Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 26, 2022
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, will expand the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) ( earlier post ) London-wide. The expansion will come into effect on 29 August 2023 and will operate across all London boroughs up to the existing Low Emission Zone boundary for large and heavy vehicles. Source: Transport for London.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 5, 2023
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, launched a £110-million (US$133-million) scrappage scheme to support Londoners on lower incomes, disabled Londoners, charities, sole traders and business with 10 or fewer employees to replace or retrofit their old, polluting vehicles in order to be ULEZ compliant. Earlier post.)
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Green Car Congress
JUNE 27, 2021
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, launched England’s first hydrogen double-decker buses. The 20 new buses are the first of their kind to be launched in England; the new hydrogen fuel cell double decker buses are first being introduced on route 7 between East Acton and Oxford Circus.
CleanTechnica EVs
DECEMBER 1, 2022
London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) will be expanded on 29 August 2023. It will operate London-wide across all London boroughs, up to the current Low Emission Zone (LEZ) boundary. To be clear, this means five million more Londoners will soon breathe cleaner air.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 22, 2021
Lead levels in London’s atmosphere have dropped significantly since lead additives in gasoline were phased out, and currently meet UK air quality targets. The study, led by researchers from Imperial College London, found that up to 40% of lead in airborne particles today comes from the legacy of leaded gasoline.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 18, 2020
UPS has begun testing the suitability and durability of Gaussin electric vehicles, which also have autonomous driving capability, to move semi-trailers and containers on the grounds of UPS’ advanced-technology London Hub.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 27, 2020
Launched in January 2019, Uber’s Clean Air Plan aims to tackle air pollution by helping drivers upgrade to an electric vehicle through the introduction of a Clean Air Fee: 15p a mile is added on to all London journeys which will help drivers with the cost of adopting an electric vehicle.
Green Car Congress
MAY 10, 2020
Motorbike insurer Bikesure recently surveyed 1,000 commuters in London to find out how the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) has impacted them. The designated Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) was introduced in central London on 8 April 2019. of Londoners changed their usual mode of transport. The survey found that: 65.3%
Discover EV
DECEMBER 5, 2022
ULEZ expanding from August 2023 across all London boroughs
Green Car Congress
JUNE 8, 2020
Emitting zero emissions, the FUSO eCanter is now delivering the company’s bottled butane and propane to customers in central London. In the United States, Europe and Japan, customers are now operating more than 150 vehicles in cities such as New York, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Berlin, London, Amsterdam, Paris, Copenhagen and Lisbon.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 13, 2016
The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan recently committed to phasing out purchasing new pure diesel buses from the capital. No more pure diesel double-deck buses will be added to the capital’s fleet from 2018 and all new single-decks for central London will be zero-emission. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).
InsideEVs
MARCH 7, 2023
The LEVC TX extended-range EV now makes up more than 40 percent of all black cabs in London, with 6,000 vehicles operating in the city.
Electrek
FEBRUARY 2, 2023
Ampd Energy , a pioneer of urban construction battery storage, is powering large tower cranes for global construction giant Laing O’Rourke on a huge project in central London. more… The post Big batteries are now powering large tower cranes in London – a UK first appeared first on Electrek.
Discover EV
FEBRUARY 3, 2023
Biggest ever scrappage scheme launched to support Londoners on lower incomes
Green Car Reports
JULY 6, 2021
London Electric Vehicle Company (LEVC) has turned its range-extended electric London taxi into a camper van. European deliveries are scheduled to start in the fourth quarter of this year. LEVC claims this new model, dubbed e-Camper, is the world's first all-electric camper van, but that's a bit of a stretch.
Green Car Congress
JULY 18, 2020
Scientists from ExxonMobil, the Georgia Institute of Technology and Imperial College of London have published in the journal Science joint research on potential breakthroughs in a new membrane technology that could reduce emissions and energy intensity associated with refining crude oil. Imperial College London. Johnson, Scott J.
CleanTechnica EVs
OCTOBER 25, 2021
London's expanded ULEV zone goes into effect this week.
Discover EV
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
London's iconic Routemaster bus goes fully electric
CleanTechnica EVs
SEPTEMBER 22, 2021
The public transportation agencies for London and Mumbai will greatly increase the number of zero emissions buses in their fleets.
Green Car Congress
MAY 12, 2019
Transport for London (TfL) has ordered 20 hydrogen double-decker buses as part of its drive to make London’s transport zero-emission. We are investing a record £85m in cleaning up our bus fleet, and I am proud that London now has the largest zero-emission bus fleet in Europe. —Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London.
Green Car Reports
AUGUST 16, 2020
London already has the largest electric bus fleet of anywhere in Europe. And now it’s hosting the trial site of the world’s largest vehicle-to-grid (V2G) trial site.
Green Car Congress
JULY 17, 2015
Transport for London (TfL) announced that two additional bus routes, the 507 and 521, will operate entirely with electric single-deck buses from autumn next year. By 2020, as part of the Ultra Low Emission Zone, TfL is committed to ensuring all 300 single-decker buses operating in central London are zero emission (e.g. Earlier post.).
Green Car Congress
JUNE 11, 2018
More 3,000 primary school children in polluted areas of London and Luton will have their lung health monitored over a four-year period in a new international study launched by the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan. —Lead researcher Professor Chris Griffiths from Queen Mary University of London.
CleanTechnica EVs
NOVEMBER 29, 2022
London’s electrification journey still has a long way to go, but the UK’s capital is setting the pace in terms of charging infrastructure. Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, delivered this message at the recent Evening Standard’s Plug It In Summit at the Design Museum.
Green Car Reports
JULY 9, 2020
The company that made London's iconic black cab greener is now doing the same with delivery vans. London Electric Vehicle Company (LEVC) is using its extended-range electric taxi as the basis for a new van.
Green Car Congress
JULY 9, 2019
Three months since the introduction of the Ultra-Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) in London, results of a year-long trial in the capital suggest that plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) commercial vehicles could present the most practical, readily available option for businesses trying to meet clean-air targets in cities. million (US$5.9-million)
CleanTechnica EVs
OCTOBER 13, 2022
The mayor, Sadiq Khan, says that London can be a global leader in smart road pricing.
Electrek
JULY 23, 2021
Formula E returns to London this weekend for another doubleheader, but at a new venue. This time, the race will be held in and around London’s ExCeL convention center in a unique track layout which Formula E says is the first indoor-outdoor race in motorsport history.
Teslarati
NOVEMBER 3, 2021
Starting this Wednesday, Tesla’s electric cars will be available for Uber drivers in London who are looking to purchase or lease a sustainable vehicle. It should be noted that over 4,000 Uber drivers have already switched over to electric vehicles in London. Uber is ushering in an electric vehicle adoption wave among its drivers.
Green Car Congress
JULY 12, 2017
London Taxi Company (LTC) has relaunched as London EV Company (LEVC), marking the next stage in the company’s transformation. LEVC also revealed the final version of the new London Taxi—the TX—and its eCity technology comprising an advanced battery electric powertrain with a small gasoline generator.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 29, 2019
The research was presented by Shanon Lim, a research assistant and PhD candidate at King’s College London, UK. It was a collaboration between researchers at King’s and researchers at Queen Mary University of London. The researchers recruited 140 professional drivers from a range of occupations working in central London.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 16, 2014
The Mayor confirmed his plan at Transport for London’s (TfL’s) “New Taxis for London” event, at which he met five manufacturers developing zero emission capable taxis—Frazer-Nash, Nissan, Karsan, London Taxi Company and Mercedes-Benz. —Mayor of London, Boris Johnson.
Electrek
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
The ride-share company dominates the US and London markets as it expands its global presence. Meanwhile, Uber is leading the way for a cleaner, sustainable future as it continues adding EV options to its London fleet. Uber’s network spans all over the globe.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 22, 2017
Transport for London (TfL) has informed Uber London Limited that it will not be issued with a private hire operator licence after the expiration of its current licence on 30 September. TfL said that it has concluded that Uber London Limited is not fit and proper to hold a private hire operator licence.
Electrek
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
Following a Zero-Emission Bus Summit in the UK, London mayor Sadiq Khan announced that all new buses ordered by Transport for London (TfL) will be electric moving forward. more… The post London mayor commits to all-electric buses moving forward, 100% zero emissions by 2034 appeared first on Electrek.
Teslarati
MARCH 29, 2022
They Tesla cars will replace internal combustion engine vehicles, reducing air pollution in London. As per Amber , about 3,600 to 4,100 premature deaths in London are attributed to air pollution every year. However, levels of air pollution in London are still too high for many people.
Innovation News Network
OCTOBER 24, 2022
Better ventilation systems on the London Underground could help to improve air quality, therefore reducing serious health risks. The post Managing the London Underground’s air quality with better ventilation systems appeared first on Innovation News Network.
Electrek
NOVEMBER 3, 2021
Tesla vehicles are being added to Uber’s new scheme to accelerate the electrification of its London fleet through “a clean air fee.” ” more… The post Tesla vehicles are being added to Uber’s scheme to accelerate electrification of its London fleet appeared first on Electrek.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 1, 2018
A bespoke development of GKN’s coaxial eAxle powers the rear wheels of the LEVC (London EV Company, formerly known as London Taxi Company)’s electrified TX model. Earlier post.). Production of the electrified LEVC TX is already underway at a new facility in Ansty, near Coventry.
CleanTechnica EVs
NOVEMBER 2, 2021
Starting on November 3, Tesla vehicles will be available for Uber drivers in London wanting to buy or lease a clean energy vehicle, Reuters reports. This is part of a plan to encourage Uber’s customers to use EVs.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 10, 2014
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. There are also proposals to tighten the standards for the London-wide Low Emission Zone from 2025.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 25, 2013
Toyota Motors has joined the London Hydrogen Partnership (LHP), the first major automaker to do so. The LHP was set up in 2002 to develop a network of hydrogen fuel cell (HFC) stakeholders in the capital and help develop HFC technologies in London. —Graham Smith, Managing Director, Toyota Motor Europe, London Office.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 15, 2018
The introduction of the low emission zone (LEZ) in London, UK, has only contributed to modest reductions in exposure to NO x from diesel vehicles, and these improvements appear to have little effect on the lung health of children, according to an open-access observational study published in the journal The Lancet Public Health.
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