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Mayor of London proposes $1.4B cycling plan for the city; “Crossrail for the bike”

Green Car Congress

The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, will has outlined a vision for a £913-million (US$1.48-billion) billion) investment in cycling infrastructure for the city. It is believed to be the longest substantially-segregated cycle route of any city in Europe. —Mayor Johnson. The Westway is a 3.5-mile

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Electric Think City completes 4,500 mile journey

Green Cars News

The electric Think City car has much to celebrate this morning after the BBC’s pioneering 4,500 mile, 12 country European trek in the electric model was successfully completed with the arrival back in London yesterday. Tags: Electric cars BBC Electric Ride city car electric car journey Think.

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BBC to feature THINK electric vehicle in documentary

Green Cars News

Scandinavian electric vehicle maker, THINK, has provided a brand new City model to the BBC for a documentary about the first drive of an EV around Europe. BBC Electric Ride will see a documentary team of four, led by presenter Peter Curran, leave London next week and drive straight to Harwich to catch a ferry to [.].

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Tesla Powered Th!nks?

Plugs and Cars

nk City would be a welcome entry into the growing London market for congestion charge avoiding electric cars, and capture attention in California and New York, where hundreds once roamed (gas) free. A Tesla-powered Th!nk

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Lotus and Harmon partner up to add sound to hybrids

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

My friend (same one who made the ice cream truck sound effect comment to me) asked me if this was some kind of conspiracy from gasoline advocates to try and further delay mass acceptance of EVs. I didnt know what else to tell him other than, "I hadnt thought about that".

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