Post by The Dark Knight on Feb 12, 2024 7:12:21 GMT
Black cab boss: Extending grants for electric taxis is ‘essential’
Grants worth up to £7,500 for new electric taxis must be extended to avoid drivers holding on to older, more polluting vehicles for longer, a trade leader has warned.
Grants worth up to £7,500 for new electric taxis must be extended to avoid drivers holding on to older, more polluting vehicles for longer, a trade leader has warned.
The Government’s Plug-in Taxi Grant (PiTG), which provides a £7,500 discount on the price of a new electric taxi, is only guaranteed to run until April 5.
Steve McNamara, general secretary of the Licensed Taxi Drivers’ Association (LTDA), said it is “essential” the scheme continues.
He told the PA news agency that removing the grants would bring the cost of a plug-in hybrid electric LEVC TX taxi bought on finance to as much as £110,000.
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