Five Hydrogen Taxis Allowed To Use Olympic Zil Lanes

Five Hydrogen Taxis Allowed To Use Olympic Zil Lanes

Deputy Mayor Kit Malthouse has been handed the keys to five hydrogen fuel cell powered taxis provided by the HyTEC (Hydrogen Transport for European Cities) project. The taxis will be used to transport VIPs in London during the Olympic Games period, and will be fuelled at Air Products’ new hydrogen fuelling station at Heathrow airport. The pioneering fleet of fuel cell taxis have been developed by the UK power technology company Intelligent Energy, who provided the fuel cell systems for the vehicle power-train, and The London Taxi Company, who build and supply the iconic London black cab. They are ready to start transporting visiting dignitaries and the VIP guests of the Greater London Authority during the period of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Fuel cell electric vehicles, fuelled by hydrogen provide the same range, performance and fuelling time as conventional interna...

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