BYD charges ahead with Hong Kong e-taxi plans

BYD chairman Wang Chuanfu laid out a bold plan yesterday to replace 3,000 taxis running on liquefied petroleum gas in Hong Kong with its e6 electric cars within two years.

But the city's taxi owners were sceptical, as questions remain about who will pay for the electricity, who will build the charging facilities and who will pay for the car - which is twice the price of the popular Toyota cab.

After an eight-month delay, the first batch of 45 BYD electric taxis would finally roll out on to the streets of Hong Kong in May, Wang said yesterday.

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