Amsterdão - A capital dos Taxis VE
Enviado: 17 abr 2015, 11:46
http://reports.nissan-global.com/EN/?p=16885
Taxi Electric, Connexxion and TCA operate more than 170 Nissan LEAF and e-NV200 electric vehicles for private hire by hotel and airport clientele, businesses, and those with restricted mobility.
“In 2011, we started Taxi Electric being the first fully-electric taxi company in Amsterdam,” says Taxi Electric co-founder Edvard Hendriksen. “We started this company because we wanted to have a major impact in this city.”
And it has. Taxi Electric’s three LEAF vehicles have grown into a fleet of 22.
Hendriksen said local and national subsidies for EVs – a total of 10,000 euro per vehicle – and the lower cost of maintenance and electricity reduces the cost per kilometer compared with standard taxis.
“Apparently we had a good idea three years back, because other companies are seeing the potential in EV taxis,” says Hendriksen.
TCA now has fifty e-NV200 vehicles as part of their fleet of 1,300 taxis. Chief Financial Officer Richard Olling says TCA’s EV program, now in its second month, is steadily gaining attention, resulting in more trips and profit for drivers.
Taxi Electric, Connexxion and TCA operate more than 170 Nissan LEAF and e-NV200 electric vehicles for private hire by hotel and airport clientele, businesses, and those with restricted mobility.
“In 2011, we started Taxi Electric being the first fully-electric taxi company in Amsterdam,” says Taxi Electric co-founder Edvard Hendriksen. “We started this company because we wanted to have a major impact in this city.”
And it has. Taxi Electric’s three LEAF vehicles have grown into a fleet of 22.
Hendriksen said local and national subsidies for EVs – a total of 10,000 euro per vehicle – and the lower cost of maintenance and electricity reduces the cost per kilometer compared with standard taxis.
“Apparently we had a good idea three years back, because other companies are seeing the potential in EV taxis,” says Hendriksen.
TCA now has fifty e-NV200 vehicles as part of their fleet of 1,300 taxis. Chief Financial Officer Richard Olling says TCA’s EV program, now in its second month, is steadily gaining attention, resulting in more trips and profit for drivers.