The Nissan LEAF arrived in the Island this week and has been given the green light to be used on Island roads by Driver and Vehicle Standards.
The public could soon be able to buy the electric car, which costs between £23,000 and £25,000, and has a top speed of around 100 mph.
This week DVS approved in principle the LEAF being licensed as a taxi in Jersey.
Luxicabs want to use the 2011 European Car of the Year in the Island because it says it is keen to cut escalating fuel bills and reduce its carbon emissions further. Having already invested in the Toyota Prius Hybrid, the Jersey taxi company approached Nissan directly.
A UK Nissan electric car dealership, family-run FJ Chalke, of Wincanton, Somerset, sent two LEAFs to Jersey this week.
Full story in Saturday’s JEP
