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Ford announces Smart Mobility plan; 25 initial projects

Green Car Congress

In his CES talk, Fields said that rapidly advancing connectivity; software and sensor technology; and big data were the enablers behind the Smart Mobility projects—eight in North America, nine in Europe and Africa, seven in Asia and one in South America. Data Driven Insurance, London. City Driving On-Demand, London.

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Smith Telemetry for EVs Launches at CV Operator Show

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Edison can typically achieve 80 miles on a full charge, and can be fully recharged in as little as three hours. Organizations engaged in Phase One include Royal Mail, Transport for London, Warwick University and the councils of Camden, Gateshead, Islington, Leeds, Liverpool, Newcastle, Wakefield and Warwick.

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Smith Electric Vehicles support London bus fleet

Green Cars News

Bus operator Go-Ahead London has taken delivery of its first Smith Edison vans, following a successful month-long trial of the technology. . Its lithium-ion batteries deliver top speed of 50mph, a range of up to 100 miles on a single charge and can be recharged from flat to full in 6-8 hours.

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BMW i features i8 Concept Roadster and BMW i3 at Manhattan stop on “Born Electric” World Tour

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At the Manhattan stop on its year-long “Born Electric” World Tour, BMW i featured the BMW i8 Concept Roadster—shown for the first time in North America—and the BMW i3 Concept. Following the New York stop, the tour will travel to London (January 2013) and Paris (March 2013) before ending in Shanghai (June 2013).

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Parking EVs In Driveways and on the Street: Implications for EV Charging

EV Adoption

Because fewer homes in the UK and especially dense cities like London have garages, most of the companies offering some form of curbside and pop-up charging solution are in the UK. Shell Recharge has plans to operate 500,000 charge points by 2025 , but it is unclear how many of these will be at Shell retail locations in the US.

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Ford electric vehicle prototypes plug in to UK Government low carbon fleet

Green Cars News

The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, said: “I am absolutely thrilled that Ford and Scottish and Southern Energy have won funding to deliver innovative electric vehicles onto the capital’s streets. The Tourneo Connect BEV Concept shows how this technology can be applied to a passenger use people carrier. Prototype fleet.

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