REMINDER: Launch of Canada's First All-Electric Taxi Service!


MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwired - Nov. 18, 2015) - Taxelco is pleased to invite media representatives to the launch of Canada's first 100% electric taxi service on November 18, at 10 a.m., at the Taxelco Service Centre.

To be unveiled at the launch:

  • The visual identity of the new electric taxi service
  • The cars making up Canada's first fleet of all-electric taxis
  • The operational and technological platform behind the service

The following individuals will speak at the launch:

  • Marc Petit, President and Chief Executive Officer, Taxelco
  • Alexandre Taillefer, Managing Partner, XPND Capital
  • Manon Brouillette, President and CEO, Videotron
  • Pierre-Luc Desgagné, Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Secretary General, Hydro-Québec
  • Denis Coderre, Mayor of Montréal
When: November 18, 2015
Location: Taxelco Service Centre
2350 St-Patrick
Montreal, Quebec, H3K 1B6
Time: 10:00 to 11:15 a.m.

RSVP: Please confirm your attendance before 4 p.m. on Tuesday, November 17.

Following this press event, Alexandre Taillefer will give a talk titled "An innovative taxi company serving Montrealers" to the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal. The event will be held at 12:30 p.m. at Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth Hotel, located at 900 René-Lévesque Blvd. West. It will be an opportunity to:

  • find out more about this new electric taxi service;
  • understand how this initiative fits into a broader vision to promote electric mobility;
  • see the major impact this project will have on the environment and Montreal's brand image.

Note to the media: If you would like to attend the Board of Trade activity, please confirm your attendance before 4 p.m. on Tuesday, November 17.

Contact Information:

RSVP and interview requests:
Elise Cayouette
514-282-4890
elise.cayouette@citoyenoptimum.com

Serge Vallieres
514-282-4834
serge.vallieres@citoyenoptimum.com