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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
World
Ross Lydall

London’s black taxi fleet to turn greener as ministers announce subsidy boost

Efforts to clean up London’s black taxi fleet were boosted on Wednesday when the Government extended subsidies for new “green” vehicles for another year.

The Department for Transport said it would retain the “plug-in taxi grant”, which reduces the purchase price of a “zero emission capable” (ZEC) black cab, a hybrid taxi that can operate on battery electric power.

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