Nissan’s EV taxis cover 3 million miles in UK

Since its introduction as taxis in 2012, Nissan’s market-leading electric vehicles have now clocked up in excess of three million miles (close to 4.8 million km) in the UK in less than four years.

The all-electric LEAF hatchback and e-NV200 Combi passed the landmark mileage this month after becoming a popular choice for taxi and private hire operators across the country.

There are currently more than 140 Nissan EV taxis in operation across Britain, with dozens more on order and many taxi companies and local authorities taking steps to replace diesel and petrol equivalents with cleaner and cheaper EV alternatives.

With zero tailpipe emissions, the models would also have emitted no carbon during operation, helping to improve air quality in the towns and cities where they operate.

Six of the largest and longest-established Nissan taxi fleets the UK – Phoenix Taxis in Blyth, Northumberland, C&C Taxis in Cornwall, Premier Cabs in Blackpool, 203020 Electric in Dundee, eConnect Cars in London and eCorporate Travel in Edinburgh – have surpassed three million miles between them.

Karl Anders, national EV manager at Nissan Motor (GB) Ltd, said, “There can now be absolutely no doubt that the Nissan LEAF and e-NV200 make brilliant taxis. Operators across the UK have put them to the ultimate test – running them 24x7 and rapid charging them time and time again to keep them on the road and making money. And no matter what challenges the vehicles have faced they have come up trumps. As a result, we’ve seen more and more taxi operators, seriously looking into electric vehicles as their existing diesel and petrol vehicles come up for replacement. This is a trend we expect to continue and accelerate as the charging infrastructure across the country continues to expand.”