London DOUBLED its number of rapid EV chargers in 2020 — nice Cost still a factor Nearly eight in ten UK motorists (78%) think that electric cars are still too expensive when compared to conventional vehicles of a similar size, according to research from the latestRAC Report on Motoring. The report found that 9% of the 3,000 respondents to the study said they intended to make a switch to electric the next time they change their vehicle – up from 6% in 2019 and 3% a year earlier....

While many of us here in the US have yet to set butts into the seat of a zero-emissions vehicle, many in London will soon find themselves doing just that. The city’s famous black cabs are getting a fuel-cell variety that has just come out of testing and will be toting passengers soon. After debuting in the summer of 2010 at The Engineer’s Technology and Innovation Awards, the cabs have had to undergo 8,000 miles of testing before being put into service....

A first-of-its-kind EV charging system that sits flush within the pavement is being installed in London. The “flat and flush” charge points require no permanent raised street furniture at the pavement edge,which means they don’t take up any space when not in use.The chargers then pop up when a user plugs a cable in. Scottish startupTrojan Energydesigned the tech to provide on-street charging to people who can’t charge at home. The team sought input from Disability Rights UK to ensure the system is safe for all street users....

We’ve beenfollowingUK-based startupScreenreach Interactivefor some time now, and back in April wereportedon its deal to take its technology to 800 coffee shops across the USA, whilst in August wereportedon its partnership with Bauer Media to bring location-based content to radio apps. Screenreach was launched in Summer 2010, and its main interactive product is the Screach app, an interactive digital media platform that allows anyone to create real-time, two way interactive experiences between a smart device (through the Screach app) and content on other platforms, or just within the mobile device itself....

This weekend, thousands of runners will take to the streets of England’s capital city for the Virgin London Marathon. Whilst over 90% of runners will be pounding the roads and pavements on behalf of a charity, a new project from runner Gemma Bardsley, entitledBeats Per Mile, puts a new twist on tracking a runner’s progress, allowing people to monitor her location, see her tweets, listen to her music playlist and even view the Instagram photos posted nearby....