All new London cabs must now be zero-emission capable

Public land freed up for charging points as part of drive to scale up private-hire EV use, says TfL

All private hire vehicles licensed in London for the first time will be required to be zero emission capable, Transport for London has stated.

To meet the PHV ZEC requirements a vehicle must:

Emit no more than 50g/km CO2 and be capable of being operated with no (zero) exhaust emissions for a minimum range of 10 miles (16.093 km); or

Emit no more than 75g/km CO2 exhaust emissions and be capable of being operated with no (zero) emissions for a minimum range of 20 miles (32.187 km).

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