Electric-powered taxi service launched in Niigata Pref.

NIIGATA, Japan - An electric-powered vehicle, introduced by Kashiwazaki Taxi Co., based in Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture, to its fleet, leaves the company headquarters July 24. The government said the Niigata company is the first taxi firm in Japan to operate a battery-powered vehicle. The vehicle displays the words ''EV TAXI.''

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