The current target set by the Mayor of London is that by 2023 ALL taxis in London will be zero emission including Uber.
That's the law. Great news for pollution in London and great news for the push towards electric vehicles in general.
That's the law. Great news for pollution in London and great news for the push towards electric vehicles in general.
Clean air can't come soon enough to London.
The findings were that the intensity of the exposure was less of a problem. It was the length of time you were exposed. So sitting in a car, even with car filters, pretty much put you at greatest risk. Someone on a bicycle just moved through the congestion quicker. Sadly the walker dropped out of filming. I would suspect walking along busy routes should be avoided due to the speed at which you are traveling, but is still better than sitting in a car.
...which I always find rather ironic, considering it was the EU's lax standards for vehicle emissions that caused the problem in the first place, by allowing the proliferation of diesel vehicles!
All new taxis. And Zero emission capable. Practically speaking, that means they must be at least plug-in hybrids. The new LTC/Geely TX5 cabs are actually hybrids with a ~70 mile electric range, not full electric vehicles as is sometimes reported.
It hasn't happened since that first year... which is actually more worrying in some ways.