VW Milano
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The Volkswagen
model VW Milano is a prototype
of an electric taxi, which was presented at the Hanover Fair in April 2010. It is a van-type car with 3 doors, an 85 kW electric motor and a 45 kWh lithium-ion-battery. The market introduction is planned for the year 2013.
on December 14, 2010. On the same day, transport minister Philip Hammond
unveiled the £5,000 electric car subsidy, and London Mayor Boris Johnson
in his air quality strategy paper, set out plans to phase out the oldest of the LT Cabs
in an effort to improve air quality. The plan includes a £1m fund to encourage taxi owners to upgrade to low emission vehicles such as electric taxi cabs.
Volkswagen
Volkswagen is a German automobile manufacturer and is the original and biggest-selling marque of the Volkswagen Group, which now also owns the Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, SEAT, and Škoda marques and the truck manufacturer Scania.Volkswagen means "people's car" in German, where it is...
model VW Milano is a prototype
Prototype
A prototype is an early sample or model built to test a concept or process or to act as a thing to be replicated or learned from.The word prototype derives from the Greek πρωτότυπον , "primitive form", neutral of πρωτότυπος , "original, primitive", from πρῶτος , "first" and τύπος ,...
of an electric taxi, which was presented at the Hanover Fair in April 2010. It is a van-type car with 3 doors, an 85 kW electric motor and a 45 kWh lithium-ion-battery. The market introduction is planned for the year 2013.
UK
The Milano was unveiled in LondonLondon
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
on December 14, 2010. On the same day, transport minister Philip Hammond
Philip Hammond
Philip Hammond MP is a British Conservative Party politician. He is the current Defence Secretary in the Coalition government led by David Cameron, having succeeded Liam Fox on 14 October 2011...
unveiled the £5,000 electric car subsidy, and London Mayor Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson
Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson is a British journalist and Conservative Party politician, who has been the elected Mayor of London since 2008...
in his air quality strategy paper, set out plans to phase out the oldest of the LT Cabs
Manganese Bronze Holdings
Manganese Bronze Holdings PLC is an engineering company based in Coventry, England. Since the sale of its components division in 2003 the company has only one operating division—LTI Limited, trading as The London Taxi Company—which manufactures and retails London Black Taxis.The London...
in an effort to improve air quality. The plan includes a £1m fund to encourage taxi owners to upgrade to low emission vehicles such as electric taxi cabs.