Meet the driver of Cork’s first electric taxi

The first electric taxi is set to hit the streets of Cork today. And the driver behind the wheel of the near-silent e-taxi reckons he will save up to €7,200 a year on fuel costs.

Radek Pilat, who has been driving a petrol engine taxi on weekend shifts for the last seven years, said he was really excited about making the switch to an electric vehicle.

“I was spending up to €150 a week on petrol. But I can do up to 120km in my new car on about €1.50 of electricity,” he said. “I reckon I will save about €7,200 a year on fuel costs alone.”