In response to the London’s recent provisions on vehicle emissions, the famous black cabs of the capital are going green. On Thursday, the London Taxi Company unveiled the next generation of black cabs, a hybrid vehicle much cleaner than their diesel ancestors. While maintaining its iconic look, these black cabs have an electric motor and “range-extended battery” under the hood as well as built in WiFi and a panoramic glass roof. The London Taxi Company expects these new vehicles to hit the roads just before new regulations take effect in January 2018 requiring all new taxis and private hire vehicles to have a ‘zero-emissions’ capability for at least 30 miles starting 2018. Hybrid cabs will likely gain in popularity come 2020 when cab drivers will have to pay a steep daily fee if they wish to continue driving diesel vehicles in central London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone.
London’s black cabs say goodbye to diesel
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