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March 8th 17, 08:37 AM posted to uk.transport.london
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Taxi on test
On Tue, 7 Mar 2017 19:20:18 +0000
Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at 11:35:01
on Tue, 7 Mar 2017,
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In article ,
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In message , at 16:34:35 on Tue, 7 Mar
2017, tim... remarked:
I must admit I wondered why the BBC described the tests as secret or
perhaps it's the attribute that they are testing that is secret
While the piece itself focussed on studded tyres, I bet the real
reason is "battery capacity at sub-zero temperatures".
We get a lot of them in London, of course!
It's a "world car" or so we are apparently told.
They'll be lucky. LTi have tried to flog black cabs around the world a
number of times IIRC. Unsurprisingly no one wanted an underpowered, ugly,
expensive (compared to alternatives) diesel vehicle who's only USP is a small
turning circle. Unfortunately for them, that is a concern absolutely nowhere
apart from in London, and even most other cities in the UK tend to use normal
cars. Rarely does one see TXs outside london in any great numbers.
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