Ultra-low Emission Demos for West Berkshire Taxi Trade
Our Licensing Officers, working alongside West Berkshire Councils Environment Delivery Team and the Energy Saving Trust took part in a trial of ultra-low emission vehicles last week with the local taxi trade.
The project is part of the West Berkshire Council’s Ultra Low Emission Vehicle Strategy, of which one of the actions is to engage with the local taxi trade to better understand trade specific barriers / limitations in switching to ultra-low emission vehicles and raise awareness on what solutions / technology is out there.
There has already been an online survey with the taxi trade to gather info that can help with decision making and planning. The event last week was a follow up to the survey, involving an on-line presentation on ultra-low emission vehicles by the Energy Saving Trust and giving taxi drivers the opportunity to ask questions of experts in sustainable travel / Ultra-low Emission Vehicles. Then in the afternoon there was the demo, giving taxi drivers the opportunity to test drive electric vehicles for themselves.
