Plans have been announced that will lead to zero emissions taxis serving London by 2012. A collaboration led by hydrogen fuel cell developer, Intelligent Energy, and including Lotus Engineering Ltd, LTI (London Taxis International) Ltd and TRW Conekt, will see a fleet of classic London cabs fitted out with zero emissions hydrogen fuel cell power systems.

The programme is part of the UK government’s Technology Strategy Board recent allocation of funding of £23 million for 16 innovative low carbon vehicle development programmes.

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To discriminate or not? That seems to be the question being posed by Harriet Harman, Labour’s deputy leader and equality minister, who launched the new Equality Bill last week. (more…)