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Peugeot BB1 heads to London for a visit

Peugeot has sent its BB1 electric car concept to British capital for a weekend visit. The BB1 was unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September as a tiny lithium ion-powered city car. The concept uses a pair of rear hub motors for propulsion and Peugeot claims it will go 75 miles on a charge. The city of London is a prime location for the use of electric vehicles since EVs are exempt from having to pay the congestion charges to get into the city center. The concept is being displayed in Covent Garden all weekend and an assortment of ... Read more →

BMW building more MINI Es for European testing Sam Abuelsamid

The popularity of BMW's MINI E test program in the United States has evidently prompted the company to expand production beyond the original 500 cars and add a smaller test fleet in Europe. The ...

Invading Britain: Tesla opens new flagship store in London, right hand drive Roadsters coming soon Xavier Navarro

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. ...

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 ...

REPORT: Diesel emissions the main cause of 3000 deaths per year in London Jeremy Korzeniewski

According to a London Assembly report, air pollution in the UK capital may have contributed to the deaths of some 3,000 people in the year 2005. Further, while not as important as the health of ...

London mayor drives the Tesla Roadster, wants something else 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

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 good news, then you'll like this story about London Mayor Boris Johnson. During a preview of the IQ2 ...

Motorcyclists celebrate opening of London bus lanes 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

There are plenty of happy campers in London now that the city's bus lanes have been opened up to motorcyclists looking to ride safely while saving a little time and using a bit less fuel. To celebrate Transport for London's recent decision, a group consisting of local Honda motorcycle dealers, ...

London C-Charge on the chopping block? 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

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 recently voted down a similar C-Charge plan by a huge margin. Now, Johnson is saying he has not ruled out ...

FedEx Express will use Modec electric vans in London, sticks with hybrids in US 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

FedEx Express will start using ten Modec all-electric trucks in its UK fleet. If your packages happen to be delivered by these zero-tailpipe-emission vehicles, you won't mistake the truck (above) for an older, dirtier van. Just look at that sloped windshield. This model, which FedEx will use the ...

London looks into public bike rentals 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

London is studying a new public rental bike system that could be introduced in 2010. Inspired by cities such as Paris (shown above) or Barcelona, the system will be available in an area approximately equivalent to fare Zone 1 in central London, although the area could increase should the scheme ...

Porsche donates Congestion Charge legal awards to charity 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Earlier this year, a major storm was brewing in London as then-mayor Ken Livingstone was locked in a legal battle with Porsche over an increased Congestion Charge on its performance cars. After quite a bit of legal wrangling back and forth, Livingstone's ejection in favor of new London mayor Boris ...

London congestion charge zone expansion canceled by new mayor 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

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 commonly referred to as "Red Ken" was supplanted by Boris Johnson and things began to change. Johnson ...

First hybrid London double decker bus delivered 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/First_Hybrid_London_Double_Decker_Bus_Delivered'; Transport for London and Metrobus have just taken delivery of the first of seventeen new hybrid double decker buses. The two-story buses have been iconic image of central London for over half a century and now ...

G-Wiz electric car gets special insurance option from GoinGreen 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

There's only one place to buy a new G-Wiz, the tiny electric car, in the UK: GoinGreen. To entice buyers, the retailer has just launched a dedicated insurance option for the crush-zone-free EV. With it, London G-Wiz drivers might be able to breathe a little easier as they cruise around. Benefits ...

London gets its first biogas fueling station 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Back in August, Gasrec and Iveco announced that they would be testing street cleaning trucks running on biomethane. Of course, it's kinda tough to use a truck on a fuel that's not available, so Gasrec, the company that's pioneering the fuel, has partnered up with Veolia Environmental Services to ...

Geely still planning electric cabs in London, ETA approves 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Way back in April, the idea for electric green Black Cabs in London was first floated. Chinese automaker Geely is apparently still working on the cabs and the U.K. authorities and watchdog agencies are beginning to pick up on the idea. The Environmental Transport Association in particular has taken ...

Latest ploy to get people to leave the car at home: free showers 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

For those people who would like to walk, run or cycle themselves to work while leaving the car sitting quietly in the garage, the Holiday Inn in Sutton, South London, has something you may be interested in: free showers. Now, there's no longer any worry that you'll be too hot and sweaty to do your ...

Eco estate agents use Fiat 500 as official vehicle 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

London Residential, an estate agency in Candem, London, has bought five Fiat 500 1.2 cars, as well as four electric scooters as transports for its agents. This isn't, of course, the first time the popular mini car has been used for advertising purposes thanks to its "iconic" status. London ...

NICE: big automakers won't bring us electric cars 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The London-based NICE (No Internal Combustion Engine) car company has issued a statement going full-throttle at the big automakers. The statement says that customers will have to "expect a long wait if they think that mainstream manufacturers" are going to start selling electric cars any soon. ...

Nine new EV charging stations - Elektrobays - opening in London tomorrow 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

People who insist that cruising the streets of London should be done in an electric vehicle like the G-Wiz (pictured) can't really complain that the city isn't supporting them them with ways to power their rides (see also here and here). The latest addition to the EV charging infrastructure in ...

London's Met Police test all-electric smart ed 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/environment/London_s_Met_Police_test_all_electric_smart_ed'; The Metropolitan Police Service in London (the Met) is testing a smart ed (electric drive), for routine police operations. Two of these zero-emission units will be deployed, one in Central London and the ...

London declares free parking for electric cars a success, cancels program 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

In the same week that the British government is set to release a renewable energy strategy which will tout the benefits of increasing the usage of electric cars comes the news that the City of London is about to end its "free parking for electric cars" program. Apparently the feeling is that it has ...

In the UK, if only 65 percent say they want powertrain alternatives, that's low 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Remember all those back and forths in the fight between Porsche and the city of London over laws regarding dirty vehicles in the city? Turns out Porsche might have been on to something with their poll that found 75 percent of Londoners thought the £25 congestion charge was too high. Maybe. ...

Clean Green Cars suggests partnership for a sensible Congestion Charge 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

With pro-congestion charge London mayor Ken Livingstone on the way out, there are a lot of questions about what happens next regarding the city's vehicle laws. At least one company, NICE, thinks electric car sales will increase under incoming mayor Boris Johnson, who is against the C-charge. In this ...

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 ...

Nissan to trial "sexy" electric cars in London and California by 2010? 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Lots of Nissan electric car news today. Shortly after hearing that Nissan intends to be a global leader in affordable electric cars, news comes that the company is looking at a few cities to trial some of their new electric vehicle technology. One such city on the short-list is reportedly London. ...

Hacked! Porsche's lawsuit against London website taken over by 1923Turk - or something 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

click screen grab to enlarge The Republic of Turkey was founded in 1923. If you think this has nothing to do with green cars, you're mostly right. Today, though, it does, if only because someone (or a group of someones) has hacked into the news section of Porsche's Judicial Review website and ...

London's Congestion Charge will increase CO2 emissions? 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

We don't want to take sides on London's Congestion Charge, but we are keenly interested in what the charge will mean for the environment and motorists. Ken Livingstone claims that the charge is intended to reduce congestion and CO2 emissions while Porsche claims that the charges are unnecessarily ...

Lexus touts their GS 450h in response to London's Congestion Charges 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click on the image to enlarge Lexus would like to remind drivers who frequent the city of London that the GS450h is a credible sports sedan which falls well below the maximum penalty which will be in effect as part of the upcoming Congestion Charge. Emitting 185g/km of CO2 will allow for a daily ...

Mitsubishi U.K. lowers emissions of their L200 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click in the image to enlarge London's Congestion Charge has drawn ire from some manufacturers, but others are doing something to help alleviate the "financial burden" the charges place on their customers. According to Jim Tyrrell, Mitsubishi's Managing Director, "The vast majority of our customers ...

UK road tax scheme appears to lack any logic 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

So much has been written already regarding London Mayor Ken Livingstone's new road tax that we never really spent too much time analyzing the plan itself. Fortunately, though, Clean Green Cars did it for us. EDIT: The Vehicle Excise Duty is different than the new congestion charge that Ken ...

Complicating matters? Ten hydrogen buses coming to London 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

London is one of the most noticeable battlegrounds in the fight for cleaner transportation. Headlined by the ongoing battle between Porsche and mayor Ken Livingstone, the fight also includes scuffles over motorcycles in bus lanes and new bicycle lanes. So, into this tempest, why not drop the ...

61% of Londoners support congestion charge, says Mayor Livingstone 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

By now, you're surely aware of the efforts of London Mayor Ken Livingstone to increase London's congestion charge. You're also likely know about the distaste that Porsche feels regarding these changes. Back in late February, Porsche polled Londoners themselves and found that 74 percent of Londoners ...

Ken Livingstone might have "doctored" bus lane report 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Lately, London Mayor Ken Livingstone has seen a great deal of press coverage regarding his efforts to increase the congestion charges in London, which caused Porsche to vehemently disagree with said charges. This is not Livingstone's only legislative issue these days, though, as he is also opposed ...

Porsche formally applies for judicial review in London C-charge scuffle 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

In the ongoing fight between Porsche and Transport for London over the increased emissions charges in that city (previous stories - in chronological order - here, here, here, here and here), Porsche has now taken another step towards requesting judicial review of the charge. Following TfL's ...

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