Tehran Times There are currently 150,000 clunker taxis in the country, which will reach up to 192,000 by the end of this year (March 2020), Morteza Zameni, director general of urban taxi drivers union has said. The number of old taxis is expected to reach 240,000 by the next 2 years, which constitutes 75 percent of the countrys total taxi fleet,...

Financial Tribune - There are 150,000 dilapidated taxis in the country terribly contributing to the worsening air pollution. The figure comprises nearly half the total 360,000 vehicles in the taxi fleet, the head of Islamic Republic of Iran Taxi Union said. Morteza Zameni said the number of older cabs will reach 245,000 by 2021 if effective measures ...