On Friday 17 January, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps confirmed that the government will invest £3.4mn in wireless charging for electric taxis in Nottingham. The project will be a collaboration between organisations, including Cenex, Sprint Power, Shell, Nottingham City Council, Parking Energy, Transport for London and Coventry University, and will look to speed up charging and help reduce congestion in city centres. 10 Nissan and London Electric Vehicle Company electric taxis will be fitted with wireless charging hardware for six months to trial taxi rank-based charging. Nottingham City Council will own the vehicles and provide them to drivers rent free. If successful, the technology could be rolled out for public use.
