London-based Minicab & Private hire firm MiniCabRide has assured to add all the electric vehicles in their fleet by 2026.
In all, the move represents a good amount of investment. The company plans to add more than 100 electric vehicles to its fleet by the end of 2026. What other EVs the company is considering is unidentified at this time. Earlier in 2022, the company added a fleet of 50 zero-emission electric taxis. We are the Leading London Airport Transfer Company For Heathrow Airport, Gatwick airport, Stansted Airport, Luton Airport, Southend Airport, and London City Airport.
“As the transport service of choice for different passengers and businesses, we understand that we play a significant role in London’s transport network,” according to the expert of the company. “In the last few years, we have a huge amount in the vehicles and technology to make sure that we do all we can to make London a greener position.
“Now, we are going even ahead, by shaking hands with Volkswagen to spend in a rapid changeover to electric. In doing so, we can assist more traders cut down their carbon footprint and provide passengers greater access to green, safe, and finest transport options as life turn back to normal.”
According to a survey undertaken by MiniCabRide earlier this year, “more than 90% of the business customers focus on the environmentally friendly things and especially they prefer to choose eco-friendly transportation. Electric taxis and cars are their first choice when it comes to hiring a taxi service.”
The fully electric minicabs will be assisted with a ‘Future of Mobility fund to assist the drivers with charging infrastructure; the charges for Congestion, and various community projects taking place in the area. It also includes setting up plant walls in primary schools.
According to the transport secretary, Grant Shapps, “since we are working tirelessly to decarbonize our transport system, I am happy to find thrilled to see London’s largest Minicab & Private hire firm go fully electric by 2026.
“The government has dedicated itself to meeting the goals of net zero by 2050. Now, it is easy to find more than 50,000 on the roads. To work flawlessly, nearly 25,000 public charge points are available. We are at the turning point of an EV revolution which will assist create communities free from any sort of pollution, as well as assisting thousands of jobs in the supply chain over the approaching decades.”
Several other companies are also planning to add themselves to the list. It is focusing more on the EV firm Arrival to produce vehicles “specifically planned for ride-hailing”; this automobile will begin production by next year. The company has called upon an add-on for passengers to assist its drivers to switch to EVs in the upcoming years.
To complete the job without any problem, the UK government has decided to bring ahead its move out of petrol and diesel cars. The sale of new petrol and diesel cars will be finished by 2030 and the sale of all new cars and vans should be fully zero emission from 2035. More discussion is going over 2040 where the prime focus is on the electrification of HGVs.
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