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Range-extended electric Metrocab licensed to carry fare-paying passengers in London

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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 The Metrocab delivers 82 mpg US (2.88 kWh battery pack (which takes as little as 10 minutes while driving). Peak wheel torque is 2 x 1,400 N·m (1,033 lb-ft). An on-board 3.3