The Big Switch: turning London’s buses and taxis electric The Big Switch: turning London’s buses and taxis electric A plan for a quieter, cleaner & greener London

The Big Switch: turning London’s buses and taxis electric Mike Tuffrey AM

The Big Switch: turning London’s buses and taxis electric The Big Switch London’s buses, taxis and vans still mostly run on diesel. They shouldn’t. Air pollution from traffic causes huge health problems, and makes London a dirty, noisy city. That needs to change. Our plan shows how all of London’s buses and taxis, and most commercial vans, could run on electricity by It’s possible.

The Big Switch: turning London’s buses and taxis electric The Problem Air pollution - 4,200 premature deaths - 700,000 asthma sufferers in London - Economic cost of the health impacts of poor air quality in London as high as £2 billion

The Big Switch: turning London’s buses and taxis electric - Impact on children

The Big Switch: turning London’s buses and taxis electric The Problem Rising fuel prices

The Big Switch: turning London’s buses and taxis electric The Opportunity Bus operators in London will spend £1.7 billion on diesel fuel in the next 10 years. The power for electric buses would cost £280 million.

The Big Switch: turning London’s buses and taxis electric The Opportunity Tighter standards for LGVS

The Big Switch: turning London’s buses and taxis electric The Opportunity Age limits for black cabs

The Big Switch: turning London’s buses and taxis electric The Opportunity Vehicles available

The Big Switch: turning London’s buses and taxis electric The Opportunity Vehicles available

The Big Switch: turning London’s buses and taxis electric The Big Switch

The Big Switch: turning London’s buses and taxis electric 8,500 buses 21,000 taxis Half a million vans (but over half are in commercial fleets)

The Big Switch: turning London’s buses and taxis electric Benefits – saving money Taxi driver £2,500 better off per year

The Big Switch: turning London’s buses and taxis electric Benefits – saving money Bus fleet – annual fuel cost savings nearly £150m by 2020

The Big Switch: turning London’s buses and taxis electric Benefits – saving money Vans – annual savings of £3,000 or more

The Big Switch: turning London’s buses and taxis electric The recharging network Our plan: installation of 500 standard and 500 high capacity chargers per year from 2012 until 2016 Annual cost of £11m, and a total final cost of £55m Paid for by savings in bus fuel costs

The Big Switch: turning London’s buses and taxis electric Benefits – saving lives Reductions in air pollution: Oxford Street: 65% reduction of NO2 27% reduction local PM10 Across London: 34% reduction of NO2 25% reduction local PM10

The Big Switch: turning London’s buses and taxis electric Benefits – saving lives Reductions in air pollution improve health. Making The Big Switch could save lives each year

The Big Switch: turning London’s buses and taxis electric The Benefits Saves CO2 – 300,000 Tonnes Quieter Cleaner

The Big Switch: turning London’s buses and taxis electric New Routemaster = £7.5m 5 Hydrogen = £7.5m

The Big Switch: turning London’s buses and taxis electric Challenges Recharging network Reinsurance scheme Taxi turning circle Double decker retrofit

The Big Switch: turning London’s buses and taxis electric The Big Switch: turning London’s buses and taxis electric A plan for a quieter, cleaner & greener London