UK's largest electric taxi deal falls through

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Green Tomato Cars freezes plans to roll out 50 electric minicabs in London as ministers admit £170m green car subsidy underspend

A deal to put 50 more electric minicabs on London's streets has collapsed after Green Tomato Cars pulled out of the agreement with Chinese manufacturer BYD. The two companies had signed a memorandum...

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