He added that decisions made now would be affected by this change such as companies buying afleetoftaxis would need to know if the vehicles would not be allowed in the zone in seven years.
That project got put on the backburner and Better Place instead said it would build battery switch stations for a small fleetof electric taxis that would operate from the San Francisco and San Jose airports.
Sprawling suburbanized countries like the U.S. and Australia are much bigger challenge but in 2013 Better Place is coming home when it launches afleetof battery-switchable taxis in the Bay Area.
The project to deliver afleetof the zero emission taxis to the streets of London in time for 2012 is on track, with the first Fuel Cell Black Cabs covering a combined total of over 8, 000 miles in road and test track testing conditions.