Green Ride

July 1, 2010

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on July 2010 One day, all taxis in Tokyo may look like this. Hinomaru Limousine’s Zero Taxi is the capital’s first zero-emission cab, an electric four-seater with a range of approximately 160km that can be quick-charged to 80 percent capacity in just half an hour. Eco car geeks will recognize the […]

By Metropolis

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on July 2010

One day, all taxis in Tokyo may look like this. Hinomaru Limousine’s Zero Taxi is the capital’s first zero-emission cab, an electric four-seater with a range of approximately 160km that can be quick-charged to 80 percent capacity in just half an hour. Eco car geeks will recognize the vehicle lurking beneath the paintwork as Mitsubishi’s i-Miev, a consumer kei car which first went on sale here last July. Hinomaru currently has two Zero Taxis operating during the daytime in the Marunouchi area, each complete with a female driver and an information display that gives the lowdown on the neighborhood.