Range-extended electric Metrocab licensed to carry fare-paying passengers in London
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 11, 2015
The taxi is driven by two 50 kW (peak) electric motors, range-extended with a Euro-5 1-liter gasoline engine coupled with a generator to recharge the 12.2 l/100 km) on the ECE101 Cycle—more than three times more fuel efficient than comparable current London taxi. Peak wheel torque is 2 x 1,400 N·m (1,033 lb-ft).
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