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BYD e6 Electric Crossover Will Be London Taxi, Still MIA In U.S.

Green Car Reports

The city of London, England is set to have its first all-electric taxi fleet from the second quarter of 2013. Taxi company greentomatocars and Chinese carmaker BYD have signed a Memorandum of Understanding that will see greentomato cars running a fleet of 50 BYD e6 electric crossovers.

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London’s first all-electric taxi fleet coming from April 2013

Green Cars News

London could soon see the arrival of its first all-electric taxi fleet after one of the capital’s minicab services sealed a deal with Chinese EV manufacturer BYD.

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BYD India to launch electric MPV for B2B segment

Electric Vehicles India

The company in its greener initiatives had been testing its e6 electric MPV in India. The order has been placed by RATP Dev London, one of Transport for London (TfL)’s principal bus operators, for a total of 195 single and double deck vehicles. It has also tested its T3 cargo electric van in India. for electric vehicles.

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Tigor EV Highway Drive: Bengaluru - Coimbatore - Ooty - Mysuru

Plug In India

And he assured me that Oben is not taking the Chinese assembler route to market. The jet routinely flies at an altitude of 50,000 ft - and can do Bangalore London non stop. Also meeting BYD e6 owner! For me it turned out to be a good tech demonstrator for what makes BYD the king of Chinese roads.