Under Transport for London (TfL) rules, all new black cabs from 1 January 2018 will need to be electric, or capable of producing zero emissions. Combined with an age limit for the cabs of 15 years, that means the last diesel ones should disappear from London by 2032.
Indeed although one would hope people will vote with their feet and speed implementation.
Anecdotally I have heard black cabs have been hard hit by uber, and many of the older ones are thinking of turning it in. This from a friends father in law who is well in his 70s!!
Under Transport for London (TfL) rules, all new black cabs from 1 January 2018 will need to be electric, or capable of producing zero emissions. Combined with an age limit for the cabs of 15 years, that means the last diesel ones should disappear from London by 2032.