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More likely the pollution issues we've had this year - most of those black cabs are diesel, whereas Uber (who in UK are always licenced private hire drivers) ar
by gbuk2013 10y ago
More likely the pollution issues we've had this year - most of those black cabs are diesel, whereas Uber (who in UK are always licenced private hire drivers) are usually driving the Toyota Prius hybrids.
Pollution was mentioned in the earlier story about these cabs being tested in extreme winter conditions.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39121306 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39121306
- notyourwork 10y agoPollution makes sense too, I didn't realize this but thanks!
- Animats 10y agoIt's going to take a decade, maybe longer, to get rid of all the Diesel cars. That was a huge mistake.
- cwilkes 10y agoAs opposed to trying to ban all diesel taxis immediately and not having the law passed due to opposition? You have to start somewhere.
- ZeroGravitas 10y agoAs with many things there's an 80/20 thing going on. A small diesel car driven once a week by a grandmother in the suburbs is much less of an issue than a diesel cab running constantly in the city centre. There's various rules and technologies coming into force that should have a big impact.
- Reason077 10y agoExactly. Along with taxis, diesel vans are another huge contributor that must be prioritised. They're some of the dirtiest, most polluting vehicles - and many are on central London streets constantly making deliveries, etc. It would make sense to focus subsidies on getting these guys into electrics/hybrids first. Each diesel van off the road has a much bigger impact on air quality than, say, getting Grandma a subsidised Nissan LEAF.