Mainland Chinese joint venture launches new electric taxi in Hong Kong
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SAIC-GM-Wuling has unveiled its Darion Taxi, a six-seat electric vehicle to be launched in Hong Kong next month, though lawmakers warn of charging infrastructure challenges.
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The Hong Kong government has a target of introducing 3,000 electric taxis by next year.
A mainland Chinese joint venture has launched an electric taxi in Hong Kong next month, but a lawmaker warned that the lack of quick charging stations remained the biggest challenge to the government’s target of introducing 3,000 such cabs by next year.
SAIC-GM-Wuling, a joint venture between SAIC Motor, General Motors China and Guangxi Automobile Group, on Tuesday unveiled its Darion Taxi, a new six-seat e-taxi to be launched in Hong Kong.
DH Legend Motors, the joint venture’s Hong Kong distributor, expects to deliver the new model next month.
Wong Kin-man, the distributor’s director and general manager, said the model has a 540km (336 mile) range and 30-minute quick charging capacity, designed to meet demand in the city.
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DH Legend Motors to deliver Darion Taxi next month
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Open Questions
- How will the charging infrastructure shortage be resolved?
- Will the target of 3,000 e-cabs be met?
