E7 electric taxi makes its debut in the UK
Written by admin on July 17th, 2008 in Gadgets and Devices.
by Donald Melanson, posted Jul 17th 2008 at 12:26PM
While New York taxis are set to go hybrid by 2012, at least one company in the UK looks to be doing its part to take things one step further, with it now showing off an all-electric taxi that it says will be available as soon as October of this year. Dubbed the E7, this one packs a bundle of lithium ion batteries that promise to give it a range of 100 miles on a single charge and a decent enough top speed of 60 miles per hour, as well as a price tag of £39,450 (or just over $78,000). It seems that not everyone’s sold on the vehicle, however, as it recently got the thumbs down from London’s taxi licensing division, meaning that Londoners won’t be able to catch this particular near-silent ride anytime in the foreseeable future.
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