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UK-based EV-tire-maker ENSO in talks to supply multiple global OEMS

Green Car Congress

London-based EV tire manufacturer ENSO said it is in discussions with multiple international car makers and has begun trials with major fleet operators. Taxi drivers using the Enso tires will pay no up-front costs but instead pay a subscription fee of around one pence per mile.

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MEEF funds 100 Tesla Model 3s for vehicle-as-a-service provider Breathe

Green Car Congress

The funding of this zero-emission private hire fleet follows the successful pay-per-mile funding of taxis that Zeti previously delivered in London using MEEF funds. The funding of this zero-emission private hire fleet follows the successful pay-per-mile funding of taxis that Zeti previously delivered in London using MEEF funds.

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Lexus LF-FC Concept, Electric London Taxi, Big Rig KERS: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today, the Lexus LF-FC hydrogen fuel-cell concept debuts at the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show, a range-extended electric taxi debuts in London, and a startup plans to equip heavy-duty trucks with bolt-on hybrid systems. See what it's like to live with a Tesla Model S, including tales of extended warranties, "tricky".

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U.S. Oil Demand, London Electric Taxis, Nissan e-NV200 Trial: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Tesla CEO Elon Musk says "yes." Today on Green Car Reports: U.S. oil demand rose in 2013, a priest reflects on owning an electric car, and Nissan e-NV200 electric vans join a FedEx trial fleet in the U.S. for the first time. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Should everyone lease cars all the time?

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High-Mileage Hybrids, Tesla-Fan Ferocity, Aluminum PIckup Trucks: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today on Green Car Reports: A new study suggests which hybrid car may last the longest, Tesla fans fire back at stock commentator Jim Cramer, and a prediction of proliferating aluminum-bodied pickup trucks. The Nissan Leaf reports for taxi duty in London. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Geely launches Lynk & Co; a new electrified and connected global car brand

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Geely plans a non-traditional route to market: direct interaction between manufacturer and consumer, personalized services and hassle-free ownership at the most competitive price point (sounding like Tesla). Geely Auto Group is a subsidiary of Zhejiang Geely Holding Group—the owner of Volvo Cars and London Taxi Company.

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The promise of wireless charging: smaller batteries, longer battery life, fewer charging stations

Charged EVs

We could take an Oslo taxi and charge it in a bus terminal in Wenatchee, Washington or vice versa. In our Gothenburg and Oslo taxi projects, the chargers are at the taxi stands. These are high-power chargers, and it is automatic like the Tesla process. We also have a grocery delivery van with Waitrose in London.