Saturday, April 24, 2010

London: Electric Vehicle Capital of Europe by 2015?

http://ee2020.wordpress.com/2010/04/24/london-electric-vehicle-capital-of-europe-by-2015/

London: Electric Vehicle Capital of Europe by 2015?
aprill 24, 2010 ·

Transport for London commits over $150m to UK’s largest green transport initiative.

The transport authority for London has issued two tenders aimed at making the capital of Britain the electric vehicle capital of Europe by 2015.

The first, worth over $100m, is for electric, hybrid and low carbon vehicles. The majority of the funding is ringfenced for electric and hybrid passenger vehicles of up to eight seats. Other funding will go towards electric scooters and hybrid minibuses and trucks.

Declared bidders all have UK manufacturing pants and include the largest electric commercial vehicle manufacturer, Smith Electric Vehicles, and leading electric motor manufacturer Nissan. In all over 1,000 vehicles will be added to the transport fleet of the Greater London Authority by 2015.

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