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London cabs switch to biodiesel

Published Tuesday, 31st July 2007

taxiWell, some of them anyway. This article on BBC News says 3,000 of London’s finest black cabs can now fill up on biodiesel, helping to cut carbon emissions and pollution.

According to the firm, it is the first biofuel to be specifically created for use in taxis and cuts CO2 by 7%.

Taxis running on the fuel will be branded with a special green sticker on the windscreen.

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  1. Jay says:
    August 2nd, 2007 at 5:28 pm

    Darkoogle.com is also doing the same thing, but their green text on black background are much more visible and readable to the eye. It reduces eye strain more than looking at grey on black background.

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