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  • Mercedes-Benz Vito taxi from Eco City Vehicles PLC

    We happened to be in London earlier this week, where it's hard to avoid the sight of the ubiquitous "London Taxi," a distinctive vehicle purpose-built to meet a specific set of regulations involving tiny turning circles, top-hat headroom, and other arcana. That hasn't stopped a consortium of British companies from developing a radically new way to meet the specs and transport Londoners and their visitors around the capital. Their project, the E-Vito electric taxi, was announced last February and is now ready for road tests. Carriage requirements The all-electric taxi project was partly funded...

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