Electric vehicles designed with the image of the sea and mountains = Nishinomiya City Hall
In February, Nishinotsu City, Kagoshima Prefecture, will introduce an electric vehicle (EV) in the reservation -only taxi taxi. The aim is to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and reduce deficit due to fuel cost control. By the start of the operation, we want to provide a quick charging equipment in two locations in the city, leading to the spread of EVs to citizens. A joint project with Idemitsu Kosan (Tokyo), a major petroleum seller. Using the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's auxiliary system, the company will borrow four five -seater EVs purchased by the company for 5 years. Of the five 10 -seater gasoline vehicles currently in operation, four are replaced with EVs. CO2 emissions are expected to be reduced by about 60 % per year and about 70 % of fuel costs. Donga Taxi launched in 2012 by the regional public transportation revitalization council, which is made in cities and other places, outsourcing two private companies. It connects the urban area and the country, Sumiyoshi, Yanagihara, Tateyama, and Furuta. Up to seven flights a day, more than 20,000 people use more than 20,000 people every year, mainly for the elderly. The fee is 300 yen per ride. The voluntary return of the driver's license and the person with a disability will be half price.
The city gave the council a subsidy of more than 40 million yen every year, and the compression of the deficit, which exceeds 20 million yen a year, was concerned.Due to the soaring gasoline price, there is a movement to refrain from using private cars, and as an alternative transportation means, we are looking forward to expanding the use of taxis."I hope that the introduction of the EV will increase the momentum for thinking about environmental and energy issues," said Mayor Shunsuke Yakita.In the prefecture, Satsumasendai City had run large electric buses on some routes, but has stopped operating at the end of FY2018 due to many suspensions due to failures.