Safer, more luxurious for drivers and passengers both, much cheaper to run, silent, no diesel stink…Even Republicans will have to accept enjoy riding in electric cabs, saving tax money, and seeing solar panels on taxi garages. There will be charging points inside, and at hotels, airports, and other common taxi destinations and pickup points.
Electric cars may seem like a contemporary, eco-friendly concept, but did you know they made a brief appearance in 19th-century New York City? Back in 1895, hundreds of electric taxis called “Electrobats” cruised the streets of Midtown Manhattan. They had a charging station on Broadway and, unlike other vehicles, didn’t leave passengers covered in soot. People loved them!
OK, everything old is new again.
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Solar, Storage & Electric Taxis; Dundee demonstrates what’s doable | Fully Charged
Earlier this year Robert Llewellyn visited Dundee, Scotland, to hear how well “the sunniest city in Scotland” is doing in leading the adoption of electric cars, EV taxis, solar electric car charging and even North Sea oil tanker decommissioning! Later we hosted a Fully Charged Live event at the V&A Museum Dundee. With contributions from:
- Councillor Alan Ross, Dundee City Council
- Ellen Hiep, Dutch Electric Vehicle Drivers Association
- Fraser Crichton (no relation), Dundee City Council
- Ryan Todd, @ToddsEV_Taxis
- Justin Meyer, SWARCO eVolt
- Dee West, ChargeNet New. Zealand
- Dr David Beeton, Founder, Urban Foresight
- Elinor Chamlers, EVA Scotland Director
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Taxicabs by country—Wikipedia
Notes brands and engine types—gasoline, diesel, hybrid, electric. Not up-to-date. You can help.
UK
Jul 31, 2019 - In total, about 850,000 liters of diesel fuel have been been left in service station tanks as the electric taxis waft passengers silently from point to ...
The British government has set aside a pot of more than six million pounds, to help set up more than 300 charging points for electric taxis in 17 local authorities.
Oct 23, 2019 - The launch of a fully electric black cab for London has been hailed by the mayor for helping clean up the capital's polluted air.
USA
Nov 15, 2019 - New York City cabs are going electric. As first reported by Electrek, the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) has added the ...
China
Jan 4, 2019 - Shenzhen's traffic authority claims that electric cabs are 70 percent more energy-efficient compared to those powered by fossil fuel. The entire fleet of electric cabs is estimated to cut carbon emissions by 856 thousand metric tons a year for Shenzhen.
Giving up gas: China's Shenzhen switches to electric taxis
Jan 8, 2019 - In this Monday, Jan. 7, 2019, photo, new electric-powered taxis are charged at a public charging station in Shenzhen city, south China's …
Jan 7, 2019 - The city of Shenzhen, China announced nearly 95% of the city's taxi cabs run on electric batteries, according to a report in TechCrunch
Channel News Asia. May 20, 2013. Hong Kong saw its first electric taxis hit the streets on Saturday in a step towards reducing the city's high ...
Norway
Mar 21, 2019 - Last year, almost one in three new cars sold was electric. The government also exempts electric vehicles from taxes on traditional vehicles that are very high in a country which does not have its own fossil fuel car industry to lobby against them.
Mar 21, 2019 - Norway's capital city of Oslo will be the world's first metropolitan area to install wireless, induction-based charging stations for electric taxis, in a ...
Rest of World
Climate Action from Latin America to California
Medellín, Colombia was one of 12 new cities, representing over 34 million people, to join the C40 Green & Healthy Streets (Fossil Fuel Free Streets) Declaration. By signing this declaration, city leaders commit to only procure zero-emission buses starting in 2025 and ensure that by 2030, a major part of their city is emissions free. The city is also adding 500 electric taxis to its transportation system this year, a number that is expected to grow to 1,500 by 2020.
Electric taxis — a welcome drop in Nairobi′s pool—DW
Aug 24, 2019 - As the Kenyan capital struggles with air pollution, electric taxis are an ... Like many other African cities, Nairobi relies heavily on fuel-based …
Aug 19, 2019 - Since 2018 a Finnish startup in Nairobi has been operating electric taxis. So far only eleven of the vehicles are on the road, but the city is a test ...
Sep 1, 2019 - Among the thousands of cabs that weave their way through the congested morning traffic in the capital New Delhi and surrounding business ...
"We build affordable electric vehicles and charging systems for the three million motorcycle taxi drivers in East Africa, starting with Rwanda.
Battery power: Electric taxis challenge ride hailing
Sep 23, 2019 - Indonesian taxi firm Blue Bird banking on electric cars to give company edge over ride-hailing competitors. In 2015, the shares of Indonesia's largest cab company were soaring, while its revenue reached a record high. Then came Uber, followed by Grab and Gojek, Southeast Asia's ...
Sep 8, 2019 - Jakarta. Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Banten, has launched its new electric taxi service, the first country in Asia to do so.