru - Coimbatore - Ooty - Mysuru

Plug In India

The jet routinely flies at an altitude of 50,000 ft - and can do Bangalore London non stop. Go to petrol pump owners and find out who are people who are big time consumers. I assume that we will need to triple the current Nexon battery capacity to compete with the ICE Mitsubishis and their ilk. 5,000 upwards.

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Slow start for charge of the electric cars - Times Online

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The smallfour-seater Mitsubishi iMiEV uses lithium-ion but is likely to cost up to£20,000 when it becomes available here later this year. It ispleasingly quick but will still only manage 150 miles between charges, muchless than a tank of petrol, even if it costs only £1.50 to charge overnight. VAT number GB 243 8054 69.