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The Mayor has joined with major London fleet owners to accelerate the uptake of commercial electric vehicles in the capital, on the same day City Hall hosted three eco-vehicle events to promote the use of greener transport.
AIXAM-MEGA is Europe's largest manufacturer of zero emissions ultra-light electric vehicles under the MEGA brand.
The Mega City drove the city leg of Revolve 2007 and will once again do the city leg of Eco-Rally 2009, Greenwich Sainsbury's to City Hall. The lead acid batteries can be recharged in 5-6hrs, giving enough juice for up to 40 miles, more than adequate for the majority of daily journeys. More...
The Nissan X-Trail FCV, part of Nissan's fleet participating in the California Fuel Cell Partnership trials in the US, has featured in a wide variety of low carbon vehicle events throughout Europe over the last year. The X-Trail FCV continues to draw attention to the growth of the UK infrastructure and support for low carbon mobility - acting as a catalyst to bring together like-minded organisations including local and national government, academic institutions and regional development agencies in order to assure a clean future for mobility in the UK More...
Members of the London Assembly Environment Committee have pledged to make changes to the way they live ahead of this year’s World Environment Day.
Each Committee Member has promised to reduce their carbon footprint by making little changes to their routines at home, how they travel and their actions at work. More...
The automotive industry adds £9.5bn to the UK economy and employs around 380,000 people. British workers design, engineer and build cars that are sold globally. It is clear that there is an environmental and an economic imperative to to change.
In the short term we need improvements to existing technologies: efficiency, light materials and drag reduction.
Longer-term we need the new, cleaner technology that is still evolving. More...
Six car makers are missing from the Detroit motor show this year - Nissan, including its Infiniti luxury brand, Mitsubishi, Suzuki, Land Rover, Rolls-Royce and Ferrari. Companies like Smart, Tesla and Fisker are elevated to main floor space. And the space downstairs has been turned into a 200-metre test track, , complete with waterfall, trees and flowers and a succession of eco-friendly vehicles driving around in eery silence.
Deputy Mayor of London & Chair of London Hydrogen Partnership, Nicky Gavron welcomes the electric-powered REVA G-Wiz into London. The lead acid battery G-Wiz started from the half-way point in Croydon.
