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UK funds Low-Carbon Buses with £30 million
The British Department of Transport has announced a new £30 million fund to help bus operators purchase low-carbon vehicles, like the new GM-Allison Two-mode hybrid system (pictured). A Low Carbon Emission Bus (LCEB) is defined as one that reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent compared to a current Euro 3 diesel bus of the same total passenger capacity. These buses should also deliver at least Euro V emission standards. The fund also welcomes EV buses, but thus far, few options are available. The fund will be distributed on a ... Read more →
Elektrobay charging stations will power EVs at Goodwood Festival of Speed Sam Abuelsamid
The Goodwood Festival of Speed is taking place this weekend in the UK and electric vehicles will again be represented. Last year, a Tesla Roadster made its debut in the hillclimb race and this year ...
Lightning Car Company plans three more electric cars Jeremy Korzeniewski
Lightning Car Company GT - Click above for high-res image gallery Back in February, the UK-based Lightning Car Company announced that it still intends to begin building and selling its Lightning ...
Two-mode hybrid buses debut in the UK Sam Abuelsamid
Hybrid transit buses using the GM-Allison Two-mode hybrid system are becoming fairly common in North America with several thousand now on the road. In the UK however, the two-mode buses are brand ...
McLaren looking for hybrid powertrain engineer Jeremy Korzeniewski
McLaren F1 LM - Click above for high-res image gallery McLaren has put up a job posting for a Senior Engineer for Powertrain Hybrid Technology on its official website, which may offer a few clues ...
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Greenies can shoot for platinum in Nissan's new Intelligent Driver Project UK 4 days ago on AutoblogGreen
Following the lead of a similar project in Japan, Nissan has kicked off the Nissan Intelligent Driver Project (NIDP) in Europe. The NIDP combines all kinds of technological aids, including telematics, to help drivers reduce fuel consumption. In Europe, the NIDP is an eight-month study that uses ...
Nissan helps kick off UK-Hynet Project, Britain's new hydrogen infrastructure network 7 days ago on AutoblogGreen
A new project to create a nationwide Hydrogen fueling infrastructure in Great Britain had its kickoff meeting at Nissan Technical Centre Europe (NTCE) in Bedfordshire. The project is called UK-HyNet and aims to create a complete infrastructure to support the hydrogen economy by 2015. According to ...
Invading Britain: Tesla opens new flagship store in London, right hand drive Roadsters coming soon 7 days ago on AutoblogGreen
Tesla store - Click for high resolution image gallery What sort of location is fitting for a new dealership for a new iconic electric car in London? One good choice would be in the Knightsbridge. Specifically, on Cheval Place, within walking distance from the high-class department store Harrods and ...
UK will spend £25 million ($40 million U.S.) on huge electric car test program 8 days ago on AutoblogGreen
Mitsubishi iMiEV - click above for high res iamge gallery The electric vehicle money is flowing everywhere. Following the U.S. DOE's announcement yesterday, the UK has announced it will spend £25 million ($40 million) on a large project to get EVs and "ultra-low carbon vehicles an everyday ...
BMW gets approval for UK MINI E test fleet 8 days ago on AutoblogGreen
MINI E - click above for high-res image gallery Ford isn't the only automaker involved in a new EV test program being funded by the Technology Strategy Board in the UK. BMW will also be a part of the year-long, £25 million field test with its MINI E. Scottish and Southern Energy will be ...
VIDEO: Ecotricity's electric Exige Wind Car exceeds expectations on the track 9 days ago on AutoblogGreen
Ecotricity Wind Car in action - Click above to watch the video after the break The saga that has been the building of a "wind car" for Ecotricity founder, Dale Vince, appears to have come to a climax. All of the newly invented bits of this stretched and re-engineered former Lotus Exige have ...
Ford to launch Focus BEV test fleet in the UK 9 days ago on AutoblogGreen
The Focus-based electric car that Ford is developing with Magna for a 2011 introduction is not the only EV program in the company. Early next year, Ford will start testing a fleet of battery-powered Focuses in the UK with funding from a British government program. The Technology Strategy Board ...
smart gives electric drive version the green light 11 days ago on AutoblogGreen
smart ed - Click above for high res image gallery Mitsubishi and Subaru were the first to start production, but the list of major automakers that are going electric is growing. As rumored, the Daimler is adding its name to the list with an announcement today that the smart ed "is ready for small ...
Toyota ups the small car score with the iQ3 (iQ cubed) 15 days ago on AutoblogGreen
Toyota iQ3 - Click above for high-res image gallery The original iQ is such a museum piece. The new iQ3, which Toyota announced at the Geneva Motor Show in March, is now on sale in the UK. The iQ cubed adds a 98 bhp 1.33-liter engine with Toyota Optimal Drive to the small car line up and the ...
Sainsbury's supermarket in Gloucester, UK generates electricity from parking lot 17 days ago on AutoblogGreen
We've seen the concept for roadways that generate power through either electricity or hydraulics, but it turns out there's actually at least one pace in the world where something similar is already happening. At the Sainsbury's supermarket in Gloucester, UK, a series of plates are mounted so that ...
VIDEO: Prius takes on Insight ... on the drag strip? 17 days ago on AutoblogGreen
There are surely lots of ways to go about comparing the Toyota Prius and the Honda Insight. While both machines come only in a five-door hatchback bodystyle and are available solely with a hybrid powertrain, the two vehicles differ widely when it comes to size, price, available technology and ...
All-electric smart ed gets green light in UK for 2012 21 days ago on AutoblogGreen
smart ED - Click above for high-res image gallery According to Channel 4 in the UK, the electric smart fortwo will be storming that country in full force by the year 2012. For what it's worth (which is probably a lot to Daimler), that date coincides perfectly with the UK government's plan to ...
MCN gets first ride on Evaproducts Track T800CDI, results mixed 21 days ago on AutoblogGreen
EVA Track T800CDI diesel motorcycle - Click above for high-res image gallery Curious what it's like to ride a diesel-powered adventure motorcycle equipped with a CVT transmission? So are we, but at least we can get a general idea from Motorcycle News in the UK, which is the first media outlet to ...
Spoiler Alert! TTXGP winner is... 21 days ago on AutoblogGreen
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SMMT publishes CO2 and fuel consumption figures for vans in the UK 22 days ago on AutoblogGreen
According to the SMMT (Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders), vans make up to 15 percent road transport emissions in the UK and are the vehicle segment where emissions keep on growing. SMMT wanted customers to be informed about the choices they have when purchasing a new commercial vehicle ...
TTXGP: Complete wrap-up of first day of qualifying [w/VIDEO] 23 days ago on AutoblogGreen
The first official TTXGP qualifying runs were completed yesterday in a flurry of "firsts" and are now in the record books. Of the 20 bikes listed as participants, only 14 managed to make it to the start gate, and of those, merely 10 completed the 37.72 mile (60.7 km) mountain course. One of the ...
Riversimple Urban Car hydrogen car revealed 23 days ago on AutoblogGreen
According to Autocar in the UK, a new hydrogen fuel cell-powered city car will be unveiled next week. The car has been designed over the last three years by students at Oxford and Cranfield universities in England Riversimple with collaboration from Oxford and Cranfield Universities. Roughly the ...
Volvo S40 DRIVe awarded What Car? Green Car of the Year title 24 days ago on AutoblogGreen
The What Car? Green Car of the year title given out at the completion of the Brighton to London eco-race at City Hall in London. The winner? The Volvo S40 DRIVe, which the company has been making since late last year. The model, which is mated to a PSA-sourced 1.6 diesel engine, has Start-Stop ...
2010 TTXGP to include cars? 25 days ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above for a hi-res gallery The TTXGP hasn't yet dropped the flag on its inaugural 2009 edition and already the organizers are scheming about how they can make next year's event even more exciting. It's occurred to them that one way to accomplish their goal is to tip over the two-wheel ...
Spy Shots: Rolls Royce Mini one-off 28 days ago on AutoblogGreen
Park Lane Rolls Royce MINI - click for gallery People love to imagine bigger and better things for the long-running MINI. Whether it's a new Speedster version or a revived MINI Moke, the platform inspires daydreaming. Apparently, it aspires, too, to a more pimed out existence. Rumors of a ...
Boris Johnson to welcome the 2009 Eco-Rally from Brighton to London 29 days ago on AutoblogGreen
The traditional London to Brighton Veteran Car Run marks the abolition of the 'Red Flag Act' that required motorized vehicles to be preceded by a man on foot. However, now there's an Eco-rally taking place next Monday the 8th that will follow the same route but in reverse and to bring alternative ...
VIDEO: Zerocarbonista wind-powered car still being invented 1 month ago on AutoblogGreen
It's been a little more than a year since we first started tracking the development of the wind-powered car by Ecotricity founder, Dale Vince. His latest video installment, part 9 of 6 (not a typo), is now available and in it, we catch up on all the latest news and are even assured that the ...
Electric Car Company Citroen Ev'ie tested, slow and dubious reliability 1 month ago on AutoblogGreen
About a month ago we first heard about the Electric Car Company in the UK starting sales of its Ev'ie. The Ev'ie is a Citroen C1 converted to full battery electric drive. ECC actually has a deal with Citroen UK to buy cars direct from the factory for conversion and does all the work at its London ...
Institute of Mechanical Engineers: Electric cars aren't enough (w/POLL) 1 month ago on AutoblogGreen
According to a recent survey from the Royal Automobile Club Foundation in the UK, there will be lots of people who want to buy electric vehicles but are going to get frustrated by the long delay in getting EVs ready for mass consumption. That's a problem, but the Institute of Mechanical Engineers ...
Study: Brits love, want to buy electric cars. Is that a good thing? 1 month ago on AutoblogGreen
EV'IE - click above for more Well, this could be a pretty big deal. A new study by the Royal Automobile Club Foundation found that as many as 6.75 million British drivers are thinking about or could consider buying an electric vehicle - once they become available, of course. RAC surveyed 1,000 ...
UK Prius gets priced; cool options missing? 1 month ago on AutoblogGreen
Toyota Prius - Click above for a high-res image gallery Toyota Prius fans in the UK have a little something to celebrate today. Prices for the upcoming third-generation hybrid are pretty much the same as the second-generation models but now they can get all most of the fancy new gadgets and ...
Hyundai reports 4,000 scrap car trades in UK, reveals some surprises 1 month ago on AutoblogGreen
Governments all over the world have introduced Cash-For-Clunkers-style programs that are nothing if not controversial. While the stated intent of each of these schemes is to increase new car sales and remove older, dirtier and less fuel efficient vehicles from the road, some powerful organizations ...
VIDEO: London mayor nearly killed on cycle while doing recon for new city bike routes 1 month ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above and scroll down to watch the video On AutoblogGreen, we regularly promote the idea of parking your car and using an alternative form of transportation whenever it's practical. For those living in urban environments, cycling is a common and often faster approach compared to driving, ...
Mercedes: UK will get hybrids ... eventually 1 month ago on AutoblogGreen
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Cleaner, sub-160g/km CO2 Toyota RAV-4 joins the Optimal Drive family 1 month ago on AutoblogGreen
Toyota RAV-4 - Click above for a full gallery Like other automakers in the European market, Toyota has created a green label to identify its models that produces the least CO2. This usually means a base engine underhood with a few improvements such as low-rolling resistance tires, low-viscosity ...
The greener side of Google Street View: camera on a trike 1 month ago on AutoblogGreen
Google has already faced plenty of issues with its Street View technology, not the least of which has been angry Japanese citizens and invasion of privacy lawsuits from Americans whose driveways were mistaken for a roads. Beyond these unforeseen issues, there's also the rather obvious problem of ...
