June 18, 2008 - The new fleet of hydrogen-powered London taxi - the traditional "cab" blacks - should be ready in time for the Olympics to be held in the British capital in 2012.
It provides a project, the Zero Emission London Taxi Commercialisation, led by Lotus Engineering, the engineering division of Lotus, in a series of programs for vehicles "Low Emissions" (info) for which The British government has allocated 23 million pounds, which added to the investments of private individuals reach 52 million pounds.
According to the two stages of the project, the taxi fuel cell (ie hydrogen fuel cell and electric drive) should be introduced in London in 2012, coinciding with the Olympic Games in 2014 and in other cities .
Lotus is also involved in another similar project, the Limo-Green, for the construction of a hi-tech luxury sedan, which will be based on a Jaguar that we will not be key in hybrid (gas-electric traction) .
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