Taxis - Black Cabs, Uber, Illegal Cabbies

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hippy in reply to @Oliver Schick

Already, many cabs run on alternative fuels, not because they're better for the environment, but because they're cheaper

Citation needed.

Those new electric cabs are like £50k. Do you have any numbers of fuel costs for cabbies?

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Oliver Schick in reply to @hippy

LPG. This started in Birmingham and has recently begun in London:

https://gazeo.com/up-to-date/news/2017/LPG-black-cabs-unleashed-in-London,article,9906.html

This is a Birmingham company that does conversions:

https://autogaslimited.co.uk/taxi-drivers

Obviously, the cost ...

The repowering will cost £10400

... can seem prohibitive, too, but the fuel is apparently cheaper.

The main problem is that there are still very few 'filling stations' that do LPG.

I also haven't been following how far the London offshoot of the scheme has got, but it was widely expected to get a good take-up.

I think many cabbies will opt for this instead of buying a new electric taxi. Obviously, there are still very few charging stations for electric cars/cabs in London. However, I still think that the London taxi fleet will be electrified earlier than others.

(I'm not too optimistic that widespread electric car use won't lead to a further increase in driving, by the way.)

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