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    Black cab boss: Extending grants for electric taxis is ‘essential’

    by Neil Lancefield Feb 11, 2024 2 minutes

    Grants worth up to £7,500 for new electric taxis must be extended to avoid drivers holding on to older, more polluting vehicles for longer, a trade leader has warned.

    The Government’s Plug-in Taxi Grant (PiTG), which provides a £7,500 discount on the price of a new electric taxi, is only

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