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London United,s HybriDrive Series Buses Reach the One Million Mile Mark
Buses powered by BAE Systems’ HybriDrive® Series hybrid electric propulsion system and operated by London United, a leading London operator, have recently clocked up their one millionth mile of clean, reliable revenue service. London United, owned...
Hertz And Marriott Introduce Electric-vehicle Car Sharing At San Francisco Airport Marriott Waterfront
Hertz and Marriott have introduced electric-vehicle (EV) car sharing at the San Francisco Airport Marriott Waterfront and the first EV car rental program in downtown San Francisco. This new, cutting-edge hotel amenity enables guests and local area residents...
UK Government Urges Commuters And Businesses to Consider Traveling Differently During London 2012
Transport Minister Norman Baker has urged commuters and businesses in London to think differently about how they travel during the Olympic Games as he marked a year to go to what is likely to be one of the busiest days on the transport network.
ECOtality Partners with Car2go to Launch First All-Electric Car-Sharing Program in North America
ECOtality, Inc. has announced a partnership with car2go N.A. LLC, a subsidiary of Daimler North America Corporation, to provide electric vehicle charging infrastructure to support the first 100-percent electric car sharing program in North America. With...
Environment Tops the Agenda At This Year’s Southern African Transport Conference
With the transport sector reportedly being the fastest growing emitter of carbon emissions in South Africa, the impact of transport on the environment will be top of the agenda at this year’s Southern African Transport Conference (SATC).
Aviation Biofuels About to Take Off
An extraordinary convergence of recent events seems poised shortly to make aviation biofuels the belle of the investor’s ball. The first is that on June 8th there follows the international standards certifying body ASTM International announcing its...
Department of Transportation And the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Unveil Next Generation of Fuel Economy Labels
The U.S. Department of Transportation and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have unveiled new fuel economy labels that will help consumers take advantage of the increased efficiency standards achieved under the Obama Administration that will save...
First BYD All-electric E6 Vehicles to Arrive in Netherlands
BYD Company Ltd and Rotterdam City have entered into an agreement to deliver the BYD’s all-electric e6 vehicles as part of Nederland’s green transportation project “75-EV-RO” – the first e6’s in all of Europe.
