Horsham District Council welcomes first electric taxi

Horsham District Council has welcomed its first all-electric taxi to the District, in order to drive down emissions.

The council gave Billinghurst based taxi firm, Jake Cars, the licence for the all-electric vehicle at a reduced rate for the first year of operation.

Cabinet member for public protection and housing, Cllr Kate Rowbottom commented: “I am delighted that we have been able to help drive down pollution emissions in the District.

“This is an excellent opportunity for us as a council to support a local company actively wanting to reduce air pollution and it very much supports the Council’s commitment to being at the forefront of environmental innovations in transport.”

The Council is offering its licensing discount for the first 12 months for any all-electric private hire/taxi cab in the Horsham District.

This comes as the government intends to move drivers away from traditional petrol and diesel vehicles by 2040 urging them to shift to ultra-low and zero emission vehicles.