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LowCVP: 5 Ps for influencing uptake of low emission vehicles at local level

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The UK’s Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership has launched a Good Practice Guide for Local Measures to Encourage the Uptake of Low Emission Vehicles. The Good Practice Guide for Local Measures to Encourage the Uptake of Low Emission Vehicles was prepared for the LowCVP by Urban Foresight.

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Toyota joins London Hydrogen Partnership

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Over the last few years the LHP has initiated more than £50 million (US$76 million) worth of hydrogen projects, including attracting and rolling-out new hydrogen buses, taxis, scooters, refueling stations, materials handling vehicles and fuel cell Combined Heat and Power units to London.

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Driving Towards a Sustainable Future: The Rise of Electric Autos in India

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One of the main advantages is the significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. Electric autos produce zero tailpipe emissions, thus helping to curb air pollution and improve air quality in cities. One of the key measures is the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles (FAME) scheme, launched in 2015.

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The Long View from SAE 2009 World Congress

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Dr. Heywood recently co-authored a study called “On The Road in 2035—Reducing Petroleum Consumption and GHG Emissions.”. Longer Term Green House Gas emissions reductions. We are going to need to find major areas where we are going to be able to achieve major reductions in emissions and they will not all be technology.

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UC Davis, ITDP report finds shared mobility essential for realizing full benefits of electrification and automation

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In contrast, by encouraging a large increase in trip sharing, transit use, and active transport through policies that support compact, mixed use development, cities worldwide could save an estimated $5 trillion annually by 2050 while improving livability and increasing the likelihood of meeting climate change targets. —Fulton et al.

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Calif. Energy Commission to award more than $44M for hydrogen refueling and alternative fuel vehicle projects

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Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles are expected to play an important role in reducing California''s greenhouse gas emissions, and in advancing the Governor''s Zero Emission Vehicles Action Plan goals of establishing enough infrastructure to support 1 million ZEV vehicles by 2020, with a goal of having 1.5 Garden City Sanitation, Inc.,