Electric vehicle e6 taxi in Shenzhen

On May 1st, 2011, Fifty (50) eTaxi of the BYD's e6, five(5)-seat crossover vehicles, each with a range of over 160 miles (250-300 Km) and a top speed of 88 mph (or 140km/h) have been in service at Shenzhen-based Pengcheng Electric Taxi Company since April 29, 2010. The Shenzhen e6 Taxi fleet has now accumulated ~1,730,000 all-electric miles (or 2.77 million kilometers) while being rapid charged in 20-30 minutes. The distance traveled for single fleet vehicles has reached ~63,000 miles each (or 100,000 km). "
On May 1st, 2010, the first batch of BYD e6 pure electric taxis were launched in a trial project in Shenzhen.

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[andreyincao]

welcome to shenzhen

[watup2154]

great effort china --- Now its time to start the only and First "Magnetic Levitation Highway " where cars and other vehicles simply Levitate using Electro Magnets installed on Electric Light poles and also in Vehicles --- as soon as Current Starts flowing --- Vehicles are moving -- and obviously controlled by the Driver of the Vehicle ---

[fisioserv]

how much would a car like this cost in europe, probably too expensive for any commoner to buy, I still can't understand why?