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London's

ELECTRIC

BLACK CAB

[by Gwyn Topham , The Guardian]

The launch of a fully electric Black Company (LEVC) have been licensed drivers “doing their bit to improve our
Cab for London has been hailed by for operation in the capital since its filthy air”. Most of the 20,000 licensed
the Mayor for helping clean up the introduction in January 2018. The black cabs in the capital are diesel.
capital’s polluted air. LEVC model runs on a battery for
about 70 miles, with a petrol engine He said: “Working with cabbies to
The Dynamo, a taxi converted from “range extender” for use outside go electric is a key part of our plans
a Nissan electric van in a Coventry central London capable of up to 400 to improve London’s air quality. The
factory, is the first 100% electric taxi miles. Dynamo taxi will accelerate the
on the streets of London since 1899. retirement of polluting diesel taxis
Its predecessor, the Bersey, failed to The Dynamo Taxi, based on the from city streets across the UK.”
take off at a time when most cabs Nissan e-NV200 Evalia, has a
were horse-drawn. range of up to 187 miles from a London has set aside £42m
single charge. It costs £55,495, (AU$78.7m) to encourage drivers to
Only two vehicle types – both zero- (AU$104,065) but drivers will be trade in older, dirtier vehicles earlier.
emissions capable – can be issued able to claim a £7,500 (AU$14,064) According to TfL, taxis account for
with new Transport for London (TfL) government grant for electric cars 16% of vehicle nitrogen oxide (NOx)
taxi licences. against the price. emissions in central London.

About 2,450 hybrid-electric cabs The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan,
made by the London Electric Vehicle said he was delighted to see taxi-

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