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San Francisco could soon be first US city with a congestion charge

The city by the bay could soon be the first American city to get a congestion charge, and if current plans go forward it will be complex. San Francisco is currently debating a plan that would charge motorists not only for entering the congestion zone, but also for leaving it. The charges would also only happen at certain times of day, currently set for 6-9 am and 3-6 pm. The problem is that whenever you do something like this the boundaries are arbitrary. There are bound to be people caught out on the wrong side of the line. One example is ... Read more →

Porsche donates Congestion Charge legal awards to charity Jeremy Korzeniewski

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 ...

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 ...

Porsche FTW - London scraps 25 congestion charge Sebastian Blanco

The battle over a proposed £25 Congestion Charge increase that would have been socked to big, dirty vehicles entering London is over. Porsche was the lead opponent of this fee increase, and ...

Going somewhere? Check out this map of Low Emission Zones in Europe Xavier Navarro

We have spoken quite a lot about Low Emission Zones (LEZ) in Europe. The most well-known is the one in Central London, but we have also reported about Milan's and some German cities as well. If you ...

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 ...

BMW to introduce 3-series that gets under 120g/km of CO2 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The advent of changes to London's congestion charge that makes the fees based on a vehicle's carbon dioxide emissions has prompted many automakers to tweak some of their models to get their emissions down. Any car that emits less than 120g/km of carbon dioxide is exempt from having to pay the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Madrid announces plans to ban polluting cars from city center 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The City Council of Madrid, Spain, has unveiled plans to create a low-emissions zone in the city center which would ban polluting cars. This system is very similar to the ones implemented in several German cities and differs from Milan and London's option of an urban toll (or congestion charge). If ...

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 ...

Porsche polls Londoners on congestion charge, pretty much calls mayor a liar 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Well, this Porsche-London fight certainly isn't going to end any time soon. Earlier today, London mayor Ken Livingstone told Porsche to butt out of local politics, but the German automaker isn't displaying any such intention. In fact, Porsche released a statement yesterday (available after the ...

London Mayor to Porsche: butt out of England's elections, make cleaner cars 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The war of words between the Mayor of London and Porsche is heating up. Thanks to Mayor Ken Livingstone (the guy in the black Prius), London's congestion charge will be increased, a move that sparked the threat of a lawsuit and even the creation of a website by automaker Porsche. At a news ...

London officials respond to Porsche's lawsuit threat 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Following Porshce's threat to start a legal process against the City of London for the city's upcoming increase in the congestion charge, a spokesperson for Ken Livingstone, the Mayor of London, has issued a response, calling Porsche's action a "double attack on Londoners." The two prongs are an ...

Mayor of London bashed for new congestion charge 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, is being condemned by drivers' associations, residents, car companies and local business for the new plans for London's congestion charge, the £25 charge for drivers of cars with CO2 emissions over 225g/km (road tax band G). For some drivers, this could ...

Electric vehicle drivers get some not-so-good news in London 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Danny (of Danny's Contentment) is just the messenger here, so don't go hounding him if you're angry about the bad news that Transport for London announced today. While some automakers will probably be pleased with the change, electric car proponents like Danny see this as a potential nail in the EV ...

Will NYC get the congestion charge in early 2008? 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

At least as early at April 2007, public officials in New York City were publicly engaged in a discussion about instituting a congestion charge in the Big Apple. Heck, Mayor Bloomberg even had the daily dollar amount picked out: $8. But the plan faltered and we haven't heard much recently. Until ...


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