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> but how is a taxi different from a normal car? Build electric cars and you can have electric taxis? Aside from interior layout and a few things like a sign

> but how is a taxi different from a normal car? Build electric cars and you can have electric taxis? Aside from interior layout and a few things like a sign on top, the expected design for a London Black cab is a large, tall sedan, capable of city driving for many hours of the day, and with a very small turning circle. The new electric model London black Cab is https://www.theelectrictaxi.co.uk/ https://www.theelectrictaxi.co.uk/ https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/first-electric-black-cabs-arrive-in-london-a3747246.html https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/first-electric-black-... https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/car-news/98450/new-tx-electric-london-taxi-priced-at-55599 https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/car-news/98450/new-tx-electric... They are assembled in the UK, but the maker is now owned (not sure if part or all) by Geely, a Chinese company.

jordache 8y ago
>The new electric model London black Cab is https://www.theelectrictaxi.co.uk/ https://www.theelectrictaxi.co.uk/ Why is that marketing site even needed? It's a product for a captive market
- SideburnsOfDoom 8y ago
  I can take a guess: Electric Black Cabs are still quite rare on London streets, they don't have a huge market share. Black cab drivers have reputation for being curmudgeons who don't like new things, so good PR will help wean them off polluting diesel engine vehicles. Black Cabs aren't only sold in London, you will find the same vehicles elsewhere in the UK and abroad. And I suppose it might be a good promo for Geely's other present or future EVs.