HM Treasury press release Britain’s black cabs will get a new boost to go green when a tax exemption for electric taxis comes into force this April. The exemption, worth £1,550, will apply to new cabs purchased from April onwards, and follows the Autumn Budget announcement that zero emission taxis worth over £40,000 will no […]

World’s most-advanced electric taxi collects its first fare-paying passenger too LEVC Press release Black cab driver David Harris, 46, from Chingford is the first cabbie to receive the keys to LEVC (London EV Company)’s new TX electric taxi Former professional tennis player Harris has been a driver for 21 years and expects to save several […]

The world’s most advanced electric taxi is ready for Londoners From LEVC  Today marks a momentous milestone in the life of the London taxi: LEVC (London EV Company)’s all-new electric TX taxi is now fully certified to carry fare-paying passengers. For the first time Londoners will be able to ride through the city’s streets in […]

From BBC News The Court of Appeal has thrown out the latest attempt to trademark the shape of London’s traditional black cabs. It has upheld a decision by the High Court in 2016 that the shape lacked “distinctive character” and was not a “valid registered trademark”. The London Taxi Company, which makes traditional hackney carriages, […]

LEVC press release The first of the world’s most advanced, electric, black cabs, will appear on the streets of London this week as they enter the final phase of testing ahead of the January 2018 deadline for all newly licensed taxis to be zero emission capable. Having been put through the most rigorous testing regime in […]