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All-electric ComfortDelGro cabs hit the roads in trial
The two cars are first battery-run ones to join mainstream fleet and so are not tax-exempt
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The two Hyundai Ioniq Electric saloons, which will be on trial for a year, charge fully in just under 30 minutes. The direct-current station, approved by the Energy Market Authority, is located at Hyundai agent Komoco Motors’ premises in Alexandra Road and is open 24 hours to cabbies.
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Taxi giant ComfortDelGro's first two fully electric cabs will start plying today, dovetailing a growing trend among cab operators to steer away from diesel.
The two Hyundai Ioniq Electric saloons will be the first battery-powered vehicles to enter the mainstream taxi fleet. That means the operator pays full taxes for them, unlike a fleet of tax-exempt BYD taxis plying the roads here under a research grant.
