{"id":241690,"date":"2023-10-12T11:49:16","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T11:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/?p=241690"},"modified":"2023-10-12T11:49:16","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T11:49:16","slug":"how-do-you-make-a-black-cab-green-ev-upgrades-for-the-iconic-london-taxi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/car-reviews\/how-do-you-make-a-black-cab-green-ev-upgrades-for-the-iconic-london-taxi\/","title":{"rendered":"How do you make a black cab green? EV upgrades for the iconic London taxi"},"content":{"rendered":"

Is an electric conversion the most environmental way to keep our capital\u2019s fleet of black cabs moving? We find out<\/h2>\n


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Down an unassuming cobbled mews just off the Elephant and Castle roundabout in south London, two LTI TX4 black cabs sit tight against some sprawling ivy. If you were only passing, you\u2019d likely think nothing of it; until recently these previous-generation taxis were 10-a-penny in our country\u2019s capital.<\/p>\n

But look a little closer and you\u2019ll notice that each has a cable trailing from their chrome grilles, connecting to a standard domestic plug socket inside an open building. While they both started life as hard-working diesel cabs, they\u2019re now testbeds for Clipper Automotive\u2019s EV conversion \u2013 designed and engineered to give these otherwise-defunct workhorses a second life.<\/p>\n