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A photo of Hyundai Ioniq Hybrids painted in ComfortDelGro blue shared on the Singapore Taxi Driver Facebook page. ComfortDelGro has ordered more hybrids to speed up its switch from diesel cabs. PHOTO: SINGAPORE TAXI DRIVER/FACEBOOK

A photo of Hyundai Ioniq Hybrids painted in ComfortDelGro blue shared on the Singapore Taxi Driver Facebook page.

PHOTO: SINGAPORE TAXI DRIVER/FACEBOOK

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Two in five taxis are now electrified, with operators having their largely diesel cabs replaced with either petrol-electric hybrids or full-electric models.
According to new Land Transport Authority figures, there were 7,259 petrol-electric hybrid and 133 full-electric cabs as at end-September - making up nearly 40 per cent of the 18,772 taxis here.
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