This site uses cookies to improve your experience. To help us insure we adhere to various privacy regulations, please select your country/region of residence. If you do not select a country, we will assume you are from the United States. Select your Cookie Settings or view our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
Cookie Settings
Cookies and similar technologies are used on this website for proper function of the website, for tracking performance analytics and for marketing purposes. We and some of our third-party providers may use cookie data for various purposes. Please review the cookie settings below and choose your preference.
Used for the proper function of the website
Used for monitoring website traffic and interactions
Cookie Settings
Cookies and similar technologies are used on this website for proper function of the website, for tracking performance analytics and for marketing purposes. We and some of our third-party providers may use cookie data for various purposes. Please review the cookie settings below and choose your preference.
Strictly Necessary: Used for the proper function of the website
Performance/Analytics: Used for monitoring website traffic and interactions
The Mayor confirmed his plan at Transport for London’s (TfL’s) “New Taxis for London” event, at which he met five manufacturers developing zero emission capable taxis—Frazer-Nash, Nissan, Karsan, London Taxi Company and Mercedes-Benz. —Mayor of London, Boris Johnson.
Mercedes-Benz is presenting the taxi version of the B 200 Natural Gas Drive at the Frankfurt International Motor Show. From 2014 the B 200 Natural Gas Drive will also be available as a taxi version. COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST will feature as standard, further reducing the risk of a rear-end collision in a Mercedes-Benz taxi in future.
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has renewed calls for scrapping the most polluting diesel cars and giving drivers cash incentives to switch to cleaner vehicles as part of the evidence he gave to the Environmental Audit Committee today. They now feel very hacked off now they’re told they are more polluting.
Medium-sized battery-electric cars are on average 14% cheaper to run than equivalent diesels today, if slow charging overnight near home and/or fast charging at preferential rates are available. The taxi and ride-hailing markets are best positioned to go fully electric first. —Yoann Le Petit, new mobility expert with T&E.
But the Ambassador--fondly known as the "Amby"--is both India''s de facto taxi cab and the oldest production car in the world. Now it''s been fitted with a new, cleanerdiesel engine to allow it to.'
Smith said its decision to locate a facility in Chicago was influenced by the Mayor’s innovative voucher system created to accelerate the conversion from diesel to zero-emission, all-electric commercial vehicles, the large number of fleets interested in vehicle electrification, and the development incentives made available to Smith.
Among the awards is support for a Syracuse University (with BorgWarner of Ithaca) project to prepare, inject and combust supercritical (SC) diesel fuel. Salt Point) is working on a diesel additive that would increase fuel efficiency by reducing engine friction. Earlier post.). The NYSERDA funding will leverage $7.5 Taconic Energy Inc.
The City of London Corporation—the municipal governing body of the City of London—has banned the purchase of diesel vehicles for its business, in a drive to reduce public exposure to air pollution. These vehicles will continue to be used until a clean alternative becomes available on the market.
This is set to expand to 300 and, from 2012, will be joined by the Mayor’s New Bus for London, which will be 40% less polluting than a traditional diesel bus. London initially pioneered hydrogen buses in the UK when it took part in the Cleaner Urban Transport for Europe (CUTE) trial from December 2003 to January 2007.
Light-duty vehicles together contributed to 82% of all distance traveled (passenger cars, 64%; taxis, 18 %), buses and trucks contributed to 11% and 8% of total distance traveled respectively. 13% of passenger cars and 35% of taxis were still using carburetors. Diesel trucks and buses accounted for most of the mobile PM and NO x.
Among the many policy and funding details in the UK Plan for Tackling Roadside Nitrogen Dioxide Concentrations , produced by Defra and the Department for Transport is the cessation of the sale of all new conventional gasoline and diesel cars by 2040. —UK plan for tackling roadside nitrogen dioxide. billion (US$3.5 89M – Green Bus Fund.
Overall, there was a decrease in total traffic between 2005 and 2014, mainly explained by the reduction in cars and taxis. dropped by 28% per year after 2010 and black carbon decreased by 11% per year, which the authors attribute to the success of traffic exhaust abatement technologies such as particle filters on newer diesel vehicles.
diesel vehicles with defeat devices. diesel cars. liter Partial Consent Decree to be spent by California on replacing older, dirtier heavy-duty vehicles and equipment with cleaner vehicles and equipment. The Consent Decree partially resolves Clean Air Act and California State claims against VW for equipping its 2.0L Green City.
At this month’s Busan Mobility Show on Korea’s south coast, anything petrol or diesel powered was basically asked to hide outside. litre turbo-diesel engine from launch, and is set to hit Australia in 2025. Hyundai / Supernal S-A2 flying taxi Hyundai / Supernal S-A2 e-VTOL electric craft. Yep, marketing suits have won.
Electric fuel cost is a fraction of gasoline or diesel fossil fuel cost, even at a time when petroleum prices are temporarily reduced due to geopolitical manipulations and manufacturing costs. Diesel fuel is also frequently blended with a small amount of biofuel. PHEVLERs use Clean Fuels to Reduce Air Pollution.
Particularly if they can be replaced by more active travel and public transport, alongside much cleaner forms of private and fleet vehicles. For people who rely on cheap-to-run diesel vans or cars to get about or run their business the coming years will be a challenge.
There are many different Government grants available to support, drive and encourage the transition from petrol and diesel vehicles over to plug-in electric vehicles. Ultra-Low Emission Taxi Infrastructure Scheme. . Electric Car Grant. Other schemes include: – On-Street Residential Chargepoint Scheme (ORCS).
Though the PHEV combines the two types of energy and power, it is not merely a temporary “transition” between gasoline and diesel cars to pure electric cars. The plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV), a subset of the PEV, uses electricity plus a different energy source (at present gasoline or diesel) to run its second engine.
We organize all of the trending information in your field so you don't have to. Join 5,000+ users and stay up to date on the latest articles your peers are reading.
You know about us, now we want to get to know you!
Let's personalize your content
Let's get even more personalized
We recognize your account from another site in our network, please click 'Send Email' below to continue with verifying your account and setting a password.
Let's personalize your content