100 new pure electric taxis were successfully delivered

Business Daily News (Correspondent, Yan Qiang, Trainee Reporter, Gu Shuichen) "The experience of driving the new car is very good. I feel that the braking performance and charging speed of the new car have been upgraded." Talking about the new taxi he bought, Ouyang, an old master with more than 20 years of driving experience, was quite excited.

Yesterday afternoon, the theme activity of Hangzhou’s most beautiful taxis helping a better life "Welcome July 1st" and the signing ceremony of the industry party building joint construction and the delivery ceremony of the new car of "oil to electricity" were successfully held. 100 Geely Automobile geometric A model new energy taxis were successfully delivered to the hands of Hangzhou taxi masters.

The "oil-to-electricity" project for taxis in Hangzhou began several years ago. In 2022, Hangzhou proposed that new and updated cruise taxis in the urban area must be new energy pure electric vehicles, and the vehicles should comply with the "Hangzhou Cruise Taxi Vehicle Technical Standards".

In this standard, specific requirements are made for cruise taxi vehicles to use new energy pure electric vehicles, with a wheelbase of not less than 2700 mm, a trunk volume of not less than 400 liters, and a mileage of not less than 400 kilometers under comprehensive operating conditions (except for electric pure electric vehicles).

Two years on, the project is progressing smoothly. The reporter learned that more than 8,000 cruise taxis have been updated in the city, and more than 6,500 in Shangcheng District, Xihu District, Gongshu District and Binjiang District. Hu Huijian, director of the taxi department of the Hangzhou Road Transport Management Service Center, said, "There are more than 14,000 taxis in Hangzhou, and the current proportion of new energy vehicles has exceeded 60%. We expect that in 2027, all cruise taxis in Hangzhou will be updated to new energy vehicles."

In addition to the delivery of new energy vehicles, the event also awarded the 2023 taxi industry "two excellent and one first" recognition to 23 outstanding party members who have achieved excellent results. The Party Committee of Hangzhou Passenger Taxi Industry Association, the Party Branch of Zhejiang Petroleum Company of China Aviation Oil Group, and the Sixth Party Branch of the Municipal Urban and Rural Construction Management Service Center also signed a party building and joint construction contract to gather the power of the charging and replacement industry and the taxi industry, and enjoy the privilege and empower high-quality development.

In addition, on the day of delivery, Hangzhou United Bank also launched the "oil to electricity" special project financial services, which helped transportation companies and car owners to realize the "oil to electricity" renewal and transformation of vehicles.

Chen Jian, a member of the party group and deputy director of the Hangzhou Municipal Transportation Bureau, and deputy secretary of the Party Committee of the Municipal Transportation Industry, said that next, it will also be committed to improving barrier-free travel services, ensuring that more than 500 barrier-free taxis are operated on the road, and further improving the Hangzhou Taxi 95128 hotline.