Big Bus Tours adds 40 electric sightseeing buses to its fleet
Global open-top tour bus operator Big Bus Tours has added 40 electric sightseeing buses to its fleet in time for the summer holiday season.
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Check out London’s new electric tram-buses that charge in only 10 minutes
Transport for London (TfL) has unveiled its latest clean public transport – 20 fully electric tram-buses. These futuristic, bubble-like London buses will run on the 358 route from Crystal Palace to Orpington from 2023.
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Addison Lee, a London-headquartered private hire taxi and courier company, and the UK’s largest private vehicle hire firm, today announced that its entire fleet will become fully electric by 2023. Its current fleet currently stands at around 4,000 cars.
Expand Expanding CloseLondon mayor commits to all-electric buses moving forward, 100% zero emissions by 2034
Following a Zero-Emission Bus Summit in the UK, London mayor Sadiq Khan announced that all new buses ordered by Transport for London (TfL) will be electric moving forward. The new policy falls in line with the UK capital’s previously set goal of making its entire bus fleet electric by 2037. Alongside the announcement, Khan announced an advanced timeline to see a fully-electric bus fleet by 2034, or perhaps even sooner.
Expand Expanding CloseLondon looks to install as many as 50,000+ EV charge points by 2025
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has unveiled an updated electric vehicle infrastructure delivery plan which aims to put as many as 50,000 EV charge points in the city by 2025, as London looks to become a zero emission transport city by 2030.
The world’s first 24-hour Ultra Low Emission Zone goes live in London
London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone, which aims to reduce air pollution, is now live in the central section of the city.
London’s first long-range all-electric double-decker buses are now in service
Transport for London (TfL) and electric vehicle manufacturer BYD announced last week that the city of London is putting in service its firsts long-range all-electric double-decker buses – picture above.
The first 5 BYD all-electric buses will operate on Route 98 on behalf of TfL by Metroline.
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Tesla now offers test drives out of Harrods in London
Tesla announced today via Instagram that the company now offers test drives out of Harrods, a popular upmarket department store in London. The company claims to be the first automotive manufacturer to offer test drives out of the store.
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Sky raced an electric vehicle vs a fuel cell car from London to Paris
Sky News staged a race between Nissan’s battery-powered LEAF and Hyundai’s hydrogen fuel cell ix35 SUV. The race started at Sky’s studios in London and the finish line was in Paris for the COP21 Conference. Spoiler alert: the ix35 won.
The 270-mile journey was well within the 369-mile range of the ix35, but with the LEAF’s 84-mile range, it needed to stop to charge its 24 kWh battery pack.
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Rubbee turns almost any bike into an electric in 1 minute
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Love this idea: You carry around a little Motor/battery pack and pop it on any bike. Rubbee is taking pre-orders on their Kickstarter page.
Specs:
- Installs in 1 minute
- 25km (15 mile) /charge with a 2 hour recharge.
- 25km range
- Top speed: 25Km/hr
- 6,5 (kg)/13,2 (lb)
- Battery pack: 14,4V/ 20Ah/280Wh
The Rubbee Drive system fits every standard bicycle tyre from 16 in to 29 in (700c). Smaller tyre sizes may interrupt a smooth operational use. Width of the bicycle tyre may vary between 20mm to 60mm.
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