The electrified taxis drastically reduce NOx pollution — down 99.5% compared to typical diesel-powered black cabs. Collectively, they have given rides to 13 million passengers and accumulated more than 21 million passenger miles — enough to travel to the moon and back 45 times. The company says its vehicles save each individual cab driver about £100 each week on fuel costs.
In total, about 850,000 litres of diesel fuel have been left in service station tanks as the electric taxis waft passengers silently from point to point. If you are in the business of selling diesel fuel, that can’t be good news.
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#^LEVC Says Electric Taxis Have Saved £3.5 Million In Fuel Costs For London Cabbies
Since they were introduced a year ago, electric taxis from LEVC have carried 13 million passengers and saved more than $4 million in fuel costs according to the London Electric Vehicle Company.