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New analysis suggests Uber adding significantly to pollution and traffic in European cities

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Uber is adding more polluting car trips to already-clogged European cities such as London and Paris, new analysis by European NGOs suggests —contributing to air pollution and climate change and exploding the company’s sustainability claims. Source: “Europe’s giant ‘taxi’ company: is Uber part of the problem or the solution?”.

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Barcelona: An E-Mobility Living Lab

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Spain, in general, has more than 20,000 electric scooters, owned and shared, in circulation already , most of which are in Barcelona, Madrid, and Valencia. Its public bike-sharing scheme, Bicing, has 6000 traditional bikes and 800 electric bikes – with more electric ones possibly on the way. Favorable Policies and Programs.

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Perspective: Europeans in the lead with range extenders for hybrid vehicles; 2nd vs. 3rd generation

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For example, the new IDTechEx report, “Electric Buses and Taxis 2011-2021” forecasts more than 91,000 hybrid electric buses being made in 2021. When supplies commence, production will be outsourced to Spain’s Fagor Ederlan Group. Europe in the lead.

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Nissan introduces the e-NV2000 electric van

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With no exhaust or noise pollution, e-NV200 is environmentally and people friendly, while the lack of fatigue-inducing noise and vibration from the drivetrain coupled with the single-speed transmission will provide genuine benefits to every hard working delivery or taxi driver. Electric (Battery) Plug-ins'

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