Thank you for your answer to question 2020/1016. How many private hire vehicles (PHVs) currently licensed in London are Zero Emission Capable (ZEC), and what proportion of the fleet do they represent?

Based on September 2021 private hire vehicle (PHV) fleet licensing information, around 14,000 vehicles (18 per cent of the total fleet) are complaint with the PHV ZEC licensing requirement. Of these, more than 4,700 (6 per cent of the total fleet) are pure electric.

To meet the current PHV ZEC licensing requirement a vehicle must:

As a minimum, the vehicle must meet the Euro 6 emissions standard if an internal combustion engine is part of the vehicle specification (i.e. hybrid vehicles).

From 1 January 2023, all PHVs licensed for the first time must be ZEC.

In addition, there are more than 4,300 ZEC taxis, including 102 that are pure electric, equating to 31 per cent of the total taxi fleet.