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The Road To Electrification

From London to Australia, China to Singapore, we have been busy trialling and rolling out electric vehicles as we look at making our fleet even cleaner and greener. Here’s a quick snapshot of our electrification journey thus far.

Electrification 1 July 2019

Metroline’s Route 43 became London’s first fully electric bus service. A total of 37 BYD ADL Enviro4000 EVs serve the route.

Electrification 27 May 2019

Swan Taxis in Perth became the first taxi company in Australia to put two fully electric Hyundai Ioniq taxis – under the brand EV Cabs – on the roads.

Electrification 5 April 2019

The first two of 50 new hybrid buses hit Melbourne street, marking an important innovation for Victoria’s public transport network. The entire fleet of 50 is expected to be in service by mid-2022 and is expected to deliver significant reductions in emissions, noise and fuel consumption as well as improve the passenger experience.

Electrification 10 January 2019

ComfortDelGro Taxi expanded its trial of electric vehicles with two Hyundai Kona electric taxis. Each fully electric taxi comes with a 64kWh lithium polymer battery, and is able to travel up to about 350km when fully charged.

Electrification 2019

Our taxi fleet in China continued its push towards electrification and replaced about 330 taxis with fully electric models.

Electrification January 2019

VICOM started offering Electric Vehicle inspection services in January 2019.