(still can't buy an e-NV200 EV in .us) https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/oct/23/first-100-electric-black-cab-for-120-years-launches-in-london First 100% electric black cab for 120 years launches in London 23 Oct 2019 Gwyn Topham
[image https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/1ddca6151ff4f9a19ae543d9fb38d6bb088db82e/0_186_5568_3341/master/5568.jpg?width=620&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=e9d94647296149989640e42f9840a2b8 The Nissan Dynamo Taxi, a 100% electric cab with 187-mile battery range. It costs about £55,000. Photograph: Handout ] Converted Nissan van called the Dynamo licensed to help clean up capital’s ‘filthy air’ 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. The Dynamo, a taxi converted from a Nissan electric van in a Coventry factory, is the first 100% electric taxi on the streets of London since 1899. Its predecessor, the Bersey, failed to take off at a time when most cabs were horse-drawn ... Only two vehicle types – both zero-emissions capable – can be issued with new Transport for London (TfL) taxi licences ... The Dynamo Taxi, based on the Nissan e-NV200 Evalia, has a range of up to 187 miles from a single charge. It costs £55,495, but drivers will be able to claim a £7,500 government grant for electric cars against the price. The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, said he was delighted to see taxi-drivers “doing their bit to improve our filthy air”. Most of the 20,000 licensed black cabs in the capital are diesel. He said: “Working with cabbies to go electric is a key part of our plans to improve London’s air quality. The Dynamo taxi will accelerate the retirement of polluting diesel taxis from city streets across the UK.” London has set aside £42m to encourage drivers to trade in older, dirtier vehicles earlier. According to TfL, taxis account for 16% of vehicle nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions in central London. [© theguardian.com] + https://thedriven.io/2019/10/23/new-2mw-electric-vehicle-chargers-could-revolutionise-mining-industry/ New 2MW electric vehicle chargers could revolutionise mining industry October 23, 2019 A new electric vehicle charger devised by Swiss electrical equipment and automation company ABB could revolutionise the mining industry allowing easier deployment of zero emissions heavy vehicles and reducing the need for ventilation ... https://thedriven.io/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/screenshot-epiroc.scene7_.com-2019.10.23-11_27_11.jpg For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://www.evdl.org/archive/ {brucedp.neocities.org} -- Sent from: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/ _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
