Summer 2017 will see the first major roll-out of privately funded on-street fast charge points in London following our new agreement with Source London, and its owners Bluepointlondon. The agreement supplements TfL’s plans to install 300 rapid charge points for taxis in central London, providing drivers with the certainty and a variety of charging options when…
Delivering quality, dependability and durability We’ve been designing and manufacturing purpose-built taxis for more than 70 years, which means we know better than anyone what it takes to build a vehicle capable of withstanding the demanding duty-cycle and regulatory Conditions of Fitness. Building a completely new vehicle, one with no carry-over parts, presents a new…
Meeting the air quality challenge Air pollution in cities affects our quality of life. More worryingly, it causes health problems for the most vulnerable people in society. It shortens the lives of over 70,000 people a year in Europe alone. National and city governments around the world have started to take charge of poor air…
UK’s first dedicated car factory to produce electric vehicles for global markets Wednesday 22nd March 2017 marks the official opening of the UK’s first car plant dedicated solely to the production of range-extended electric vehicles. Our new, state-of-the-art, vehicle plant in Ansty is where the world’s first purpose-built, mass-market electric taxi will be built. We…
Taxis are not regular cars. Taxi drivers are dependent on their vehicles to earn a living and their passengers rely on them to get them where they’re going. This means our taxis have to be able to cover tens of thousands of miles a year in all conditions. To build a vehicle that provides this…