The Chinese car maker Geely Automobiles which is a partner of the black London taxi maker Manganese Bronze has been negotiating plans with the UK government to transform the London cabs into electric cars.

Chairman Li Shufu elaborates that he has had talks with the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson at the Beijing Olympic Games – this August, and that Geely which owns 23% of Manganese Bronze and 51% of a Shanghai-based combined venture with its UK counterpart said that the company was working on the project.

Production of these electric cars should begin starting from December in China. “One of our ideas is to convert London taxis (to electric cars) … we are doing research on this project,” Li told the Financial Times in an interview. – Reuters (original image © germeister)

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