On September 20, 2021, the comprehensive promotion of electric and inclusive taxis in Hamburg received a new addition. Since then, battery-electric or hydrogen fuel cell powered electric or wheelchair-accessible taxis can head directly to two reserved front-row parking spots at each of the two terminals. Additionally, a dedicated taxi holding area has been established where the Telekom subsidiary Comfort Charge has installed a fast-charging station. Those waiting in the electric taxi holding area receive a signal to move up via a dedicated access lane as soon as one of the four "pole positions" at the terminals becomes available.
The Hamburg Airport aims to support the "Zukunftstaxi" project with this new regulation, which the Senator for Transport and Mobility Transition, Anjes Tjarks, initiated this year (our sister magazine taxi today reported). The project provides significant subsidies for the acquisition and operation of electric and wheelchair-accessible taxis, collectively referred to as "future taxis." As Tjarks recently reported at another press conference, 50 electric taxis are already operating in the Hanseatic city.
According to Michael Eggenschwiler, CEO of Hamburg Airport, electric operations are already underway at the airport itself. Passenger stairs are powered by solar energy, and airplanes are towed electrically onto the runway. However, he did not mention the crew buses and service vehicles that operate solely on the airport grounds and do not have high daily mileage.
What does this mean?
Hamburg is advancing its electrification efforts at and around the airport, which also boosts the use of electric taxis.
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