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London Mayor Boris Johnson commits to only buying EVs

London mayor Boris Johnson is speaking out again and this time has publicly committed to never buying another car powered by an internal combustion engine. Apparently, going for a test drive in a Tesla Roadster was enough to convince the mayor that electric cars truly are the future of transportation. Johnson wrote about his new philosophy in a column for the British magazine What Car? With lithium ion batteries getting smaller, lighter and (hopefully) less expensive, Johnson feels that pleasurable driving experiences can now be had without ... Read more →

Boris Johnson to welcome the 2009 Eco-Rally from Brighton to London Xavier Navarro

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 ...

London mayor drives the Tesla Roadster, wants something else Sebastian Blanco

Sure, the big news in the Tesla world are the somewhat sneaky price increases that people on the buyers' list now have to deal with. But, if you're more of a fanboy who just wants to hear the ...

London C-Charge on the chopping block? Jeremy Korzeniewski

London's Congestion Charge scheme may soon be coming to an end. Mayor Boris Johnson has already canceled the planned congestion zone expansion into western London and the residents of Manchester ...

London congestion charge zone expansion canceled by new mayor Sam Abuelsamid

Prior to the mayoral election in London, England earlier this year, former mayor Ken Livingstone had grand plans to expand the scope of the city's congestion charge. Following the election, the man ...

NICE predicts electric car sales increase under new London mayor 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Now that the city of London has voted out "red Ken" in favor of Conservative candidate Boris Johnson, it is expected that the congestion charge scheme may undergo some changes. One electric car company, NICE (No Internal Combustion Engine), is showing no fear and is sounding positive about the ...

What will Ken Livingstone's defeat mean for London Congestion charge? 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The man who brought the congestion charge to London England has lost his bid for re-election as Mayor of England's capital. Ken Livingstone has always been a controversial figure in British politics but his tenure as mayor of London brought that controversy to new heights. In the course of his eight ...


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