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Paris Fights Smog with 800 All-Electric Buses

Mila Luleva — Sun, 14 Apr 2019 14:53:49 +0000

Paris will fight smog with a massive purchase of electric buses. The public transport network in Paris is about the receive a huge green boost. The local transport operator- RATP, promised the Parisians to clean the air they breathe. The company will purchase 800 electric buses, which will operate on some of the busiest lines. […]

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Paris and London will Regulate Vehicle Emissions in Joint Project

Ece Polat — Sun, 02 Apr 2017 18:37:01 +0000

The Paris and London mayors announced that they will be using a new system to regulate vehicle emissions. This system will help them improve the air quality in the two cities. Anne Hidalgo and Sadiq Khan will support the system that will make real-time emissions visible. This way consumers will reach more accurate information about […]

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‘Wind Tree’ Proves the ‘Silent Wind turbine’ Oxymoron False

Satya Sivani — Thu, 18 Feb 2016 19:39:21 +0000

Wind Tree, as we can guess from the name, is a wind turbine that looks like a tree. But, that is just a speck of this unconventional wind turbine’s definition. Noisy, Monstrous, Nauseous, giant, unpleasant, bird scaring are some of the properties that flash in our mind when we think about wind turbines. But, not […]

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Electric Vehicle Incentives in France – 10,000 Euros

Benji Jerew — Tue, 10 Feb 2015 12:40:21 +0000

Are electric vehicle incentives the path toward cleaner air? New legislation in France offers up to €10,000 in incentives, could be a step in the right direction! Taking a look at the air quality in some of the world’s cities, such as Beijing, Los Angeles, or Paris, and one can see, quite literally, the big problem that […]

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Paris Public Transportation Free for Three Days to Combat Air Pollution

Benji Jerew — Thu, 13 Mar 2014 21:08:10 +0000

Automobile density in Paris, France, like many cities, has many leaning toward public transportation as a better option, but not enough, apparently. Because there are so many vehicles in such a crowded space, great cities around the world struggle against air pollution, and the City of Light, Paris, is no different. Unfortunately, these days, the […]

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Classic French Cars Could Get Banned From Paris

Benji Jerew — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 17:26:11 +0000

Change is hard, and sometimes drastic, and in the case of Paris‘ Mayor Bertrand Delanoe, grounds for accusation. Delanoe has been trying for more than ten years to cut pollution in the City of Lights, with some amount of success, including dedicated bus and bike lanes as well as the immensely popular Velib’ bike rental […]

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Geothermal Energy Source in Paris Will Power up New Residential Area

Cristi — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 18:55:00 +0000

Paris wants to invest in geothermal energy and already started to dig and drill to reach for underground hot water.

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Car Sharing in Paris to Go Electric by 2009

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:25:18 +0000

The city of Paris will adopt a new way of transport until the end of 2009. Mayor Bertrand Delanoi« announced last week that the Parisians will have around 4000 public electric cars to travel with in Paris and in the near suburbs. The service is called Autolib, and it is subscription-based, the user pays around […]

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