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Mayor of London backs diesel car scrappage scheme; London ranked 9th best world city in new air quality study

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The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has renewed calls for scrapping the most polluting diesel cars and giving drivers cash incentives to switch to cleaner vehicles as part of the evidence he gave to the Environmental Audit Committee today. Johnson said the scheme would cost around £300 million (US$484 million) in total.

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SAIC plans Eu manufacturing facility for MG automobiles regardless of upper prices

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LONDON — MG has admitted it is going to most likely price the corporate extra to develop automobiles in a deliberate Eu manufacturing facility when compared with China however says the advantages will outweigh the negatives. “I and Europe head. MG will most probably develop the MG4 in Europe, Wang instructed Car Information Europe.

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5 New Hotels Where the Past Meets the Present

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Nowadays you can check into a 17th-century former soap factory on the French Riviera, or part of the Old War Office in London, or a Renaissance-palazzo-style building that was once a bank in New York. Prices from 360 euros, or about $390 in low season, and from €920 in high season (mid-June to mid-September).

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BMW unveils the production i3 in New York, London and Beijing; efficiency, dynamics and a supporting ecosystem of services

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In a simultaneous—and video linked—unveil in New York, London and Beijing, BMW introduced the production version of its i3 battery-electric vehicle on Monday. These laminates form the raw material for the manufacture of CFRP parts and components at the BMW plants in Landshut and Leipzig. The production version of the i3.

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Exploring Ghana, With Contemporary Art as a Guide

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Some days we had wraps at Vida e caffe , an African chain; others, we went to the Purple Café in Osu, a hip neighborhood to the east of our hotel. As part of the organization, Garvey founded the short-lived Black Star Line shipping company. Part of the appeal of SCCA, Red Clay and Nuku Studio is their deep attachment to Ghana.

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We Need More Than Just Electric Vehicles

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The life cycle to which we refer has two parts: The vehicle cycle begins with mining the raw materials, refining them, turning them into components, and assembling them. Promoting mixed-use neighborhoods—areas that put work and residence in proximity—would allow more bicycling and walking.

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How Charles Darwin Found Inspiration on the Cape Verde Islands

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It was the Galápagos where Darwin, according to popular legend, “discovered” natural selection — though, in reality, it was only later in London that he grasped the significance of the finches and other animals he collected there. Our first stop, though, wasn’t on the map: an unfinished housing subdivision on the southeast tip of Santiago.